Java Developer

Optomi in partnership with a well known global manufacturer is seeking a Java developer to contribute to programming, project management, and development assignments. Working on backend services in their digital platform. The technical environment is Java, SQL, and AWS!

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical engineering or related field is required w/ 8 years’ experience needed or masters degree with 6 years’ experience.
• 8 years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java.
• Proven experience in many of the following, designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.
• Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases.
• Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.
• Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc
• Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.
• Strong understanding and/or experience in many of the following: AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ.
• Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs.
• Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible.
• Hands on experience with testing tools such as Cucumber and Selenium and their integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle.
• Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc.
• Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms.

Soft Skills:

• Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.
• Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints.
• Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities.

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field is required with 8 years’ experience needed
• Masters degree with 6 years’ experience

Work environment:

• Hybrid Work model; will need to go into office 2x a week ( located in Chicago)