Java Software Engineer

About the project:

A market leader in developing Competitive Intelligence for AdTech Search.

The Application team(s) develop un-parallel technologies that help our clients understand their paid and organic search landscape and improve campaign performance. They are an empathetic group of engineers making a career out of building great software for our customers. As a Full Stack Engineer, you will be working across our entire web stack, so a real passion to drive the product and technology forward is something that we value. You will work cross-functionally to deliver user-centric solutions to our customers and become an expert in developing high-quality technical solutions through testable and maintainable code. Being a key member of the Application team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with other like-minded engineers to learn and experience working with some exciting web and automation technologies. Together you will continuously evolve our technology stack and also contribute to cross-functional system architecture, software system design, analytics applications, and rapid prototyping. Our client strives to provide the best experience and value to our users/customers, so we focus on continuous innovation, delivery, and feedback. The engineering culture is underpinned by sharing knowledge, coaching, and growing together. You will have the opportunity to explore/innovate new technologies, mentor engineers, and lead Technology initiatives. You will enjoy this role if you love writing code, learning new technologies, solving problems, and winning as a team. 

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
• Commercial experience with Java
• Desire to learn JavaScript and work as a Full Stack
• Commercial experience applying engineering best practices (SOLID, TDD, Agile/Scrum)
• Good knowledge of SQL and related database technologies

Preferred qualifications:

• A natural leader with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Full-stack experience
• Experience with React.js, JavaScript Unit Testing frameworks (React Testing Library)
• Good understanding and ability to apply modern technologies, data structures, and design patterns to solve real problems efficiently
• Customer/User-focused with proven experience improving UX

Responsibilities:

• Support the Technical Architect to move forward our Technology and Teams by removing impediments and coaching junior team members
• Technical leadership within squad/team to help the team meet delivery milestones and deliver high-quality products
• Understands the importance/need to deliver on business objectives and makes major contributions to our code that serves as an example to other engineers
• Contributes towards continuous improvement by driving changes to engineer practices with well-reasoned arguments and actionable insights
• Stay up to date with the newest technological developments and best practices
• Be empathetic towards team members and customers

Technology Stack:

• Languages: Java and JavaScript, SQL 
• Frameworks: DropWizard, React and Play Framework (Scala)
• Databases: PostgreSQL, AWS Redshift, Redis
• Technologies: RabbitMQ (messaging), Quartz scheduling, Docker and Kubernetes, Maven
• CI/CD: TeamCity
• Source Control: Git (GitHub)
• Other Tools: IntelliJ IDEA, Jira, Grafana