Discover ING Hubs RomaniaWe started out in 2015 as ING’s software development hub – a distinct entity from ING Bank Romania – then steadily expanded our range to include more services and competencies.Formerly known as ING Tech, as of 2022 we provide borderless services with bank-wide capabilities under the name of ING Hubs Romania and operate from two locations: Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.With the help of over 1600 engineers, risk, and operations professionals, we offer 130 services in tech, non-financial risk & compliance, audit and retail operations to 24 ING units worldwide.Our tech capabilities remain the core of our business, with more than 1300 colleagues active in Data Management, TouchPoint Channels & Integration, Core Banking, and Global Products.We enjoy a flexible way of working and a highly collaborative environment, where fair and constructive feedback is encouraged. Work ethics, honesty and knowledge sharing are key to our teams and we’re always looking for like-minded peopleHere’s a sneak peak of what our colleagues say about working within ING Hubs Romania:
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MissionTouchpoint Platform is part of ING’s “Think Forward” strategy to become a truly global bank. It is a strategic program that aims to provide a globally scalable banking platform by simplifying and standardizing our banking applications and creating a modularly built system.As Service Mesh engineer you will work in a squad with 7-9 other engineers that have similar skills as you. Together you develop the Touchpoint Sidecar, a library which bootstraps the development journey to Touchpoint, built on top of Merak. In addition to that you will also work on the in-house built Service discovery solution based on Akka with Distributed data.The user base of the Service Discovery is spread globally and it is being used by 500+ teams.It is up to the squad to manage who takes part in discussions with users and stakeholders to come to concrete new features of your product.Sometimes users experience difficulties while integrating your product with their own solution. In such situations, your squad helps the user to tackle these issues. All squad members take part in this technical support towards users.Your day-to-dayDeliver high quality software that enables other teams to deliver their APIs better and faster;Support users of your product when they have technical questions or experience issues;Support more junior developers in creating better applications.Who we are looking for?We are currently looking for an experienced developer for our Service Mesh Squad within Touchpoint. The squad will consists of 7 developers, 2 OPS and a PO, mixt located in Amsterdam & Cluj.We are looking for the following characteristics:A strong interest in Continuous Delivery and Agile / SCRUM ways of working;A collaborative approach to solving problems while bringing positive energy to the team;Relentlessly learn and think in solutions, considering short and long-term value and impactExcellent team player in an international team, quality focused, service oriented, eager to learn.What you bring to the teamAcademic education: Bachelor or Master in Computer Science, Cybernetics or equivalent;5+ years experience with Java and Spring Boot, experience with Scala is a plus;Experience with the Open Source way of working;Capable of delivering both working code and a suitable set of automated tests;Understanding of working in a complex IT landscape such as ING;Experience with developing code libraries that have a large user base;Good understanding of software security issues, like the OWASP top 10.
