Senior Software Engineer - Java/AWS

DIVERSIFIED INC
Chicago, United States of America
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 152K

Job location

Chicago, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
API
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Architectural Patterns
Automation of Tests
Azure
Behavior-Driven Development
Cloud Computing
Software Documentation
Computer Programming
Data Stores
Software Debugging
Amazon DynamoDB
Elasticsearch
Identity and Access Management
Systems Analysis
Microsoft Message Queuing
MongoDB
MySQL
MVC
NoSQL
Oracle Applications
Scrum
Program Design Languages
Software Maintenance
Redis
Swagger
Schematic Capture
Selenium
Software Deployment
Software Engineering
Software Systems
Test Driven Development
Postman
Programming Logic
Cloudformation
Event Driven Architecture
Information Technology
Cassandra
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
REST
Stream Processing
Cucumber
Jenkins
Programming Languages
Microservices

Job description

  • Work as part of Agile team and participate in Scrum activities
  • Competent to perform all programming, development, integration and system administration assignments without close supervision.
  • Designs, codes, tests, and debugs programs of high complexity.
  • Configuration or customization of purchased software solutions with high complexity
  • Provides project management, programming, systems, and/or system administration leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members
  • Works on more complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls
  • Works independently on complex processes and modules that may be used by one or more programs, systems or in support of infrastructure component change management
  • Develops major system modules, programs or infrastructure released based on requirements gathered from system customers
  • Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of system components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results
  • Fully knowledgeable of programming languages appropriate to the platform supported, program design and specification development, programming logic, logic diagrams, system analysis techniques, testing, debugging, documentation standards, file design, storage and internal systems;
  • Performs integration tasks for in-house developed systems and/or purchased hardware and software solutions. Assists customers with documentation, training and usability efforts

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field AND 8+ years experience OR
  • Master's Degree AND 6+ years experience, * 8+ years of software development experience, or at least 6 years with a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • 8+ years of experience designing and developing software applications in Java, or at least 6 years of Java experience with a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • At least three years of experience developing in AWS, including CloudFormation templates, deploying ECS clusters, Lambda, Fargate, Amazon Elasticsearch, and S3, along with a strong understanding of IAM roles and policies
  • Proven experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining software at scale
  • At least three years of experience building and developing cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Experience developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases
  • Strong knowledge of application architectural patterns such as MVC, microservices, and event-driven architecture
  • Experience deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps
  • Experience deploying and maintaining software in public cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
  • Experience working within an Agile framework, ideally Scrum
  • Strong understanding and/or experience with batch or stream processing systems such as AWS SQS, AWS SNS, and Kinesis
  • Experience designing well-defined RESTful APIs
  • Hands-on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman, and Assertible
  • Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD)
  • Hands-on experience with testing tools such as Selenium and Cucumber and their integration into CI/CD pipelines. Experience working with datastores such as DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch, MySQL, and Oracle

SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED:

  • Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
  • Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment

Benefits & conditions

  • 401(k)

  • Dental insurance

  • Vision Insurance

  • Disability insurance

  • Employee assistance program

  • Health insurance

  • Health savings account

  • Life insurance

  • Paid time off

  • Paid Holidays

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