Job description

Java Software Engineer
Waltham, MA
Contract - 6 months to perm

Client is looking to hire a software engineer with experience building mission-critical service-oriented applications. This role is a key-contributor to the organization and future technologies. Successful candidates will possess proven experience developing and delivering quality software solutions. Moreover, have a genuine passion and energy to grow within an aggressive and fun environment, using the latest technologies in alignment with the company’s technical vision and strategy.

Responsibilities
• Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software products (cloud and/or in-house).
• Serve as technical expert on development projects.
• Participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Support, maintain, and document software functionality. Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed.
• Participate in software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
• Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and effectively present them to decision makers.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related discipline required
• At least 2 years of experience working with Enterprise-class SaaS products using Java, Spring, Web/RESTful services, Oracle, MongoDB
• Demonstrated experience in the areas of Object-Oriented Programming, design patterns, microservice pattern
• Exposure and experience with leading front-end technologies (Angular 5+, Node.js, Bootstrap, React)
• Experience designing, developing, and delivering software at an enterprise scale
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Experience in an Agile environment
• Experience within a CI/CD environment

Desirable Skills

• Apache Kafka, or similar data streaming platforms
• Hybrid mobile JavaScript frameworks
• Container based development/deployment
• Passion for technology and positive impact to the company’s bottom line
• Ability to design scalable, microservice-based software solutions to solve complex business problems
• Ability to understand the design and independently work on implementation of software components within the larger platform
• Outstanding collaboration, time management, communication skills as well as ability to work independently
• Ability to travel up to 10%

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.

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