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Sr. Developer - Java Programs
Overall Job Summary
This position is responsible to provide leadership and deep technical expertise in all aspects of API and Microservice Development for specific business environments. Focus on setting technical direction on groups of applications and similar technologies as well as taking responsibility for technically robust solutions encompassing all business, architecture, and technology constraints. Responsible for coordinating teams to accomplish development in a matrixed organization.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Min 5%)
Design, Develop & Prototype API and Microservice development for customer facing applications for Mobile App and Website for internal and external use. Participate in API life-cycle management (API design best practices, discovery, inventory management, governance) and GraphQL is a plus.
Work with product teams on new product ideas, designs, prototypes and estimate.
Keep up to date on current and upcoming features in relevant products and platforms.
Drive a best practices approach to the continuous improvement of our products, processes, and tools.
Proficient in unit and integration test automation using Junit and JMeter.
Write and maintain documentation for all features in development.
Supervise and direct the work of team members within the Information Technology (IT) team.
Develop, and motivate team members. Coach team members to enable their highest performance.
Common knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, and other project management-based tools.
Proactively support and drive the culture—focusing on key beliefs and behaviors.
Lead and get results through others with clear expectations and measurement.
Required Qualifications
Experience : 5-7 years of experience working REST based micro services in Java, Springboot and APIs. Retail industry experience preferred.
Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred. Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered.
Professional Certifications : Programmer certification in Java is preferred.
High Demand IT Specialized skills :
Platform knowledge (Linux, UNIX, Windows) : Azure, API Management, Messaging System
Preferred knowledge, skills or abilities
Enthusiastic and committed to learning new things and developing with the latest technologies and frameworks.
Experience with Azure or other cloud platforms, and container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.
Experience with asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services such as Kafka, SNS and SQS.
Possess a strong sense of ownership and works well in a small agile team.
Strong analytical and communication skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at any given time.
Strong organizational skills and attention to details.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-based environment.
Strong focus on troubleshooting and issue resolution.
Superior knowledge of multiple, diverse technical configurations, technologies, and processing environments.
Advanced level knowledge of the following technology architecture domains : application, collaboration, data integration, networks, platform, security and systems management, site reliability engineering.
Advanced collaboration skills for technical and non-technical team members.with the ability to handle conflict and to work with a distributed team.
Advanced knowledge of SOA and object-oriented analysis and design.
Advanced ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
Advanced ability to comprehend business strategies to ensure technical directions are supportive and consistent within the company.
Strong ability to estimate the financial impact of technical architecture alternatives.
Strong knowledge of business process re-engineering principles and processes.
Strong ability to conduct analysis sessions and may contribute to "Closure Documents."
Working Conditions
- Normal office working conditions
Physical Requirements
Sitting
Standing (not walking)
Walking
Lifting up to 20 pounds
Disclaimer
This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his / her supervisor.
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