Java Software Engineer

We are seeking engineers who have a strong passion for creating elegant, scalable, and cross-platform solutions, and who are excited about exploring new Java technologies as they emerge. In particular, we are looking for expertise in Java, Microservices, and Cloud technologies. As a part of the team, you will play a vital role in driving our technology selection and coaching your team on effectively utilizing these new technologies in a production platform development environment. We value versatility, leadership qualities, and a genuine enthusiasm for tackling new challenges across the Java stack as we continuously push the boundaries of our technology.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and developing REST APIs using Spring modules.
• Writing clean, functional code using Java 8 and Spring modules.
• Developing unit and integration test cases using Spring test modules.
• Designing and developing microservices using Spring Microservices.
• Designing and developing asynchronous data streams using Spring Reactive Programming.
• Managing individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Participating in the recruitment and mentoring of top engineering talent.
• Collaborating on and executing Agile development, product scenarios, to ensure regular releases of high-quality software.
• Proactively assisting your team in identifying and resolving development and production software issues through effective collaboration.
• Working with company stakeholders, including PM, PO, customer-facing teams, DevOps, and Support, to communicate and collaborate on execution.

Desirable Skills:

• Good understanding of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Good understanding of Cloud Registry, Cloud Discovery, Tracing, load balancing, and logging.
• Contributing to framework selection, microservice extraction, and deployment in On-Premise and SaaS scenarios.
• Experience with troubleshooting, profiling, and debugging applications.
• Experience with different databases (Elasticsearch, Impala, HDFS, MongoDB, etc.) is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of Git commands is a plus.
• Experience with messaging systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka).
• Familiarity with cloud solutions (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure).

Personal Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with developers, testers, product owners, scrum masters, directors, and executives.
• Experience participating in the decision-making process for application code design, solution development, and code review.
• Strong work ethic and emotional intelligence, including punctuality for meetings.
• Ability to work in a fast-changing environment and embrace change while following a larger plan.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent job experience.
• 5-7 years of web application development experience in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Strong knowledge and experience in Java 8 (+), Spring 5, and Spring Cloud.
• Experience in CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience with relational databases and hands-on experience with SQL queries.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs.
• Experience with Atlassian suite products such as JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence.
• Strong knowledge of Computer Science and Computing Theory, including OOP, SOLID principles, RDBMS, code testing practices, algorithms, data structures, and design patterns.
• Understanding of network interactions, protocols, conventions (e.g., REST, RPC), and authentication and authorization flows, standards, and practices (e.g., OAuth, JWT).

Please write to deepa.m@careerxperts.com to get connected!