Senior Software Developer (COBOL / Java)

Location: Singapore

Company

hirify.global is an independent technology consulting firm providing technology guidance and solutions to businesses through an international team serving clients across multiple countries.

What you will do

• Capture requirements in client workshops and translate legacy COBOL behavior into target Java solutions.
• Prepare product design documents and technical specifications for Java development, system integration, migration work packages, and change requests.
• Analyze and reverse-engineer COBOL applications and business logic for migration to the target Java architecture.
• Design and develop medium-to-complex applications using Java EE and Spring.
• Perform impact analysis, technical estimation, risk assessment, and unit, integration, and system testing.
• Support UAT, batch-job simulations, issue resolution, migration cutover, and technical guidance for distributed development teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on Java development experience with strong Java EE and/or Spring knowledge.
• Experience reading, understanding, or analyzing existing COBOL code and business logic.
• Experience designing and maintaining medium-to-complex applications and translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• Experience with impact analysis, development estimation, technical risk assessment, and unit, integration, and system testing.
• Strong client-facing communication, problem-solving, stakeholder-management, and distributed-team collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with COBOL-to-Java, mainframe-to-Java, or other legacy modernization and migration projects.
• Hands-on COBOL development in mainframe or core banking environments.
• Experience with batch processing, overnight batch jobs, and target batch architecture.
• Experience in core banking, securities, financial services, or capital markets.
• Experience working across legacy and modern technology environments with multiple systems and cross-functional teams.

Culture & Benefits

• International community representing more than 110 nationalities.
• Internal Academy with more than 250 training modules.
• Trust-based development environment with opportunities for career progression.
• Regular internal events, including afterworks and team-building activities.
• Opportunities to contribute to sustainability and social or environmental impact projects.

Hiring process

• Brief virtual or phone call.
• Approximately three interviews, depending on seniority.
• Potential case study, technical assessment, role play, or problem-solving exercise.