Junior Software Engineer (Backend)

Mambo Solutions Ltd.; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative team as a Junior Software Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in enhancing a cutting-edge engagement platform. This role offers the opportunity to design and develop new features while ensuring high standards of maintainability and performance. You will be part of a remote team that values communication and collaboration, engaging in pair programming and continuous improvement of coding practices. If you are a self-driven individual with a passion for software development and a desire to learn, this position is perfect for you to grow and make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years Java experience with high-grade applications.
• Knowledge of Clean Code, TDD, and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop features and applications for the platform.
• Collaborate with the team to enhance the product and coding standards.

Skills

Java

Clean Code

TDD

Refactoring

Domain Driven Design

CQRS

Git

Spring Framework

Communication Skills

Tools

GitHub

JIRA

Jenkins

Sonar

Job description

As a Junior Software Engineer you will be operating on the heart of the Mambo engagement platform. The platform is used to process millions of events coming from our global user base.

You will be expected to ramp up quickly and tackle anything from bug fixing all the way through to designing and implementing new features from the ground up.

We are methodical with our testing and are continuously refactoring to improve our code base. Our obsession with maintainability and quality is what has allowed us to evolve the platform at a rapid pace and respond to customer requests effectively.

As a member of this remote team you will need to be an avid self learner and a good communicator. Be prepared to have daily calls, master the use of collaboration tools and pair programming.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities associated to this role include:

• Design and develop features, components, services and applications
• Work closely with your team leader to shape the product, proactively suggesting enhancements and recognising opportunities
• Ensure the platform is maintainable, extensible, secure, tested and performing well
• Drive continuous improvements to our approach to development, our coding standards and quality assurance processes

Qualifications

Essential skills:

• 2+ years Java experience working on high-grade applications
• Knowledge of Clean Code, TDD, Refactoring, Domain Driven Design, CQRS and design patterns
• Experience with Git
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Self-driven, takes the initiative, determination, flexibility and knowledge hungry
• Experience with TDD / BDD
• Spring Framework including Core and Security
• Experience with the following products: Git, GitHub, JIRA, Jenkins, Sonar