Staff Software Engineer

About Blackhawk Network:

Today, through BHN’s single global platform, businesses of all kinds can tap into the world’s largest network of branded payment solutions. BHN helps businesses grow revenue, increase loyalty, motivate and reward their teams, disburse funds and engage consumers. Branded payment solutions include the issuance and distribution of gift cards, egifts, corporate payouts and rewards, along with the technology to deliver these products in seamless, integrated ways. BHN’s network spans the globe with more than 400,000 consumer touchpoints. Learn more at BHN.com.

Overview:

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of our next-generation, high-volume, fault-tolerant, and scalable transaction processing systems. This is a critical role in shaping the core components of Blackhawk’s Rewards and Redeem Platform, where precision, performance, and availability are paramount.

You’ll be at the forefront of modernizing our hybrid architecture—designing and building resilient backend services using Java, API-driven application layers, and cloud-native technologies. Your expertise will help enable flexible validation paths for both Blackhawk consumers and partners while driving platform innovation on a scale.

In this role, you’ll not only architect and build high-traffic systems but also mentor engineers, influence best practices, and collaborate across teams to align technical execution with strategic goals. If you're passionate about building transformative systems and guiding others through innovation and delivery, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

Responsibilities:

• Delivering high performance software solutions
• Provides Technical leadership to a team of software developers
• Work as a technical leader with Architects and product owners to build the right solution for the business requirements
• Demonstrates mastery to adopt industry best practices and processes to develop enterprise level software applications using best suitable technology stack.
• Provide technical expertise in performance tuning applications, ensure applications conform to security standards
• Work closely with Operations and Support staff to ensure production hand-off post-release
• Has a strong grasp of integrating application front end with server-side code and Web Services / APIs.
• Subject matter expert in processes and methodologies with ability to adapt and improvise in various situations. Expert in navigating through ambiguity and prioritizing conflicting asks.
• Lead Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, iteration planning, iteration demos and retrospectives.
• Lead code reviews process, influence and mentor team members.
  
  

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of software development experience with full application stacks.
• Experience in Java / JEE technologies and leading teams of software Developers
• Expert at Java jdk 11 or above and accomplished at multithreading. 
• Expert in service-oriented architecture and REST service knowledge.
• Expertise and solid knowledge of OO Design & design patterns.
• Very good Experience with open source frameworks such as Spring.
• Strong understanding of Algorithms and Data Structures.
• Demonstrate mastery in reviewing code, mentoring team members, and driving great development practices.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) including RDS and EC2, or similar cloud services.
• Strong experience with build, deploy & continuous integration tools like maven, Jenkins, Gradle, GIT etc.
• Strong experience with Java Unit Testing Frameworks and Tools such as Junit.
• Strong affinity for an engineering culture that emphasizes Agile, DevOps, and continuous delivery
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Very Good attitude & team player is a must.