Software Engineer

Vantiv is making payments smarter, faster, and easier for all our partners, as well as the consumers they serve. From the largest retailers in the U.S., to the coffee shop down the street, we are leading the transformation in payments through chip-enabled cards, mobile wallets, eCommerce, and technology solutions to businesses of all sizes.

We are seeking well-versed engineers and do not hire based on buzz word technologies. Our engineering team utilizes Agile Development methodologies and employs a collaborative approach to our work. Our primary goal is to deliver business value early and often.

* Design, develop, and test software for scalability, reliability, and data recovery associated with a high-volume, high-availability platform * Collaborate with other internal teams (Product, Platform, Merchant Services and Support) to distill business requirements into technical solutions * Use Agile software techniques such as pair programming and test driven development to maximize productivity and quality * Deploy new features into production with zero platform downtime and no impact to end customers who are currently processing * Build domain expertise in e-commerce payments and apply engineering expertise to develop new product features

* A "team focus" with strong collaboration and communication skills * Ability to quickly grasp high-level business goals, derive requirements, and translate them into effective technical solutions * Exceptional design and programming skills (Java preferred, but we are open to other Object-Oriented languages) * Proficiency with SQL, relational data modeling, and basic database schema design * Ability to solve architectural and system issues involving scalability, distributed systems, and relational databases * Ability to fluidly change context and priorities based on changing business needs * Penchant toward self-motivation. These words should describe you: dedicated, energetic, curious, conscientious, and flexible * Development experience with a unit testing framework (JUnit and experience employing TDD preferred) * Agile and pair programming experience a plus. A willingness to try is a requirement * Linux/Unix experience a plus