Backend Software Engineer – the role (3 openings)
Working as part of a small, Agile team, the Backend Software Engineer will design and implement new features and technologies in a variety of different products throughout. This professional will deliver high-quality, high-performance code in an Agile environment.
Job responsibilities:
Develop key product features within existing large-scale Java-based enterprise applications and new strategic initiatives that will drive system and operational efficiencies, measure system performance, and provide "glue” for complex solutions.
Participate in the full SDLC involving design, implementation, testing, & launching.
Assist with the generation and analysis of business and functional requirements for proposed software solutions.
Participate in architectural and database design discussions as they relate to product direction.
Develop features completely with focus on backend services components.
Design and implement changes to systems that yield higher performance and resiliency while achieving lower operations overhead.
Own the delivery of an entire component of a system or application, and serve as a technical lead on small to midsize complex projects.
Work closely and collaboratively with geographically-distributed team of engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
Build software solutions where the problem is not well defined. Design and define the interaction between the other component pieces.
Consistently define and apply technologies, standards and software engineering practices, mentoring a geographically-distributed team of developers.
Contribute to the focus and effectiveness of the development team; tracking issues to resolution, monitoring the effectiveness of tasks, and providing status to the team lead.
Raise long-term architecture issues within project.
Conduct design and code reviews of multiple projects.
Generate data for project planning, including task breakdown & estimation of work for a project. Competent in developing accurate estimates & risk assessments. Track status within the project as necessary.
Communicate team and project status to project manager and director.
May occasionally act in the Team Lead role
Act as the designated expert for owned application area(s).
Contribute to the continued improvement of the organization's development procedures by looking for opportunities for improvement and implementing solutions.
To qualify, the ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
5+ years professional experience in software development.
Strong knowledge of Spring framework, including Spring Boot and STS
Strong knowledge of SOA and microservices architecture
Substantial experience designing, documenting, and implementing REST APIs.
Extensive experience with Git
Familiarity with CI/CD tools and processes (Jenkins)
Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented (OO) design patterns, distributed databases, and data modeling techniques.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
This is a temp to hire role. Position will not require overtime, travel, on call, weekends, or off hours. Candidates must sit onsite in Secaucus. Specifics on the job and candidate requirements are called out in the job description. Interviews will be combination of phone, video conference, and/or in person and other technical SMEs will participate.
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Last updated on Jul 9, 2018