Senior Java Developer Cloud Engineer

Summary

Join Rackspace Technology as a software engineer and contribute to the design, automation, and deployment of cloud services. You will create well-designed software, address bugs and performance issues, participate in agile development, and help determine technical solutions. The role requires experience in cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure), Java development, and relational databases. You will leverage your technical expertise to improve product quality and efficiency, and work with customers to deliver professional services. This position offers a fast-paced environment and opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies. The company is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Requirements

• Experience developing software in GCP, AWS, or Azure
• 5+ yrs experience developing applications in Java
• 3+ years required with at least one other programming language such as Node.js , Scala, Python, Go, C#, Typescript, Ruby
• Experience with relational databases, including designing complex schemas and queries
• Experience developing within distributed systems or a microservice based architecture
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for documenting workflows, tools, or complex areas of a codebase
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and multi-task efficiently
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• 3+ years of experience as a technical specialist in Customer-facing roles
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Responsibilities

• Create well-designed, documented, and tested software features that meet customer requirements
• Identify and address product bugs, deficiencies, and performance bottlenecks
• Participate in an agile delivery team, helping to ensure the technical quality of the features delivered across the team, including documentation, testing strategies, and code
• Help determine technical feasibility and solutions for business requirements
• Remain up-to-date on emerging technologies and architecture and propose ways to use them in current and upcoming projects
• Leverage technical knowledge to cut scope while maintaining or achieving the overall goals of the product
• Leverage technical knowledge to improve the quality and efficiency of product applications and tools
• Willingness to travel to client locations and deliver professional services

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GCP
• Building applications using Container and serverless technologies
• Cloud Certifications
• Good exposure to Agile software development and DevOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration and automated deployment
• Exposure to Continuous Integration (CI) tools (e.g. Jenkins)
• Strong practical application development experience on Linux and Windows-based systems
• Experience working directly with customers, partners or third-party developers

Benefits

• The anticipated starting pay range for Colorado is: $105,100 - $154,110
• The anticipated starting pay range for the states of Hawaii and New York (not including NYC) is: $111,800 - $164,010
• The anticipated starting pay range for California, New York City and Washington is: $122,500 - $179,630
• Unless already included in the posted pay range and based on eligibility, the role may include variable compensation in the form of bonus, commissions, or other discretionary payments