Senior Java Engineer – API Engineering
- Full-time
Company Description
We’re looking for a Java/Spring developer, capable of developing and maintaining highly-available webservices. Environments are hosted on Amazon AWS with modern CI/CD techniques, and there is a dedicated and embedded operations team.
Experience with Java 8-10 preferred, and familiarity with the Java ecosystem is required. 7+ years’ experience with recent work in Java or other JVM language.
Job Description
Title: Senior Java Engineer - API Engineering
Duties and Responsibilities
- Development and deployment services; lead projects and/or assist in scheduling and coordinating project deliverables.
- Determine how existing applications, legacy systems, databases, web interfaces, and hardware logic, possibly running on multiple platforms, integrate to meet new and emerging requirements.
- Lead in program design, coding, benchmark testing, debugging, and documentation; under general supervision, instruct, direct, and validate other software developers’ work; mentor and guide application developers and junior team members.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine business requirements.
- As appropriate, may liaison with outside vendors to coordinate code development and acceptance.
- Provides senior-level support in configuration, coding, developing, and documenting software specifications throughout the project life cycle.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the team and drive key projects.
- Works with developers, testers, and deployment teams to create software deployment/hosting plans
Requirements:
Education: Four (4) year degree or equivalent experience
Experience: 7 - 10 yrs
Skills: Demonstrates leading edge knowledge of concepts and theories in own discipline.
Teaches others the technical and functional knowledge and skills needed to achieve results at the optimum level of performance. Recognized as a thought-leader.
Technical Skills:
· Advanced knowledge of Java SE 8,9+ and Java EE 7
· Advanced knowledge of API architecture, design, scalability, and security
· Experience architecting, designing, and developing and consuming web services
· Advanced knowledge designing and implementing secure internet-facing APIs
· Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
· Experience with AWS (S3, Terraforms)
· Experience with implementing and managing CICD solutions (Bitbucket, Harness, Jenkins)
· Experience with Containerization (Kubernetes, ECS)
· Experience in Cloud based hosting
· Strong understanding of disaster recovery planning and execution
· Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
· Excellent communicator (written and verbal): ability to read, write, speak and understand English
· Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables
· Self-starter, self-motivated, driven individual
· Ability to work well with shifting priorities
· Ability to work with cross-functional team of internal and external resources
· Display professional, positive, and approachable attitude/demeanor and discretion
· Critical thinker, ability to negotiate with key stakeholders and maintain positive attitude
· Excellent understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC)
· Creative solving of technical problems to ensure the ability to translate technical requirements into test plans
· Exposure to GraphQL
· Exposure to Splunk
· Exposure to Clojure
· Experience with Agile/Scrum and balancing a process orientation with a results orientation to get things done efficiently and effectively
· Proven track record of delivering features and functionality on time with high quality
Qualifications
Experience with Java 8-10 preferred, and familiarity with the Java ecosystem is required. 7+ years’ experience with recent work in Java or other JVM language.
Additional Information
Java programming, backend development
SSO or Security - O\auth, authorization
API's, Data Aggregation, lots of the AWS technologies, redshift, cloud watch
Locations: Denver or Dallas