Cloud Native Java Developer (U.S. remote)

We are actively hiring Senior Cloud Native Software Engineer who are fluent in Java 11+, Spring Boot, Python and AWS tools to serve as a technical resource for developing clean, maintainable code. 

About Railroad19:

At Railroad19, Inc, we develop customized software solutions and provide software development services. We’re a specialized team of developers and architects. As such, we only bring an “A” team to the table, through hard work and a desire to lead the industry — this is our company culture — this is what sets Railroad19 apart.

As a Railroad19 employee, you will be part of a company that values your work and gives you the tools you need to succeed. Our headquarters is in Saratoga Springs, New York, but this position is in Mexico City, MX. Railroad19 provides competitive compensation and excellent benefits

Core responsibilities:

• Understand our client's fast-moving business requirements.
• Negotiate appropriate solutions with multiple stakeholders.
• Write and maintain scalable enterprise-quality software.
• Build web applications using Spring Boot.
• Build Microservices that connect to Oracle and NoSQL databases
• Build software components that integrate with a workflow engine and/or ESB to execute asynchronous business processes.
• Manage the complete software development life cycle.
• Writing functional and unit tests to maintain code quality.
• Work with Jenkins to perform continuous integration.
• Collaborate with other teams to deliver a highly performant application that contains few or no defects.
• Identify new opportunities, tools, and services to enhance the custom software platform.
• Support and troubleshoot issues (process & system), identify root cause, and proactively recommend sustainable corrective actions.

Skills & Experience:

• Advanced Java development experience (6 or more years)
• Hands-on experience with Java 8-11 (especially streaming collections and functional interfaces)
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, and/or Spring Cloud 
• Hands-on experience with Python
• Hands-on experience with AWS as a cloud infrastructure as well as different AWS services such as Lambda, SQS, and SNS
• Hands-on experience with relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, MySQL and Oracle
• Demonstrates willingness to learn new technologies and takes pride in delivering working software.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience participating on an agile team.
• Is self-directed and can effectively contribute with little supervision.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline; or equivalent work experience

Preferred Requirements a PLUS

• Hands-on experience with NoSQL technologies is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with AngularJS and/or similar JavaScript frameworks is a plus.
• Experience working with microservice architecture.
• Experience using Elasticsearch is a plus.
• Experience with AWS Kinesis is a plus
• Experience working within a Continuous Integration workflow
• Experience acting as a technical lead is a plus.