Lead Full Stack Engineer - Java

Company Description MRI-Simmons is the leading provider of insights on the American consumer. With thousands of attitudinal and behavioral data points, gathered through ongoing surveys and passive measurement, MRI-Simmons empowers advertisers, agencies, and media companies with deeper insights into the "why" behind consumer behavior. The company's flagship product (MRI-Simmons USA) is the leading multi-media study of Americans and is widely recognized as the industry standard for magazine audience ratings. Powered by address-based probabilistic sampling, MRI-Simmons USA measures real people, chosen at random to represent the US population in all its variations. This methodological approach ensures stability of insights and provides the most accurate view of the American consumer. Job Description Gfk is seeking a lead Java engineer with hands-on Java/J2EE development experience and proven abilities to support software activities in an Agile software development lifecycle. We are seeking a well-rounded developer to lead a cloud application using a variety of technologies. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills. In addition, the candidate will lead developers on the team to achieve architecture and design objectives as agreed with stakeholders. Key Accountabilities: Lead developers on the team to meet product deliverables. Coach junior developers on the team to develop scalable implementation. Contribute to detailed design and architectural discussions as well as customer requirements sessions to support the implementation of J2EE applications. Promote designs that develop clear and maintainable code. Ability to identify and solve for code/design optimization. Learn and integrate with a variety of systems, APIs, and platforms. Interact with a multi-disciplined team to clarify, analyze, and assess requirements. Be actively involved in the design, development, and testing activities for web applications. Qualifications Now that we have introduced you to the position as Full Stack Tech Lead, what skills, qualifications and experience should you have? Hands-on 3-5+ years of experience developing Java web applications, especially focused on large scale API design & development. Proven 5+ years of technical leadership on prior development projects. Guide a team of at least 10-member development team without direct managerial responsibilities. Hands-on experience with the Spring Tool Suite to include Spring Boot, Spring Boot Oauth, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and Spring Batch. Hands-on experience building UI applications using React. Hands-on experience using automated build tools such as Maven or Gradle. Understanding of relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres or similar (this is nice to have). Fluency in Java/J2EE, JSP, Web Services. Must have experience with JAVA 8 or higher. Experience using software project tracking tools such as Jira. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Self-motivated and ability to work well in a team. SAML and Single Sign On (SSO) implementations. Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI. Experience with DEVOPS CI/CD tools and automation processes (e.g., Azure DevOPS, BitBucket). Python. Liquibase. OpenShift. Additional Information Salary commensurate with experience, annual base salary range: $120,000 - $140,000. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We are an ethical and honest company that is wholly committed to its clients and employees. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace for all and are committed to equal employment opportunity, focusing on all of our employees reaching their full potential. Our Benefits Flexible working environment Volunteer time off LinkedIn Learning Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP) #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-01-18