Backend Java Staff Engineer

Job description / Role

Role description

The Java TL / Staff Engineer owns API and integrations capabilities / teams. He / she should be a hands-on team member who actively consults the team to solve complex problems independently and assure knowledge sharing.

Core responsibilities

• Prepare low-level designs for team members, in collaboration with solution / software architect
• Guide project teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration, and automated deployment
• Be hands-on and engage in coding to help the team develop solutions and solve all surfacing problems at hand
• Identify and remove technical impediments
• Thought partner with the product owner in story creation and acceptance criteria, and communicate tradeoffs effectively with designers
• Constantly look for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo
• Provide the team a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality
• Report to senior engineering manager

Key skills

6-7 years of experience, seen as expert in developing backend integration and REST API using Spring framework Java / Kotlin, micro-service and native-cloud.

• Can assist and support in making architecture decisions at a team and product level

Domain expertise

• Seasoned software developer with Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JUnit, NoSQL DB, in-memory cache, API Gateway, design patterns, logging, Spring Security, Maven, with deep insight into newest technologies such as Python
• Hands-on experience in production cloud, Docker, DevOps CI / CD environments
• Nice to have experience in Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, Kubernetes, OpenAPI, Gradle, and Linux shell scripting
• Knowledge in other languages such as NodeJS, GoLang, and / or Python is a plus

Agile / digital experience

• Experience in agile development, with specific solution architect (or similar) experience preferred
• Understands relationship with product owner, scrum master, design, and quality
• Experience managing technical priorities within the backlog

Individual skills

• Strong communication skills with ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions
• Active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the team’s potential
• Strong leadership skills, mainly inspirational and team-forming capabilities

Mindset & behaviors

• High energy and passionate individual who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential
• Excited about trying new solutions outside standard approved methods
• Embraces a culture of trust, free thought, and complete transparency
• Brave and rebellious, willing to challenge the status quo

Requirements

• 6-7 years of experience, seen as expert in developing backend integration and REST API using Spring framework Java / Kotlin, micro-service and native-cloud
• Seasoned software developer with Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JUnit, NoSQL DB, in-memory cache, API Gateway, design patterns, logging, Spring Security, Maven, with deep insight into newest technologies such as Python
• Hands-on experience in production cloud, Docker, DevOps CI / CD environments
• Nice to have experience in Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, Kubernetes, OpenAPI, Gradle, and Linux shell scripting
• Knowledge in other languages such as NodeJS, GoLang, and / or Python is a plus
• Experience in agile development, with specific solution architect (or similar) experience preferred
• Understands relationship with product owner, scrum master, design, and quality