Senior Java Engineer — Real-Time Weather & GIS

The Weather Channel; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Weather Channel is seeking a Senior Developer in Madison, Wisconsin, to build Java and Scala services for weather data applications. You will work with cutting-edge technologies like AWS and Cassandra, solving complex data challenges in a collaborative Scrum environment.

A Bachelor's Degree in computer science and 5 years of relevant experience are required. This role emphasizes creative problem-solving, teamwork, and providing robust technical solutions in an evolving landscape.

Qualifications

• 5 years of related experience in full-cycle software development.
• Highly proficient in software design, debugging, documentation, and testing.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Agile methodology.

Responsibilities

• Produce scalable Java and Scala services from product requirements.
• Handle both back-end and occasional front-end type work.
• Document and demonstrate solutions through documentation and flowcharts.
• Improve operations by conducting systems analysis and recommending changes.

Skills

Server-side concurrent programming on JVM

GIS and weather data sets/systems

Performance testing and tuning

AWS

SQL

Cassandra

Spring

Unix

JSON

REST

Education

Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related field

Job description

The Weather Channel is seeking a Senior Developer in Madison, Wisconsin, to build Java and Scala services for weather data applications. You will work with cutting-edge technologies like AWS and Cassandra, solving complex data challenges in a collaborative Scrum environment.

A Bachelor's Degree in computer science and 5 years of relevant experience are required. This role emphasizes creative problem-solving, teamwork, and providing robust technical solutions in an evolving landscape.