About the Position

Java Chapter Lead - Core Banking @ ING Hubs Romania

ING Hubs Romania offers 130 services in software development, data management, non-financial risk & compliance, audit, and retail operations to 24 ING units worldwide, with the help of over 2000 high-performing engineers, risk, and operations professionals.

We are seeking a Java Chapter Lead for Core Banking at ING Hubs Romania, focusing on backend systems and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

Engineering Contribution

Design, build, and maintain Java (17+) Spring Boot microservices
Maintain and evolve a legacy monolithic middleware and drive its incremental decomposition into microservices
Design and evolve REST APIs, domain models, and integration contracts
Design and evolve event-driven architectures using Kafka
Drive system reliability, scalability, and performance improvements
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across environments (test, acceptance, production)

Technical Leadership

Define and enforce engineering standards and best practices across squads
Contribute to architecture decisions (service boundaries, data models, integration patterns)
Guide the evolution from monolith to distributed systems, ensuring pragmatic trade-offs
Drive improvements in CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer experience
Ensure strong testing strategies (unit, integration, performance) are consistently applied
Support cross-team alignment on design and implementation decisions

Chapter / People Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop a chapter of engineers across multiple squads
Drive performance, accountability, and continuous improvement within the chapter
Provide structured feedback and support career development
Identify and address performance gaps proactively
Align skills development with domain and technology needs
Collaborate with other Chapter Leads and IT Area Leads to improve engineering maturity
Support hiring and onboarding of engineers

Requirements

Mandatory Technical Skills

Strong experience with Java (17+) and Spring Boot
Solid understanding of REST API design and contract evolution
Distributed systems and microservices patterns
Event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka)
Experience with testing strategies (unit, integration, performance)
Familiarity with CI/CD practices and modern SDLC
Strong problem-solving and system design skills
Experience with Docker, OpenShift, Azure DevOps

Leadership & Collaboration

Experience mentoring or leading engineers
Ability to drive engineering standards, accountability, and team performance
Strong collaboration skills across squads, domains, and stakeholders
Comfortable operating in Agile environments

Good to Have

Experience in core banking, payments, or lending domains
Exposure to legacy system modernization
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field

We Offer

Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
Be part of a team that drives technical excellence and engineering standards
Grow and mentor engineers within the chapter
Contribute to the ongoing evolution from monolithic systems to microservices architectures

About the Company

We enjoy a flexible way of working and a highly collaborative environment, where fair and constructive feedback is encouraged.

For us, impact isn't a perk. It's the driver of our work. We are guided and rewarded by a shared desire to make the world a better place, one innovative solution at a time.

Apply now and join our team in Bukareszt, Rumunia or Cluj-Napoca, Rumunia.

Java Chapter Lead - Core Banking @ ING Hubs Romania

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