Software Engineer - Core Java

Customer: Our customer is a large financial services entity.Job Title - Software Engineer - Core JavaType - FulltimeLocation - Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesAs an Engineer, you will:Function as a member of an agile team and helps drive consistent development and test practices with respect to tools, common components, and documentation.Have primary focus (80%+) on writing quality code, perform unit testing and test automation in ongoing sprints.Build new micro-services and web services that help run fraud risk assessment for customer transactions.Improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability of our data pipelines.Work on multi-functional initiatives and collaborate with Engineers across organizations.Build CICD pipelines for continuous integration and delivery.Build automation for application changes and deployment for faster time to market.Develops deep understanding of tie-ins with other systems and platforms within the supported domains.Perform ongoing refactoring of code, quality assurance and testing, applying best-in-class methodologies and processes.Find opportunities to adopt innovative technologies & ideas in development / test area.Provide continuous support for ongoing application availability.Collaborate/influence within and across teams to create successes with an innovative attitude and challenge the status quo.Minimum QualificationsHold a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or other related field (or has equivalent workexperience).2+ years of confirmed experience in software development and quality assurance.1 year of demonstrated ability in Java development and building large scale distributed applications.1 year of experience with relational and NoSQL database technologies like Oracle, Cassandra, and Postgres.Experience with automated release management using Gradle, Git, Jenkins.Looks proactively beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities.Willingness to learn new technologies and use them to their optimal potential.Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels across functions, from both technical and practical views.Preferred QualificationsBuilding APIs using techniques and frameworks like REST, RPC (gRPC and similar), SpringBootExperience or exposure to Java reactive programmingHands-on experience on writing and understanding medium to complex SQL queries and query optimizationHands-on experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions