Senior Java Software Engineer

EXL; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Buffalo is looking for a skilled candidate with at least 8 years of experience in Java, Spring boot, and cloud technologies. The role demands agility and expertise in managing services, ensuring resilience, and supporting DevOps teams. Familiarity with Google Cloud and monitoring tools is preferred. You'll be part of a dynamic team focused on developing and testing modern APIs, with a hybrid work model involving 3 days in the client office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years working experience with Java, Spring boot, API, JSON, SQL, NodeJS, ReactJS and Groovy.
• Knowledge of Cloud technologies is an added advantage, preferable Google Cloud.
• Experience managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in identification and resolution of incidents associated with the IT service.
• Ensure service resilience and recovery time objectives are met for software solutions.
• Work with engineering teams in an Agile fashion and develop user interfaces.

Skills

Java

Spring boot

API

JSON

SQL

NodeJS

ReactJS

Groovy

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Jenkins

GitHub

Monitoring tools

Job description

Location: Buffalo (Hybrid 3 days in client office)

Experience: with 7-10 years of experience (1 position); with 10+ years of experience (1 position)

Duration: Full time

Principal Accountabilities

• Provide support in identification and resolution of all incidents associated with the IT service, as directed by leadership of the DevOps team
• Ensure service resilience, service sustainability and recovery time objectives are met for all the software solutions delivered
• Working with Ops, Dev and Test Engineers to ensure operational issues (performance, operator intervention, alerting, design defect related issues, etc.) are identified and addressed at all stages of a product or service release / change
• Work with engineering teams in an Agile fashion
• Develop and support of modern APIs and Microservices
• Develop and support user interface in ReactJS and NodeJS
• Manage releases (packaging, build jobs, Jenkins)
• Employ various automation tools in Bash, Perl & Python, Groovy
• Continually deploy & test your work, learn new techniques and technologies as a result of peer review and mentorship; share what you have learned with your peers
• Experience in architecture and connectivity solutions using 3rd party tools
• Knowledge of clouds (specifically on Google Cloud Platform)
• Liaise with other engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to understand and drive the product or service’s direction
• Establish a digital environment and automate processes to minimize variation and ensure predictable high-quality code and data
• Create technical test plans and records, including unit and integration tests, within automated test environments to ensure code quality
• Provide support to DevOps teams working at all stages of a product or service release/change with a strong customer focus and end to end journeys, ensuring they have an excellent domain knowledge
• Keep up to date and have expertise on current tools, technologies and areas like cyber security and regulations pertaining to aspects such as data privacy, consent, data residency etc. that are applicable

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications

• Minimum 8 + years working experience with Java, Spring boot, API, JSON, SQL, OpenAI specs, NodeJS, ReactJS and Groovy (preferred)
• Knowledge of Cloud technologies is an added advantage, preferable Google Cloud
• Good knowledge of Jenkins and GITHUB
• Good knowledge of Monitoring tools like App Dynamics, Splunk and Ansible
• Experience managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment across multiple time zones and locations.

Preferred

• Comfortable operating in an “agile” development team, self-starting, motivated
• Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering practices
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Takes ownership, pride in delivered work
• Knowledge of software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle
• Clear, professional communication skills able to contribute to team discussions, knowing when to contribute, when to listen, and when to ask questions