Senior Java Backend Engineer (Google Cloud Platform)

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Skills

Java

Google Cloud Platform
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
API

Job Description:

Roles and Responsibilities

Contribute to high level design as well as detailed design of complex subsystems with emphasis in high availability and low latency.

Define and revise architectural guiding principles to steer our platform and solution development together with our other solution architects.

Conduct proof of concept to validate the feasibility and performance of proposed solutions aligning with project goals and requirements.

Engage and work with cross-functional leaders to understand and help define business principles, goals, and strategy within scope of responsibility.

Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies.

Expertise in the definition and implementation of effective software engineering practices and processes that result in high speed to market: i.e., open-source style project maintainers, PR review process, issue triage, code reviews, code contribution metrics definition, test automation strategy, CI/CD optimization, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Science Engineering, or related field.

8 years of software development experience.

Experience in all phases of software development including design, configuration, testing, debugging, implementation, and support of large-scale, business centric and process-based applications

8 years of development experience with Java (minimum Java 8), Python, or Go

5 years of Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) services and architecture

Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, and microservices

3 years of development experience with Web Technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React)

Demonstrated experience in Agile development, application design, software development, and testing.

Strong technical capability with an intense desire to learn new skills and industry trends.

Demonstrated experience with object-oriented design and coding with variety of languages and proven ability to understand and use complex data structures and associated components.

Must be willing and able to express new ideas, concerns, and opinions directly to wider team including tech and business partners in team meetings in person or video/tele conferencing.

Must have experience of writing applications for deployment on cloud environment including OpenShift and Docker containers.

Must have experience with performance and monitoring tools e.g., Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK

Analytical skills and knack of looking for non-obvious solutions.

Knowledge CI/CD, system testing, test automation.

Experience in infrastructure, application monitoring, platform stabilization and Investment performance a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Function As a Service (FaaS) &

Lambda

Experience with Event Driven and Reactive Programming.

Experience developing solutions considering web privacy and security regulations.