Senior Java Software Engineer with AWS for a Research Databases company

We are currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer with 4+ years of development experience in Java, knowledge of AWS, and familiarity with Microservices to join our team.

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 “green field” 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

4+ years of Java development experience
Strong experience with Spring Boot
Strong experience with Microservices
Good experience with REST API
Proficiency in AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service), DynamoDB
Proficient English (written and spoken) B2+

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