Java Developer (API Developer)

Job description

Job Description - APAC

About BNP Paribas Group:

BNP Paribas Group is a leading European bank with a strong global footprint across 72 markets and more than 202,000 employees. The Group provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships”.

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Mumbai and Chennai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. We partner various business lines of BNP Paribas such as Corporate and Institutional Banking, Wealth Management, Retail Banking through three verticals - Information Technology, Operations and Finance Shared Services.

About Business line/Function :

For 150 years, BNP Paribas Wealth Management has been committed to protecting clients' wealth, developing it, and eventually passing it on to their loved ones. We deliver tailor-made experience, with outstanding attention to detail and expertise from precise local knowledge to the global know-how that we access from the Group. Our goal is to create a new wealth management experience fit for a world where digital interactions have come to enhance human ones. Wealth Management Investment Solution Hub (WMIS Hub) provides a global IT solution for BNP Paribas Wealth Management where we develop, maintain and evolve IT applications which fits to the specific needs of BNP Paribas Wealth Management business users.

Job Title:

API Developer

Date:

03/11/2020

Department:

WMIS

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

CX

Reports to:

(Direct)

NA

Grade:

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

NA

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

We are looking for an API developer who works within Customer Experience Division. The candidate will work closely with multiple teams, including Digital Channels, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure and other business and technology teams to ensure solutions are aligned with overall strategy.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

- Produce API and Interface documentation and specifications

- Plan, develop, organize, build and test service and API integration services

- Participate in Peer reviews of the code written by the team

- Write test cases to ensure the quality of the written APIs

- Operate under minimal supervision

- Effectively manage multiple priorities

- Ensure that risks and issues are escalated to your management

Contributing Responsibilities

- Work with BA and Tech lead to understand functional requirements and provide technical solutions

- Coaching and/or exchange solutions to the developer Chapter

- Contribute to support activities

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

· Bachelor's Degree in computer science or computer engineering
· At least 2+ years of hands-on experience on API development
· 4+ years of experience as software engineer in the following domains:
· Java EE including (Web Services, REST, JPA)
· Spring, SOA, Design patterns
· Database (SQL & No SQL)
· Knowledge and experience with CI/CD tools
· API usage in Mobile applications

Mandatory

· Strong Java technical Expertise
· Strong critical thinker with problem solving aptitude.
· Good written and oral communication skills
· Proven/previous experience with CI/CD, DevOps and Agile.
· Hands-on experience on API related activities: requirement analysis, design, resource-based API modeling, micro-services architecture
· Knowledge about API design standards, patterns and best-practices
· Hands-on experience in API security standards and implementation

Advantages:

· General banking knowledge or Banking knowledge related to Private banking
· Speaking at conferences and/or user groups
· Contributing to open source projects
· Exposure to the following domains is a plus: Analytics, Mobile Technologies.

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills : (Please select up to 4 skills)

Active listening

Communication skills - oral & written

Attention to detail / rigor

Ability to share / pass on knowledge

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Analytical Ability

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Education Level:

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 3 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

Desired profile

Qualifications :

NA