What are the responsibilities and job description for the Java Engineer position at Photon?
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About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Senior Java Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable, and resilient applications within a challenging and rewarding environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain high-performance, scalable Java applications.
- Implement threading and concurrency solutions to enhance application performance.
- Design and develop microservices using Spring Boot framework.
- Ensure system reliability and fault tolerance through Hystrix and circuit breaker patterns.
- Implement observability practices, including SLI/SLO metrics.
- Develop event-driven architecture solutions using Kafka and other messaging platforms.
- Deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes and AWS cloud platform services.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers.
- Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience as a Senior Java Developer, with expertise in threading and concurrency implementation.
- Strong proficiency in Java, with experience in Java 22 being a plus.
- Extensive experience in microservice API implementation using Spring Boot.
- Knowledge of failover handling and fault tolerance mechanisms such as Hystrix and circuit breakers.
- Experience in observability, including SLI/SLO metrics.
- Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture implementation using Kafka, with familiarity with other messaging platforms being a plus.
- Proficiency in Kubernetes and AWS cloud platform services.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
This is a Fulltime position with Photon and an Onsite position based out of Dallas TX, CANNOT do C2C.
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