SPECTRAFORCE · 1 day ago
Java Software Engineer
Newark, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$55/hr - $60/hrSPECTRAFOR is looking for a Java Software Engineer to join their Retirement Strategies Technology team. The role involves coding, testing, and debugging applications while collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions. The engineer will also engage in continuous learning and innovation to enhance product offerings.
ConsultingCRMInformation TechnologyLegal
Responsibilities
Build applications ensuring that the code follows the latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; with guidance, actively code against the roadmap
Develop high-quality and efficient code adhering to all applicable standards
Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design, and other team members to understand the system end-to-end, and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impact
Write unit, integration tests, and functional automation, researching problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, and developing solutions to address the problems
Bring an understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, begin to identify opportunities to provide feedback to the team, and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day
Work on problems of diverse scope in which the analysis of data requires the evaluation of identifiable factors
Use programming languages including but not limited to Python, Java, JavaScript, React, Springboot, and Node.js frameworks
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering, or experience in related fields
Leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts, and perspectives to the benefit of the organization
Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Knowledge of business concepts, tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business
Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an ongoing basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Programming Languages: Python, Java, or JavaScript; working in distributed systems, object-oriented programming, design patterns, and design methodology; JAVA services using Spring CLI, Maven, Microservice, multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing
Frameworks: React, Springboot, Node.js, such as Full / MEAN / MERN stack
Data Store: NoSQL or Relational Data structures; MongoDB, BPM tools
Data Streaming: SQS, Kinesis
Knowledge/understanding of Application Programming Interfaces (API): Consumption & Development; implementing service-oriented architecture (SOA) patterns; Web service technologies such as APIs, REST, JSON, SOAP, XML, JDBC, MySQL Unit, interface, and end user testing; concepts and tooling (functional & non-functional)
Automated testing
Accessibility awareness
Software security skills, including secure coding, web application security, and DevSecOps; Solid grasp of security concepts (authentication, authorization, encryption, digital signature, JWT), SSL, web service proxies, firewall, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0
Dev Ops Tools & Practices: Branching techniques and usage of GitHub, Bitbucket, or Subversion; DevOps, Jenkins
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Monitoring and logging techniques
AWS Core Services: AWS Services such as CloudWatch, Code-Deploy
Preferred
AWS Development
Architecture Patterns
Design Thinking
Financial/Insurance industry knowledge is a plus, not a must
Company
SPECTRAFORCE
Welcome to SPECTRAFORCE, your gateway to NEWJOBPHORIA™! Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is now one of the largest and fastest growing U.S.
Founded in 2004
1001-5000 employees
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