Remote Principal Java Engineer

Summary

Join our dynamic team as a Principal Java Engineer! This remote role, based in Ontario, British Columbia, or Alberta, Canada, requires expertise in distributed systems, multithreading, and cloud technologies (GCP, Docker, Kubernetes). You will develop scalable Java code for content aggregation and information processing, collaborate with stakeholders, and build robust systems. A minimum of 10 years of Java development experience and a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field are required. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a creative problem-solving approach. Rackspace Technology offers a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field of study
• Minimum of 10+ years developing applications in core Java
• In-depth knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and systems
• E2E software development lifecycle experience, including building and maintaining production grade software
• Excellent verbal and writing communication skills with the English language
• Operability experience (logging, monitoring, alerting, debugging)

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable and innovative robust Java code for content aggregation as well as for information indexing, retrieval, processing, and ranking
• Build, enhance, optimize, and deploy tools, workflows, systems to process textual data for extraction of relevant information
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of technical requirements and project goals
• Write detailed design documents, develop comprehensive automated tests, and coordinate automated deployments

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree is preferred
• Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification or other Google Cloud Professional level certification
• Experience with Cassandra or Spanner
• Containerization knowledge (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Experience with DevOps and infrastructure as code (terraform, CI/CD, build tools – maven/gradle)

Benefits

Remote work