What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Java Engineer position at Prolifics Talent Acquisition Team?
Overview
Prolifics is seeking for a Java Developer expereince to join our Digital Integraion & App Dev Team. The candidate needs to be a self-starter, smart, and a highly motivated team player with effective communication skills reporting server-side developer who will work on front to back initiative to re-platform based on Teradata and Snowflake. These applications include large scale computational processing of datasets, and data model, data pipeline development, warehouse reporting. In addition, the candidate must value producing quality software and have a solid grounding a strong technical background and good communication skills. Candidates are requird to work at client work location in Montreal, QC . If you crave the freedom of contract work, and thrive in the energetic atmosphere of short/long-term, high profile projects, we want to talk to you today about this opportunity. Let’s connect and put your skills to work for us!
Contact us directly at mahesh.sripada@Prolifics.com or visit our Careers Page to see a full list of opportunities with Prolifics
Key Responsibilities:
- Architecting Solutions: Participate the design and development of scalable, secure, and highly available software solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
- API Design & Development: Define and implement RESTful APIs that follow industry best practices, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and security.
- Microservices Architecture: Design and implement microservices-based architecture to decouple systems, enabling agility and high availability.
- Onsite-Offshore Coordination: Lead and coordinate development efforts between onsite and offshore teams. Ensure smooth collaboration, alignment on deliverables, and adherence to timelines. Facilitate communication between teams to address challenges and provide support.
- Leadership & Mentoring: Participate in technical design discussions, perform code reviews, and mentor junior and senior developers on Java best practices, Spring Boot, and REST API development.
- System Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate systems and data sources, ensuring seamless communication between internal and external services.
- Security & Compliance: Ensure that all APIs and microservices are secure, follow best practices for authentication and authorization (e.g., OAuth2, JWT), and comply with relevant industry regulations.
- Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring applications perform optimally under high traffic.
- Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, UX/UI teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven Experience: 5-7 years of experience in software development, with a minimum of 3-5 years in an architecture role.
- Core Technologies: Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, and JPA for building enterprise-level applications.
- Microservices Architecture: Strong experience in designing and building microservices and RESTful APIs, with a deep understanding of microservices design principles, patterns, and technologies.
- API Design: Extensive experience in designing REST APIs and using tools like Swagger/OpenAPI for API documentation.
- Database: Expertise in working with both SQL and NoSQL databases
- Security: In-depth knowledge of security best practices for API development (e.g., OAuth2, JWT, SSL/TLS).
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate technical ideas and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Education: Bachelor s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
Preferred Skills:
- Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum).
- Familiarity with frontend technologies like Angular is a plus.
Summary
- Job Type: Contract
- Compensation: Hourly
- Location: Montreal, QC
- Project Duration: 12 months
- Contract Renewal: Likely
Over 40 Years of Excellence
Prolifics helps organizations leverage digital technology solutions to innovate and compete while optimizing costs and operational agility. For more than 40 years, Prolifics has transformed enterprises of all sizes—including over 100 Fortune 1000 companies—by solving their complex IT challenges.
