Senior Java Engineer Amsterdam

We are actively seeking a highly motivated and skilled full-stack software engineer to join our team. This role demands a solid software development background, hands-on experience, and a collaborative mindset.

As a full-stack software engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in an international and dynamic environment, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams comprising backend engineers, platform specialists, product leads, and business colleagues. Together, you will be responsible for developing our next-generation banking applications within the Enterprise Content and Automation tribe.

ING values its employees and encourages internal talent to consider this vacancy as a potential next step in their career growth within the organization. If you believe this position aligns with your professional aspirations and skillset, we strongly encourage you to apply. Should you have any questions or require further information about the role or the application process, please do not hesitate to contact the designated recruiter.

The team

The Global Archiving and Discovery Service (GADS) team is responsible for developing and maintaining a critical application within the Global Archiving Platform at ING's Global Services Enterprise Content & Automation (GS EC&A) tribe.

Our platform offers a comprehensive set of capabilities that enable efficient management, discovery, and retrieval of unstructured content across various content repositories within ING. By leveraging a global metadata model and classification schema, we collect and index metadata from content sources into an Elastic database, making it accessible through a suite of APIs.

These APIs provide powerful functionalities, allowing users to effortlessly find and search for specific documents or content within the organization. Additionally, our APIs facilitate the creation, retrieval, and metadata update of content, streamlining content management processes.

As a member of the GADS team, you will play a crucial role in enhancing and evolving this platform, contributing to its scalability, performance, and user experience. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, design and implement robust solutions, and ensure the seamless integration of our platform with various content repositories and systems across ING.

Roles and responsibilities

You will be part of a diverse and dynamic full-stack team comprising individuals of various nationalities and skill levels. This collaborative environment fosters knowledge sharing, creativity, and continuous learning.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to apply your extensive knowledge and experience in designing, building, and enhancing applications. You will work closely with the team to develop robust and scalable solutions that meet the evolving needs of our business.

Our team is committed to providing reliable and high-quality services, adhering to best practices and industry standards. We value a culture of continuous improvement, where you can contribute your expertise and innovative ideas to enhance our processes and deliverables.

Operating in a stream-aligned and autonomous structure, the team is responsible for the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of services. This role will enable you to contribute to overall solutions, from ideation to implementation, fostering a sense of ownership and impact.

Furthermore, this position offers a unique opportunity for professional growth and mentorship. You will have the chance to guide and mentor young talents, sharing your knowledge and experience while also benefiting from the mentorship of experienced colleagues, allowing you to further your career within ING.

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

We are looking for the following skills and experience:

• 5+ years of back-end development experience (including lead development)
• Extensive expertise in Java 11 or above, OpenShift, Elastic Stack, Kafka, and streaming technologies, with a proven ability to create highly scalable, containerized, secure, and high-performance REST APIs
• Strong architectural skills, conceptual understanding, and the ability to quickly grasp new technical concepts outside of one's comfort zone, coupled with an itch and self-motivation for solving technical and functional challenges.
• Experience in setting up data services on public cloud platforms like Azure, familiarity with system monitoring tools and practices, and proficiency in working with containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Excellent communication skills, capable of acting as a sparring partner for business and technical colleagues, conducting knowledge-sharing sessions (presentations, workshops, documentation), and setting new technical standards within ING Bank
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams and an agile way of working, with a collaborative mindset and the ability to adapt to iterative development processes.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken), with the flexibility to travel to the office at least three times a week.

Stand-by shifts

The Global Archiving Platform is a business-critical system which requires a 24/7 accessibility and availability of several employees to act quickly during unforeseen circumstances, such as calamities or incidents. For these employees ING have set up a Stand-by regulation. To compensate for the inconvenience of being available outside of regular working hours, a Stand-by compensation is awarded.

Rewards and benefits

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at https:

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• 24-27 vacation days depending on contract
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

About us

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.

Questions?

Contact the recruiter attached to the advertisement for more information. Want to apply directly? Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the “Apply” button.

Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.