Senior Java Developer Level 4

Note:

Location: Chicago IL (Hybrid) Local

C2C: Yes

Duration: Long Term

Visa: No OPT and CPT

Technologies Required

7+ years in Java17

SQL/NoSQL

(MVC, Microservices, Event-driven)

(Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Go CD)

(AWS or Azure)

Agile

(AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ)

Restful APIs

(Swagger, Postman and Assertible)

TDD/BDD

(Cucumber and Selenium and their integration into CI/CD pipelines)

(Linux or Unix platform)

Job Description

Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision

Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls

Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems. Drives application development focused around delivering business value

Mentors and assists software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed

Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits

Proactively reaches out for help when stuck on an - issue after doing reasonable independent research

Maintains a sense of urgency when working on tasks and actively follow up on any dependencies or blockers

Work environment: Hybrid Work model; will need to go into office 2x a week (Chicago office)

Education & Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field is required w/ 8+ years’ experience needed

Master’s degree with 6+ years’ experience

Technical Skills Required

7+ years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java17.

Proven experience in many of the following, o 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,

Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD,

Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.

Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)

Strong understanding and/or experience in many of the following,

Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ. Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs o Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible

Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.

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, Elastic Search, 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 Required

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

Disqualifiers/Red Flags:

If candidate is not in local area, please do not submit

If the candidate’s current place of residence is not on resume, they will be DQ