Offer summary

Qualifications:

BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent, 6+ years cloud app development experience, 4+ years event-driven distributive apps, High proficiency in Java, SpringBoot, 4+ years on AWS/Azure, certification bonus, Experience in data-streaming, databases, CIAM.

Key responsabilities:

Design & implement backend system for Digital Marketplace

Mentor engineers, build scalable tech platform

Collaborate with enterprise architects for cohesive solutions

Stay updated on best practices for security & data privacy

Support production systems post-launch

Job description

Job Title: Mid Level Java Cloud Back End Engineer
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 months

Notes:

5 total roles all back-end engineers all Java Based
Expert Java Developers in a cloud environment in AWS
2-3 years of experience in AWS understand lamda functions, S3, Dynamo DB, knowing their way around AWS.
NO FULLSTACK!!!! ALL BACKEND

Overview:
Position Summary:
As we continue to innovate and grow, we are looking for a Sr Java engineer (contractor) to contribute to the design and development of our microservice and data platform for AutoNation's Digital Marketplace. This Sr Java Engineer (contractor) will report to the Sr. Director of Engineering for Digital Marketplace.

Job Responsibilities:

Help design & implement the Digital Marketplace backend system, building out a mesh of microservices and a data platform for telematics data
Participate in hiring of a backend team of engineers, mentoring young engineers on good engineering practices and knowledge
Contribute to the build out the backend tech stack on AWS and Azure into a scalable platform for Digital Marketplace
Work cross-functionally with the company's enterprise architects to ensure the Digital Marketplace is built cohesively with other digital solutions within AutoNation
Stay up to date with best practices and implementations, including security and data privacy
Support and help develop proper CI/CD pipelines, holding to an infrastructure-as-code, configuration-as-code, data-as code approach
Implement best practices for an agile SDLC, including best practices and tools for linting and code coverage
Connect business asks and technical requirements to ensure engineering is clear on what to build
Help support production systems once the Digital Marketplace is live

Qualifications:

BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience
6+ years of experience in cloud application development
4+ years building event driven, distributive applications
4+ years building microservices or serverless
High proficiency in Java and SpringBoot. Bonus: Kotlin familiarity
4+ years developing applications on AWS and/or Azure. Certification is a plus
Strong experience in the following: data-streaming (Kinesis, Kafka, Flink, Spark), event driven architecture, NoSQL and SQL databases, API Gateway (with Rest, Websocket, API Gateway), gRPC, CIAM solutions like Auth0, service mesh
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Understanding of end-to-end design/development/delivery of enterprise software applications with highest quality/reliability through thorough unit/integration/system tests
Must meet company's requirements for employment