Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.) · 11 hours ago
Java Backend Engineer
Alpharetta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expSoftware Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is seeking a Java Backend Engineer for a contract assignment with a premier Financial Services client in Alpharetta, GA. The role involves driving product development and modernization initiatives while designing and programming components for financial products used by millions of customers daily.
Information TechnologyStaffing Agency
Hiring Manager
Dean McGowan
Responsibilities
Engage in technical discussions; participate in technical designs and present technical ideas through white boarding
Work closely with your peers and keep engaging in a fast pace technical design and development team
Execute in a fast-paced delivery mode and focus in delivering tasks to meet the product release goal
Maintain code quality through best practices, unit testing and code quality automation
Understand whole product, its modules and the interrelationship between them while being an expert in the assigned component or module
Help in designing interfaces and information exchange between modules
Possess advanced domain knowledge and show great customer focus
Expert in processes / methodologies and Skilled in build, release & deployment processes
Articulate the need for scalability and understand the importance of improving quality through testing
Be an expert in writing code that meets standards and delivers the desired functionality using the technology selected for the project
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in STEM Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
7-15 years of relevant professional experience or 5 years with master's or 2 years with PhD Desired
Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Software Design Patterns and coding principles
Hands-on experience in microservices architecture and development, Databases such as Oracle MySQL, Sybase, PostgreSQL etc
7 - 15 years' experience in Java
Experience in building scalable and highly available distributed systems
Experience in assessing application performance and optimizing/improving it through design and best coding practices
Be an expert in core data structures as well as algorithms and can implement them using language of choice
Experience in agile software development
Strong problem-solving abilities and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments
Evangelizes how our technology solves customer problems from a technology and business perspective
Demonstrates clarity of thinking to work through limited information and vague problem definitions
Proactively identifies and address customer issues in product
Shares knowledge, establishing trust, credibility, and goodwill
Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
Able to work well with global teams, including time-zone flexibility
Open to take new responsibility, learn new technologies or systems to deliver business value
Preferred
Preferred experience in ServiceMesh, Containers and Kubernetes technologies
Preferred hands-on experience in building cloud-based software leveraging cloud and open-source technology and frameworks
Preferred understanding and experience in one of the public clouds (AWS, Azure) native services
C++ and Golang is a plus
Company
Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.)
For more than 40 years, SGA has delivered technology and resource solutions that Fortune 500 organizations, mid-size companies, state and local governments, and higher education institutions rely on to achieve their goals/missions.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Peter Taylor
CEO
Andrew Gallagher - CCWP
Senior Vice President - Strategic Partnerships
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