Java Software Engineer

Summary

Join Oportun as a Software Engineer and contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of robust software solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile environment to translate business requirements into efficient and scalable applications. You will own your code end-to-end, ensuring high quality and timely delivery. This role offers opportunities to lead small projects, improve existing systems, and stay current with emerging technologies. You'll work with Java, microservices, and relational databases, contributing to a mission-driven fintech company that empowers its members financially. The position requires a minimum of 3 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience preferably 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions in a timely manner
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a passion for tackling complex technical challenges
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
• Strong proficiency in Java, Micro services, Spring boot, Spring Framework, RESTful APIs, Hibernate
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL, MariaDB and SQL
• Experience in working with version control systems, such as Git
• Thorough knowledge in OAuth2
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to work independently with minimal help
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and apply them as and when needed
• Strong Unit and integration testing

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to understand business requirements and translate them into efficient and scalable software solutions
• Design, develop, test, deploy, support and maintain high-quality software applications using industry best practices and modern technologies. You own issues, including initial troubleshooting, identification of root cause and issue resolution/escalation
• Write clean and maintainable code that adheres to industry coding standards and contributes to the overall stability of our systems. Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members to ensure code quality and promote knowledge sharing
• Proactively find and address technical debt, inefficient practices/tools and performance bottlenecks and bugs, continuously improving the reliability and performance of our software through building observability and other features to help trouble-shoot/triage issues
• Demonstrate proficient usage of tools, techniques and architecture/coding patterns. You have demonstrated you are able to understand trade-offs of various architectural and design choices. Your solutions are focused on solving the needs of your customer
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and proactively propose and implement innovative solutions to enhance our products and services through continuous evolution and refinement of current tools and applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud technologies, preferably AWS or Azure, is desirable
• Experience in working on Authentication and Authorization with any Identity Providers
• Experience in automation with Karate Framework
• Knowledge/experience in working with DevOps/CICD