Java Software Engineer (Remote)

We’re looking for a skilled Java developer to join our team of creators who are consistently raising the bar for user experience. This person should be comfortable working independently as well as with a team in the design and development of mission-critical websites, applications, and layers of infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Objectives of this role

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality Java applications at the company.
• Collaborate with teams in other departments to identify and prioritise requirements.
• Conduct technical analysis to arrive at solutions and create technological artefacts in response to production issues.
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders, project managers, quality assurance teams, and other developers regarding progress on long-term technology roadmap
• Create and maintain workflows with teams to provide visibility and to ensure workload balance for consistent visual designs
• Develop and oversee testing schedules in client server environment, addressing various browsers and devices to ensure that content is displayed as intended
• Produce quality code, raising the bar for team performance and speed
• Write code and tests, build prototypes, resolve issues, and profile and analyze bottlenecks
• Design robust APIs to support mobile and desktop clients
• Manage and optimize scalable distributed systems in the cloud
• Optimize web applications for performance and scalability
• Develop automated tests to ensure business needs are met, and allow for regression testing.

Preferred Skills

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• Proficient in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• 2.5+ years of demonstrable experience in Java development.
• Strong knowledge of Java languages and web development frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, and Struts.
• Expertise in developing web applications using front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript).
• Working knowledge of database technologies (MySQL and Oracle).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with organisational capabilities.
• Experience with IT project management methodologies, such as Agile or Scrum.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).

Nice to have

• Excellent oral and written communication
• Creative
• Self-driven
• Experience or willingness to learn