Request Technology, LLC · 2 days ago
Director of Java Kafka Software Engineering
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expRequest Technology, LLC is a prestigious financial institution seeking a Director of Software Development with strong Java and Kafka experience. The candidate will lead a team of software engineers in designing and delivering scalable applications and data solutions while driving the strategy for a data-driven organization.
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Hiring Manager
Craig Johnson
Responsibilities
Manage, lead, and mentor software development team
Serve as technical product owner flushing out detailed business, architectural, and design requirements
Develop solutions to complex technical challenges while coding, testing, troubleshooting and documenting the systems you and your team develop
Recommend architectural changes and new technologies and tools that improve the efficiency and quality of OCC’s systems and development processes
Lead the efforts to optimize application performance and resilience though analysis, code refactoring, and systems tuning
Collaborate with others to deliver complex projects involving the integration with multiple systems
Work closely with internal and external business and technology partners
Build and manage a team of skilled software engineers
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience leading software development teams
Experience with Java
Experience with distributed message brokers like Flink, Spark, Kafka Streams, etc
Experience with Agile development processes for enterprise software solutions
Experience with software testing methodologies and automated testing frameworks
Strong leadership skills
Ability to manage project teams with different timelines and focus
Knowledge of industry trends, best practices, and change management
Strong communication skills with ability to communicate and interact with engineers and business stakeholders
Team player, self-driven, motivated, and able to work under pressure
8-10 years of experience in building high performance, large scale data solutions
Experience managing a team of professionals to drive their work, providing mentoring for growth, and delivering constructive feedback or course correction where necessary
8+ years of solutions design and architecture experience
Hands-on development experience with multiple programming languages such as Python and Java
Experience with Big Data processing technologies and frameworks such as Presto, Hadoop, MapReduce, and Spark
Hands-on experiences designing and implementing RESTful APIs
Knowledge and understanding of DevOps tools and technologies such as Terraform, Git, Jenkins, Docker, Harness, NexArtifactory, and CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of SQL, data warehousing design concepts, various data management systems (structured and semi structured) and integrating with various database technologies (Relational, NoSQL)
Experience working with Cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
Experience with stream processing technologies and frameworks such as Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink
Familiarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, Elasticsearch, SignalFX, and AppDynamics
Good understanding of data integrations patterns, technologies, and tools
BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Master's degree
OCP Java Programmer Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Benefits
Position is bonus eligible
Company
Request Technology, LLC
With over 39 years of experience, Request Technology, LLC, formerly Quest Enterprises, Inc., is an established entrepreneurial executive search firm that specializes in recruiting Information Technology professionals for organizations throughout the United States.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase