Senior Java Software Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTIONSenior Java Full Stack Developer11+ years experiencedOnsite interview in Cary, NCSkillsYears of experience JavaRestMessaging services- KAFKAAWSSpring BootAngularPosition Summary:A Senior Software Engineer will develop, maintain, and support new or existing software products while evangelizing and applying the best practices of software development.Responsibilities include the ability to work independently and as part of the leadership group of a larger team to deliver quality solutions across all phases and layers of the software lifecycle.Essential Functions:Quality:Meet or exceed test coverage goals set for the project through creation of unit and functional testsMinimize the number of production escapesSupport user acceptance testingSupport or conduct system testing, performance, volume, and stress testingUsability/User Experience:Collaborate with business and UX team to create appropriate application User interfacesAssist with mock-up's, user interface designIncorporate UX components into applicationProvide feedback to UX teamProduct Reliability & Response:Ensure system can meet or exceed defined SLA'sWhen primary on-call respond to pages within 15min, and resolve or escalate issue as necessaryResolve production issues and communicate resolution to appropriate stakeholdersDevelopment:Complete stories within estimates and with quality to ensure release dates are metConduct necessary analysis, design, and prepare technical documentationEstimate story sizes and task out development for a given storyFollow the Railinc development process and suggest improvementsWork with infrastructure services to make configuration changes and deploy applicationsLeadership (Technical):Evangelize Railinc common practices and development proceduresExhibit technical leadership in given technical subject domainIdentify new technologies and approaches that may improve our quality, productivity, and capabilitiesMentor peers and junior developersDelegate, and coordinate functional development tasks as neededDrive innovation in the development, release, and operations processesKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:Works under deadlines and subject to heavy project loadAbility to provide technical expertise to others and explain concepts with technical staffAbility to operate independent of supervision with extreme accuracy and attention to detail.Experience in defining requirements, designing, and illustrating process flows, and training users.Ability to communicate and follow up professionally (written and oral) both internally and externally within the organization – including documentation of application requirementsDemonstrated ability to identify and resolve issues effectivelyAbility to mentor others7 years of Java/J2EE Web Development Experience.Comfortable with front-end, middle tier and backend technologies.Expertise in front-end technologies like Angular, Spring MVC or equivalent, hands on experience in these technologies a must in last 3 years.Expertise in Spring, Spring Boot and hibernate or equivalent ORM, hands on experience in these technologies a must in last 2 years.Experience is working with Docker and Kubernetes environment, hands on experience in building docker applications.Web Service SOAP/REST expertise, especially as a service provider.MDB/MDP/Broker/Service Bus MQ technologies development experience in last 2-3 years is a plus. If the candidate is just familiar with MQ or has minimal experience, needs to be really strong in specific front-end, backend technologies of Struts/Spring/hibernate.Expertise using Tomcat serversExperience with Agile software development methodologyExpertise in using version control software like git, etc.Strong understanding of deployment processes, deployment environments, production application troubleshooting techniques etc. too.Experience to work with AWS cloud native services like S3, CloudFront, Lambda, ELB, SNS, SQS and Route53 will be a plusExperience to deploy application components in AWS EKS cluster and to debug any issues will be a plusExperience in using Aurora RDS for database will be a plusExperience in using Amazon MQ for message broker service will be a plusEducation & Experience:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent field desired and 7 years of technical experience orMaster’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent field desired and 3 years of technical experienceMinimum of 7 years of experience in a development environment.AWS Developer or Solutions Architect certification will be a plus

Created: 2025-01-14