Java Developer

Job description / Role

We are looking for a Java developer responsible for the development and maintenance of server applications aimed to serve web applications. Your primary focus will be the development of back- end services and their integration with front-end clients. You will be working along-side other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving is essential.

Responsibilities and Duties:
• Design, build, and maintain reusable, reliable and testable Java code
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help to maintain code quality, organization, and automation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features

Requirements

• Experience : 5+ years
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Proven software Java development experience
• Familiar with Java 8+ SDK features
• Java EE frameworks (Spring, Hibernate,...).
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Good knowledge in SQL
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good to know: Python, PHP, JS, HTML.

About the Company

Alpha Data, is the leading system integrator with over 30 years track record. Founded in 1981, Alpha Data has grown from two employees to a 700-strong workforce building ICT infrastructure solutions for thousands of organizations.

Alpha Data works with its clients though a combination of deep-level business and technical expertise, an extensive knowledge of today’s technologies, and a mature, highly capable delivery and services infrastructure. Alpha Data’s offerings help our customers improve processes, reduce data centre and infrastructure costs, manage risk and governance and enhance top-line revenue. Our business approach is based on establishing long-term partnerships that encourage success through mutual benefit.

Alpha Data has established strong industry ties, with the highest level of accreditation achieved with HP, Microsoft, Avaya, Cisco, Belden and Juniper in addition to an eco-system of complementary vendors. This enables Alpha Data to deliver a breadth of best-of-breed solutions to its customers through our teams of pre-sales, post sales, project implementation and support experts. Alpha Data has won the Systems Integrator of the Year Award at two of the region’s leading technology awards - CPI’s Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Awards and ITP’s Network Middle East Innovation Awards, respectively and has always maintained a top position in the list of system integrators in UAE.