Principal Software Engineer - CoreJava

smartShift Technologies Inc.; Boston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in automation solutions is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications. The role will involve agile methodologies and participation in all development lifecycle phases. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Java and Microservices, with strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 16+ years of IT experience.
• 4+ years in Java application development.
• Experience in Microservices, SQL, and DevOps tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-volume applications.
• Conduct unit, integration, and system testing.
• Participate in database design and performance improvements.

Skills

Microservices development

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

JavaScript

TypeScript

UI5

DevOps

SQL

RDBMS

Education

Any graduate

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

JSON

Jenkins

Jira

Kanban

Git

Maven

Job description

Job Title: Principal Software Engineer-Core Java

Location: Vaishnavi Tech Park, Bellandur, Bengaluru, KA

About Us

smartShift is an industry leader in providing automation solutions for the modernization of SAP custom ABAP code.

We are a 300 person, Boston-based company with operations in Germany, UK, Nordics, and India, and are experiencing profitable growth of over 30% annually, with expectations for sustained expansion in the future.

Our patented intelligent automation platform has over 250 AI algorithms that reduces manual effort and shortens digital transformation timelines for SAP customers.

Our technology is used by some of the largest enterprises in the world including Airbus, BMW, Procter & Gamble and other 100 fortune 500 companies.

The power of smartShift Intelligent Automation:

2-3X faster migration/conversion timelines.

<0.1% code transformation error rates.

40-50% reduction in IT costs.

1000+ transformation projects.

14 patents.

260+ person year of R&D time spent.

About role

Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications using agile methodologies, delivering high availability and performance.

Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.

Show competence by directing the development of entire modules with little supervision

Write well-designed, testable, efficient code following standards.

Participate in database design, SQL queries, and performance improvements.

Conduct unit, integration, regression, and system testing and fix any defects found to ensure that the release of the source code has zero defects.

• Code for consistent application of best practices, logic, and effective use of libraries and re-usable aspects of the application.
• Find effective solutions to technical issues and ensure that the application performs the functions as required.

Skills and Experience

Mandatory skills

Any graduate with 16+ years of IT experience.

The candidate should have over 4 years of hands-on experience in designing and developing applications using Java platforms.

Excellent knowledge of Microservices development (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)

Experience in Spring and Spring Boot

Proven hands-on experience in JAVA script / Type Script and UI5.

Experience in DevOps and knowledge of tools (JSON, Jenkins, Jira, Kanban, Git, Maven)

Solid understanding of RDBMS, including schema design, SQL and ORM (JPA, Hibernate)

Preferred skills

Good to have knowledge of Code coverage and static tool analysis tools Knowledge of (Sonar) SAP JCO experience is a plus.

At least 3 years of experience as a technical Architect - coaching, presenting architectural/design elements to customers and team members.

Should have 2+ years of experience using JUnit on projects.

At least 4+ years handling customers directly, should have presented architecture artifacts and technical solutions to customers and influenced customers.

If you are passionate about building the technology world, be smart and join us atsmartShift!