Java Engineer

• Discuss and contribute towards architectural and design decisions with the team
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure solutions meet business objectives and fall within timelines and acceptance criteria
• Write effective and scalable code using Java/J2EE and Spring projects
• Create and refine best practices, coding standards, and documentation, and takes the opportunity to share knowledge across the team
• Write code to build a platform from scratch and be a member of the core technical team
• Improve and maintain applications after deployment
• Create back-end solutions while building micro-services and REST APIs
• Participate in the testing of prototypes and validate test procedures to ensure that they are applicable to the design
• Make recommendations to refine and improve our engineering practices

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor s/Master s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 6+ years of relevant experience as a software developer
• 6+ years of experience as Java/J2ee developer
• Strong Java Lead Developer with a good understanding of the full product development lifecycle including requirements, design, build, test, and deployment
• Hands-on experience with Spring projects like Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Cloud Data flow, Spring Data, Spring Integration, Spring Batch, and Spring Security
• Good working knowledge and experience with building Microservices and REST APIs using Spring tools
• Experience working with MySQL and PostgreSQL databases
• Ability to learn new technologies fast and implement required POCs and prototypes hands-on to make sure that suggested designs/technologies meet the requirements
• Identify and implement re-useable components, patterns, and tools
• Proficiency in applying object-oriented principles and recommended design patterns to create robust and scalable system design
• Experience working with CI/CD processes and tool automation
• Knowledge of Agile software development (Scrum, Kanban)
• Nice to have some Ed-tech domain experience
• Prior work experience with AWS or GCP is desirable
• Experience with Continuous Testing - ATDD, Cucumber, and Gherkin is preferred
• Some experience with code quality tools like Sonar, check style, and finding bugs is nice to have
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills