Senior Java Software Engineer for a Research Databases Company

We are currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer with 3+ years of Java experience, Spring and Microservices expertise, to join our team for a new open source project.

The customer provides a complete and optimized research solution comprised of e-journals, e-books, and research databases — all combined with the most powerful discovery service to support the information needs and maximize the research experience of its end-users.

The main pool of tasks is associated with work on “greenfield” projects focused on designing, architecting, and building core software products onto the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform.

Responsibilities

Work with a team on design, implementation, testing and delivery of high-volume customer-facing applications that support customer’s products and services
Collaborate with product management and your team while analyzing and decomposing complex software features into simpler stories for planning and execution
Collaborate with your team to manage and estimate the size and complexity of the features/stories
Perform the technical design, implementation, and testing of feature/stories and commit to what can be accomplished in an iteration
Own system and feature quality throughout the development, testing and deployment phases to ensure quality delivery expectations are met
Suggest improvements to continuously improve the quality of the team’s deliverables
Conduct new technology research, proof of concept, and design work that will provide direction for the enhancement of the overall system and products
Adhere to software engineering best practices for design, coding standards, performance, security, delivery, maintainability and culture
Demonstrate ownership of developed components from development through production

Requirements

3+ years of Java experience
Knowledge of Spring
Good experience with Microservices
Experience with React
Understanding and experience with Redux
Knowledge of Node.js
Proficient English (written and spoken) B2

Nice to have

Experience with AWS
Knowledge of CI/CD, Jenkins
Familiarity with Scrum
Experience in testing of web applications (such as Karma.js and JMeter)

Benefits

International projects with top brands
Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
Healthcare benefits
Employee financial programs
Paid time off and sick leave
Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
Global career opportunities
Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
EPAM Employee Groups
Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn