Java Software Engineer

Java Software Engineer

6-12 Month Contract (Possible extension or Contract-to-Hire)

Location: Hybrid/ 2-3 Days per week (Client located in Madison, WI)

*Must be local to Madison, WI

*Must be able to work on a W-2 basis

Job Description

The Software Engineer II is responsible for design and implementation of interactive web-based services. Candidate will be creating and improving Java code as well as providing component level designs for a Network platform. Team is developing the company’s next generation commerce platform.

You will design and implement RESTful Web Services API and algorithms

You will produce excellent, thorough design and development documentation

You can work independently, under tight time constraints, respond to evolving requirements and strategic shifts in direction

You are familiar and comfortable with Agile/Scrum software development methodology

Participate as a member of the development team and work well within a team environment.

Perform in-depth analysis of functional or business requirements.

Achieves team consent and buy-in; perceived as a positive and constructive collaborator especially in code reviews.

Prepare and execute unit and integration tests.

Apply advanced technical knowledge to innovate in a technology area (e.g. Java).

Be able to suggest solutions and designs for complex problems.

Implement end user or enterprise infrastructure or services prepared by senior technologists.

Provide time / resource estimates for assigned tasks.

Able to identify and debug issues with high volume traffic in a N-tiered system without direct access to the machines.

Develops according to specific requirements with awareness of scalability, hardware capabilities and cross environment and platform implication.

Skill Requirements

2+ years of experience with Java

Experience developing applications on Unix/Linux platforms

Experience with servlet containers (e.g., Tomcat), JAXRS, Spring, and related technologies

Experience with Agile development methodologies

Experience using source control (esp. Git) and bug tracking systems such as JIRA in a team environment

Experience in object-oriented analysis and design

Experience developing web services using JSON, XML and RESTful API design

Experience building scalable systems with very high levels of concurrency and transactions.

Experience in building high-performance and cloud based scalable web services.

Experience with design and implementation of modern web services architecture and API frameworks

Experience implementing services backed by NoSQL data stores

Strong understanding of engineering best practices – requirement gathering and analysis, design and develop secure and scalable code with unit tests, participate in code reviews and documentation; experience with open source based technology stack

Ability to handle periodic on-call duty, and defensive engineering to minimize impact

Strong ability to do root cause analysis / troubleshooting production issues in a high traffic volume environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills

EDUCATION

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Preferred (Not required)

Search, Machine Learning, Online Gaming domains

Knowledge of DevOps practices, containerization, Docker/Kubernetes

Experience with production monitoring tools such as Splunk, APM, Sensu, ExtraHop

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery experience

Cloud based software (AWS, Openstack)

Experience with microservices architecture-SOA polyglot environment

Experience with eCommerce

Experience with Code Pipeline/Troposphere