Java Backend developer only local to Illinois

9+ years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java

• Team is using Java 17, so will consider anyone with Java 17 or higher
• Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible 
• AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB
• Strong AWS experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree is required with 8+ years’ experience needed
• Hybrid in Chicago, IL(They will not look at the profiles who are non-local)

***Only qualified Software Engineer candidates located in the Chicago, IL area will be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***

Client Job ID:  41591-1

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field is required w/ 9+ years’ experience needed

• Master’s degree with 6+ years’ experience

Required Technical Skills:

• 9+ years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java  

Proven experience in many of the following:

• Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale

• Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases

• Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.

• Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc.

• Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure

• Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)

Strong understanding and/or experience in many of the following:

• Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ

• Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs

• Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible o Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development

• Hands on experience with testing tools such as Cucumber and Selenium and their integration into CI/CD pipelines

• Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle

• Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc

• Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms  

Soft Skills:  

• Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms

• Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints

• Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment

• Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities