Remote Associate Staff Engineer

Summary

Join our dynamic and non-hierarchical team as a Software Engineer! We're looking for great new colleagues to perform new application development, provide maintenance support, and enhance the performance of existing application code. As a key member of our team, you will analyze user needs and software requirements, collaborate with systems analysts and engineers, and design databases within the application area.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 8+ years of recent software development experience, with strong proficiency in Java/Spring
• Proficient in Object-Oriented Design and Programming (OOD/OOP)
• Experience with build management tools, preferably Maven
• Hands-on experience with version control systems, particularly Git
• Proficiency in IDE-based development using Eclipse or IntelliJ
• Skilled in building unit tests and integration tests using JUnit or similar testing frameworks
• Strong SQL/NoSQL development experience
• Proven experience building web services, preferably in RESTful architecture
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Experience working with asynchronous messaging technologies such as JMS, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, or RabbitMQ
• Expertise in production troubleshooting and analysis using log/debugging tools like Splunk or AppDynamics
• Collaborative team player with excellent communication skills
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Tomcat, or Jetty
• Proficient in handling transactions across databases and services
• Strong understanding of process improvement and product management principles
• Experience working with ORM frameworks such as Hibernate
• Skilled in multi-threading and concurrent programming
• Knowledge of security frameworks, caching technologies, and microservice architecture
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture and scaling applications for performance and availability
• Expertise in data interchange technologies such as JSON and XML

Responsibilities

• Perform new application development, including initial design and workload evaluation, to estimate work duration
• Provide maintenance support and enhance the performance of existing application code
• Review, document, and refactor existing application code to optimize efficiency
• Analyze and design databases within the application area, working individually or coordinating as part of a team
• Monitor and troubleshoot production software issues, providing timely solutions
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to assess the feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
• Collaborate with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and product managers to design systems, gather project limitations, and understand system requirements
• Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for system analysis and capability evaluation
• Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict outcomes and consequences of design decisions
• Develop and coordinate unit testing, system testing, and validation procedures, ensuring proper documentation
• Ensure all software development adheres to system performance standards set by the organization
• Coordinate software deployments and monitor applications to ensure they meet the required specifications
• Mentor junior developers and provide guidance on technical issues and best practices
• Perform other duties as assigned by management, ensuring compliance with legal policies and procedures

Benefits

Mentor junior developers