Senior Java API & Microservices Engineer

VLink, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive insurance options

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Job summary

VLink, Inc. is seeking a senior Java backend engineer to design, build and maintain API-driven back-end services for large-scale systems from Pittsburgh or Dallas. You will collaborate with API developers and DevOps to deploy robust, scalable software.

You will work with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Spring Boot and RESTful services, implement security, performance and integration with Oracle/ SQL Server, and participate in code reviews, testing and CI/CD processes.

Qualifications

• At least 6+ years overall experience Java/J2EE development with REST API, Spring Boot, XML, JSON, Swagger
• 5+ years of experience developing and consuming SOAP and REST web services for an operational/production environment
• Work with API developers across the teams to build new API features at large-scale
• Experience working with OpenShift, Containerization and Microservices
• 3+ years of GitHub, Jenkins and CI/CD server
• Knowledge of client-side technologies like Node JS, Angular 8+
• Experience in Kubernetes, Apache Kafka and MongoDB
• Experience integrating Java based applications with Oracle / SQL Server
• Hands on experience working REST API development using Spring Boot & Spring framework
• Experience coding to prevent hacking and other vulnerabilities
• Strong collaboration and communication skills within distributed project teams and in an Agile environment

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain and implementation of API, microservices and backend components
• Work with API developers across the team to build new features at large scale
• Improve API standards and services
• Development and unit testing of Java RESTful services that integrates with external client systems
• Working Knowledge and hands on experience in DEVOPs tools like Jenkins, uDeploy and GIT
• Review Design Documents and provide feedback on approach and estimates
• Creates technical designs for new systems, and/or modifications to existing systems.
• Ability to prioritize work and meet deadline and also establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, project team members, supervisors, and employees from other departments.
• Work closely with internal and external design, business, and technical counterparts
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work closely with diverse personality types and understand technical issues.
• Research and recommend functional libraries to expedite development.

Skills

Java/J2EE

REST API

Spring Boot

OpenShift

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitHub

Node.js

Angular 8+

MongoDB

Oracle/SQL Server

Tools

Jenkins

uDeploy

Git

Job description

VLink, Inc. is seeking a senior Java backend engineer to design, build and maintain API-driven back-end services for large-scale systems from Pittsburgh or Dallas. You will collaborate with API developers and DevOps to deploy robust, scalable software.

You will work with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Spring Boot and RESTful services, implement security, performance and integration with Oracle/ SQL Server, and participate in code reviews, testing and CI/CD processes.