E-Commerce Java Software Engineer

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• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave 

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

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What You'll be Doing (Responsibilities):

• Designs, develops, tests, and implements applications. 
• Works within the SAFe Agile framework and utilizes CI/CD best practices.
• Interfaces with the Technical Product Owner and IT partners to develop acceptance criteria for features and user stories and ensures acceptance criteria are met.
• Performs unit tests, monitors results, and takes required corrective actions as needed.
• Optimizes and enhances applications and interfaces to meet SLA/functional requirements.
• Assists product owners in systems analysis and creation or updating of documentation for all business processes.
• Participates with other IT members, customers and other stakeholders in new product reviews, tests and pilots.
• Performs feasibility studies/proofs of concept to evaluate solutions.
• Participates in structured walk-throughs, secure coding, and technical reviews ensuring application coding and design follows secure coding and design principles.
• Assists in the production support and maintenance of applications.
• Actively participates in all team Agile ceremonies.

This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience on Agile teams in Agile development environment. SAFe certification or training is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in systems development and programming.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Java Spring, Spring Boot, SQL, Kafka or other Event Based technologies, development and programming using docker with AKS, Open Shift or similar Kubernetes Solutions
• Experience working in Retail Domain or related domains
• Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and think critically about how to solve a business problem
• Experience using Git in a highly distributed team asynchronously.
• SAFe / agile certifications or relevant work experience
• Experience with Postman, Swagger, and experience with a variety of design patterns.
• Experience developing unit test cases required
• Knowledge and understanding of structured analysis and technical design techniques.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of agile practices in a cross-functional environment preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and deploy Java applications using frameworks such as Spring Boot or Hibernate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following industry best practices.
• Participate in the design and architecture of new software solutions.
• Debug and troubleshoot application issues, ensuring optimal performance and security.
• Deploy and manage Java applications in OpenShift environments.
• Implement and manage real-time data processing solutions using Apache Kafka.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to established coding standards.
• Create technical documentation for software development processes.
• Stay updated with emerging trends and technologies in Java development.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Proven experience as a Java Developer (3+ years).
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts.
• Proficiency in Java 8+ and related frameworks (Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc.).
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (Azure Cosmos DB).
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and web services.
• Familiarity with build tools such as Maven or Gradle.
• Experience with version control systems (Git).
• Experience deploying applications on OpenShift or similar container platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, including building producers and consumers.
• Good understanding of software design patterns and principles (SOLID, DRY, etc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• E-commerce experience working in and with Order Management Systems or related systems
• Familiarity with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, React).
• Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Deep understanding of Kafka Streams and Kafka Connect.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.