Java Application Developer (Only W2 / No C2C)
Job Description
Summary:
- The main function of a software engineer is to apply the principles of computer science and mathematical analysis to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers work. A typical software engineer research, designs, develops and tests software.
Job Responsibilities:
- Modify existing software written in Java, databases and database management systems.
- Create service software, unit and integration tests. - Work as part of a project team to coordinate software development and determine project scope and limitations.
- Review project requests describing user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project.
Skills:
- Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
- Basic mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
- Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery.
- Ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue.
- Knowledge of computer hardware and software.
- Knowledge of computer development
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required.
- 5-7 years’ experience required.
Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- Team member contributing to programming, project management, and development assignments. Working on backend services in Client Digital platform
Typical task breakdown:
1. Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision.
2. Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.
3. Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
4. Drives application development focused around delivering business value.
5. Mentors and assists software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed.
6. Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
7. Proactively reaches out for help when stuck on an issue after doing reasonable independent research 8. Maintains a sense of urgency when working on tasks and actively follow up on any dependencies or blockers.
Education & Experience Required:
- *Bachelor’s degree in computer science or Electrical engineering or related field is required.*
Technical Skills
(Required)
- *Five years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java.*
- *Proven experience in many of the following,*
o *Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.*
o *Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases.*
o *Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.*
o *Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc*
o *Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.*
o *Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)*
- *Strong understanding and/or experience in many of the following,*
o *Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ.*
o *Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs*
o *Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible*
o *Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.*
o *Hands on experience with testing tools such as Cucumber and Selenium and their integration into CI/CD pipelines.*
o *Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle.*
o *Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc*
o *Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms*
Soft Skills
(Required)
- Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.
- Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints.
- Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment.
- Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $80.00 - $87.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Chicago, IL 60661: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Application development: 5 years (Required)
- Java: 5 years (Required)
- Microservices: 5 years (Required)
- MVC: 5 years (Required)
- CI/CD: 5 years (Required)
- AWS or Azure: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60661