Lead Java Developer

Techsara Solutions; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Techsara Solutions seeks two senior Java developers and a team lead to build mission-critical products on large, multi-year projects. You will define software requirements and own end-to-end features, applying Java/J2EE with a focus on scalable, enterprise applications.

The team lead will mentor others and help shape best practices while collaborating with product and architecture teams. Expect involvement in new technology adoption and code reviews across the stack.

Qualifications

• Extensive Java/J2EE development experience across large-scale web apps.
• Experience delivering enterprise-grade Internet applications end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles and testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise-grade Java/J2EE applications and features using Java 8/J2EE stack.
• Lead and mentor a team of senior developers, guiding best practices and code quality.
• Define software requirements and take ownership of end-to-end features across multi-year projects.
• Work with REST, SOAP, HTTP protocols and integrate with various services and tools.

Skills

Java web development

Mentor / team lead

REST / SOAP / HTTP

J2EE / Java 8+

Spring MVC Hibernate Wicket

Ecommerce experience

Tomcat

MySQL

Unix/Linux

XML / XSLT / XPath

JMS / MQ

CQ5 / Interwoven CMS

Tools

Eclipse IDE

Maven

Ant

Job description

We are looking for two senior java developer and a team lead to help develop mission-critical products, define software requirements, and own end-to-end features on large, multi-year projects. The senior software developer will implement creative solutions to complex problems, which may include introducing new systems to our technology stacks, reworking data models, re-thinking persistence layers, or simply taking an active role in code reviews.

As an essential part of our product team, the senior software developers will evangelize product excellence for enterprise-grade application development. The team lead will be expected to mentor and learn from our team of world-class developers.

They will be involved in developing a variety of application types using Java and J2EE including coding new applications from predefined program specifications, performing the maintenance and modification of programs currently in production and the opportunity to work with some of the latest and emerging technologies.

Responsible for the delivery and support of a large number of high profile web applications which require someone of excellent technical ability looking to make their mark in this diverse and expanding team.

Lead Requirements:

• 10+ years of IT experience.
• 5+ years of Java web development experience.
• 2+ years serving as a mentor or leader in a technical environment.
• 2+ years of prior experience working with web applications running Java 8.
• Thorough understanding of software development and testing life cycles.
• Proven technology and implementation know-how with multi-tier web applications with internationalization variables, like text in multiple languages, changing currency, various units of measurement, and differing needs over the course of 24 hours by time zone.
• Spring, MVC, Hibernate, and/or Wicket.
• SAP Hybris.
• Ecommerce and Retail Digital.
• Back end of low-code or no-code systems.

eCommerce AWS/Java / J2EE Developer/Lead Mandatory Experience

• Must have eCommerce experience
• Full project lifecycle experience in delivering complex Internet based applications
• Develop enterprise-grade applications using Java 8/JEE (and higher), AngularJS, React.js, SQL, Spring, and HTML5, among other tools.
• Experience of Web Service development and good knowledge of REST, SOAP, HTTP protocols
• Working knowledge of Apache Tomcat preferred but other platforms accepted
• Deployment knowledge for one or more of the major J2EE application server platforms, including use of Maven or Ant a plus
• Good SQL skills experience with MySQL Cluster preferred but also MySQL and Oracle
• Familiar with Unix based systems (Solaris, HPUX, BSD, Linux)
• Working knowledge of Eclipse preferred but other IDE platforms accepted alongside version control systems (e.g. CVS, Subversion).
• Working knowledge of MySQL Cluster, MySQL preferred but other major RDBMS solutions accepted.
• Understanding of object-oriented concepts.
• XML/XSLT parsers, XPath, XMLBeans, JDOM
• Jakarta libraries such as Log4J, Commons, ANT and Junit
• JMS and message queues such as IBM's MQ Series or equivalents beneficial.
• Exposure to content management systems technology, e.g. CQ5, Interwoven

Certification & Training:

• Sun Java Certification or other vendor certifications preferred
• Java Software Engineer, J2EE Software Developer, Java Programmer,