Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Join Vonage, a leader in the cloud communications platform market, as a Java Backend Software Engineer. You will contribute to enhancing the Vonage Video Platform by developing new features and improving system architecture. Responsibilities include hands-on software development, system design, and collaboration with other teams. The role requires strong Java skills, experience with backend frameworks, and excellent problem-solving abilities. Experience with specific technologies like Netty, Spring Boot, and message brokers is advantageous but not essential. The position offers the opportunity to work on large-scale production systems and contribute to a highly experienced, international team.

Requirements

• Strong Java 17 coding skills, and willingness to learn more languages
• Experience with Javascript and or Node.js
• Very good understanding regarding memory management , garbage collection, concurrency
• Experience with Network Programming and event-based parallel/distributed programming, systems and protocols
• Experience working on backend software engineering frameworks and API development
• Excellent debugging and problem solving skills
• Very good understanding of algorithms , data structures
• Track record of delivering high quality code in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Hands-on software development and system design
• Implement new features for the cloud based API Gateway, Media Control and Signalling systems for the Vonage Video Platform
• Contribute to software architectures for a highly distributed network application, resource optimisation strategies, and real-time stream/message processing
• Design and develop approaches to measure, evaluate and improve service quality
• Collaborate on projects involving signalling fabric and coordinate with other teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in the Netty framework for high-performance network programming
• Strong experience with Spring Boot for building scalable and robust APIs
• Hands-on expertise with message brokers such as Apache Kafka, ZeroMQ, RabbitMQ, or similar queueing systems
• Working knowledge of Redis, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, AWS, and ElastiCache for cloud-native and distributed systems
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or equivalent tools
• Familiarity with Go programming language
• Understanding of communication technologies, protocols, and standards such as VoIP, SIP, H.323, XMPP, etc