Associate Software Engineer

Who are we?

At Finastra, we are a dynamic global provider of open finance software solutions, dedicated to expanding access to financial services. Our innovative applications span Lending, Payments, Treasury and Capital Markets, and Universal Banking. Proudly serving over 8,000 customers, including 45 of the world's top 50 banks, we aim to boost financial inclusion for all. Join us and be part of a vibrant company that embraces diverse perspectives, and is committed to doing well by doing good.

Responsibilities

• Requirement Analysis: Understand requirements, create detailed design documents, and perform coding, unit testing, and bug fixing.
• Development: Develop, test, and maintain high-quality software applications using C++ on the Windows platform.
• Code Analysis: Analyze and understand existing software architecture and codebase.
• Optimization: Identify areas for improvement and optimize software performance.
• Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features.
• Debugging: Debug and resolve software defects and issues.
• Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Product Understanding: Develop an understanding of product functionality and payment processes by referring to documents and team assistance.
• QA Support: Provide support to the QA team.
• Code Reviews: Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Maintain Dev environment and continuous improvement .
  
  

Requirements

• Experience: Over 1.5 years in software development and lifecycle.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in C++, STL, Windows, SQL (Oracle or MS SQL Server).
• Concepts: Strong object-oriented programming.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent logical and analytical thinking, attention to detail.
• Multithreading: Experience in multithreading.
• Issue Analysis: Ability to identify and analyze production issues using traces/logs.
• Tools: Familiarity with software development tools and version control systems (e.g., Git, Perforce).
• Soft Skills: Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile development methodologies is a plus.
• Architecture: Understanding of client-server architecture.
• Memory Management: Understanding memory leaks and memory violations.
• Programming: Experience with threading and socket programming.
• Networking: Networking knowledge.
• Independence: Ability to work independently and efficiently acquire knowledge through web searches.
  
  

Good To Have

• Payments Knowledge: Experience with Pay plus, Gfx, or payments.
• Design Patterns: Knowledge of design patterns.
• ISO Payments: Familiarity with ISO payments, MT, Fed payments.
• MQ: Usage of MQ commands, understanding the structure of MQ messages, different types of MQ messages (String, Binary), and conversion of MQ messages.
  
  

Benefits

We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we uphold:

• Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, based on your location and business priorities. Hybrid working arrangements, and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.
• Well-being: Access confidential one-on-one therapy through our Employee Assistance Program, unlimited personalized coaching via our coaching app, and access to our Gather Groups for emotional and mental support.
• Medical, life & disability insurance, retirement plan, lifestyle and other benefits*
• ESG: Benefit from paid time off for volunteering and donation matching.
• DEI: Participate in multiple DE&I groups for open involvement (e.g., Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, Women@Finastra).
• Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.
• Recognition: Be part of our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and contribute to regular employee surveys to help shape Finastra and foster a culture where everyone is engaged and empowered to perform at their best.
• Specific benefits may vary by location.
  
  

At Finastra, each individual is unique, bringing their own ideas, thoughts, cultural beliefs, backgrounds, and experiences together. We learn from one another, embrace and celebrate our differences, and create an environment where everyone feels safe to be themselves.

Be unique, be exceptional, and help us make a difference at Finastra!