Java Middleware/Backend Developer

About the role

This role involves developing and maintaining enterprise-wide systems and applications, providing innovative solutions to business problems, and enhancing the client experience.

Responsibilities

• Build services and devise appropriate solutions to business problems
• Research, design, develop, and/or modify enterprise-wide systems and applications
• Prototype solutions and recommend the adoption of new technologies to continually improve client experience
• Support development and deployment of application software releases to production and non-production environments
• Lead and drive code quality, maintaining application stability in an agile environment
• Collaborate with architectural peers, product owners, UX/UI, internal/external stakeholders, and globally distributed teams to understand requirements and develop applications in compliance with client needs
• Assist in the development of overall project plans and timetables, analysis, and identification of intermediate deliverables
• Define engineering best practices and mentor teams to write elegant code using effective automated unit tests and Test Driven Development methodologies
• Develop specifications for new products, services, applications, and service offerings
• Meet deadlines and manage multiple, dynamic priorities

Requirements

• 8 years of experience with Java 17 and Spring 6
• 5 years of experience with relational databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle (PL/SQL, stored procedures, tuning, and optimization)
• Extensive experience in large-scale SaaS applications development, Spring Framework, Hibernate, WebSphere or Tomcat
• Solid experience in RESTful and microservices development
• Experience with Docker and deployment tools for continuous delivery/DevOps
• Experience with Continuous Integration & Delivery, Automated Testing, and tools such as JUnit
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum/iterative development methodologies
• Experience with Rally, Jira, GitHub, Jenkins
• Outstanding problem-solving skills with creative thinking

Skills

• Java 17, Spring 6, JPA
• PostgreSQL, Oracle - PL/SQL
• Spring Framework, Hibernate
• RESTful services, Microservices
• Docker, DevOps tools
• JUnit, Continuous Integration & Delivery
• Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Rally, Jira, GitHub, Jenkins

Preferred Skills

• Experience with WebSphere or Tomcat
• Creative problem-solving skills