Senior Backend Java Developer

Request Technology - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Senior

Chicago, IL

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Backend Java Developer will be responsible for designing and developing large-scale, compute and event-driven solutions. This role requires extensive experience in Java and cloud technologies, particularly AWS, to create high-performing, scalable, and secure applications. The position involves active participation in requirement analysis, design, and implementation within an Agile environment, ensuring adherence to quality standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates and leads requirement analysis and reviews to identify missing or incomplete requirements.
• Actively participates in design of highly performing, scalable, secure, reliable and cost optimized solutions.
• Primary responsibility is application design and development of next gen clearing applications for business requirements in agreed architecture framework and Agile environment.
• Thoroughly analyzes requirements, develops, tests, and documents software quality to ensure proper implementation.
• Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules, and external facing reporting.
• Performs thorough code-reviews based on high engineering standards.
• Writes unit and integration tests based on chosen test frameworks.
• Performs application and project risk analysis and recommends quality improvements.
• Assists Production Support by providing advice on system functionality and fixes as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years of experience in building large scale, compute and event-driven solutions.
• Experience in Java 11+
• Experience developing software using Object Oriented Designs, advanced patterns (like AOP) and multi-threading is required.
• Experience with cloud technologies and migrations.
• Experience preferred with AWS foundational services like VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3 ACLs, KMS, AWS CLI and IAM etc.
• Experience following Git workflows.
• Working knowledge of DevOps tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience with distributed message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc.

Benefits

• Competitive salary starting at $140k
• Bonus opportunities
• Hybrid work model (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)