Java/Cobol software engineer (Senior)

BEC is a financial technology company creating IT solutions for Danish banks. Together, we enable bank customers to invest online, take out loans and transfer money. In other words, we deliver the tech it takes to run a bank. 

 We have 1,600+ employees spread across locations in Denmark and Poland. We collaborate in a flat hierarchy with a high degree of mutual trust. Here, great ideas have no rank, and we invite everybody to chip in to create the strongest IT solutions for our Danish banks.  

This position is based at our friendly office in Warsaw, Poland and you will join our Business Banking Initiative and work closely with BEC’s Core Banking Domain. The position as COBOL & Java (fullstack) Engineer (senior) offers a great opportunity to join a fresh team, contributing to the implementation of a new and modern liquidity management solution for a strategically important initiative in BEC. The team is co-located in Warsaw, Poland and Roskilde, Denmark. 

At BEC, we prefer to collaborate often in the office, but we also have the opportunity to work remotely up to 8 days per month. Your direct manager will be Mathias Møller Hansen.

Primary tasks and responsibilities include:In the position as Software engineer, you will work closely with fellow Software Engineers, the Product Owner, Business Analyst and Team Architect. Your primary tasks and responsibilities will include: 

• Development, testing, technical design and technical analysis of stories and bugs found or reported by the team

• Supporting the testing process with troubleshooting and fixing bugs,

• Refining new stories, evaluating technical feasibility and design

We are looking for a candidate with experience working with a variety of tools and systems – including:

• COBOL

• CICS

• IDz (IBM Developer for z/OS) used for development, debugging and DB2 queries 

• BEC company standard tools like PUMA for development 

• MQ – Message Queue 

• DB2 – Database 

• JCL – Job Control Language  

• Git workflows - Version-control 

• Bitbucket - source code repository

• Java – Experience in Java devlopment

• OpenShift & Kubernetes: develop and maintain distributed systems based on micro-services architecture, deployed via OpenShift and orchestrated with Kubernetes  

• Jenkins & Argo CD: – manage and maintain CI/CD pipelines

• Kibana – API monitoring & validation

• Swagger – API testing

• JFrog platform - vulnerability handling (nice-to-have)

• Jira – Agile project management 

• ServiceNow – Incident and change 

To succeed you will:  

• Hands-on experience (at least 7 years) in integrating the above-mentioned tech-nologies into everyday work practices. 

• University degree, ideally in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline. 

• Proven ability to take ownership of tasks as a senior software engineer mastering both COBOL and Java, ensuring timely delivery according to project plans, and providing mentorship to less experienced team members.

• Be able to complete tasks of high complexity successfully.

• Strong team collaboration skills, including supporting colleagues, sharing knowledge, taking ownership of shared team goals, and actively participating in team meetings. 

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, enabling effective collaboration with colleagues in Poland and Denmark. 

It’s nice-to-have:

• Knowledge about the financial sector is considered an advantage, specifically knowledge of banking platforms (e.g. accounts & payments)

• Knowledge of microservice architecture

• Experience with test automation 

Be your best self with BEC’s Benefits! 

We offer a diverse range of benefits for our employees. Here are just a few of them. 

Type of cooperation: employment contract 

• Mental health support 

• Free lunch at the office 

• Professional development 

• Referral bonus up to PLN 10,000 

• PLN 600 on a benefit platform a month 

• Passion clubs and social events (Tennis, salsa dancing, board games, family picnics and more!) 

What does the recruitment process look like? 

1. Send us your CV: We want to get to know you 

2. Screening call: Let’s chat and see if we’re a match 

3. Meet our talent partner and technical expert: Learn more about the job, BEC Poland, and tell us more about your skills and experience. 

4. Meet your future manager and team: See who you’ll be working closely with. 

5. Time to sign the contract: We’re ready to welcome you to BEC!