Java and SpringBoot Developer

Archer; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, collaborating with Kainos, seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Senior Associate) to develop high-quality solutions that delight customers and improve lives worldwide. The role emphasizes fast-paced decision-making, learning new technologies, and mentoring teammates.

You'll design, build, test, and maintain modern software applications, contribute to architecture and product planning, and help shape technical direction in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Must have demonstrable Java and AWS experience.
• Experience designing, building, testing and maintaining modern software applications.
• Experience applying development best practices and patterns in relation to security, scalability and performance.
• Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, user story/requirement creation.
• Experience of design and development across multiple layers of an application.
• Mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Develop high quality software solutions that delight users worldwide.
• Make sound, reasoned technical decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to technical direction.

Skills

Java

AWS

Software design

Testing

Security best practices

Scalability

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Architecture

Layered architecture

Job description

Archer is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Job Description

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:

As a Senior Software Engineer (Senior Associate) in Kainos, you'll be responsible for developing high quality solutions which delight our customers and impact the lives of users worldwide. It's a fast-paced environment so it is important for you to make sound, reasoned decisions. You'll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to learn, develop and grow as you, in turn, mentor those around you.

Minimum (essential) Requirements

• Must have demonstrable Java and AWS experience
• Proficient in designing, building, testing and maintaining modern software applications
• Experience of applying development best practices and patterns in relation to security, scalability and performance
• Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, user story/requirement creation.
• Experience of design and development across multiple layers of an application
• Mentoring junior team members

Desirable

• Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to technical and non-technical people.
• Experience of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery techniques
• Experience of debugging and troubleshooting live applications
• Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and with wider non-technical audiences
• Experience of multiple programming languages and data storage technologies
• Experience of balancing technical decisions with user needs and commercial constraints
• Knowledge of public cloud platforms, such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS and PaaS offerings