Staff Java Backend Developer

Sonar International Ltd - Austin, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Austin, TX

501-1,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Java Software Engineer at Sonar, you will play a crucial role in enhancing SonarQube and SonarCloud, focusing on delivering high-quality code quality and security tools. You will collaborate with Product Managers and UX designers to develop new features, lead architectural decisions, and mentor fellow engineers, all while working in a dynamic and supportive environment that values innovation and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product Managers and UX designers to specify new features and improve products.
• Develop new features with a focus on end-user experience, including writing unit and integration tests.
• Lead the definition of the architecture of applications on AWS.
• Take ownership of the team's work and drive sprints to completion.
• Deploy and monitor new features in production.
• Help solve production problems related to the team's features.
• Provide mentorship to engineers to help them grow in their technical responsibilities and remove blockers to their autonomy.
• Work with agile methodologies.
• Contribute to the definition of the team's short and long-term goals.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a Java Software Engineer.
• 1+ year of experience as a Staff Engineer or equivalent level.
• Proficient in developing in Java with clean and maintainable code, considering design patterns and application architecture.
• Good knowledge of engineering processes, structural design, and system optimization.
• Excellent engineering skills and a solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals.
• Ability to take initiative and complete projects with minimal supervision.
• Experience supporting and mentoring other team members.
• Experience architecting cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Experience with relational RDBMS (such as Postgres) and SQL.
• Familiarity with code quality practices, including testing frameworks and constructive code reviews.
• Knowledge of build tools (Maven or Gradle) and experience with version control systems such as git.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB.
• Experience with the design and implementation of REST web services APIs.

Benefits

• Flexible work policy including remote and in-office hybrid work.
• Continuous education support for skill development.
• Dynamic work culture that values respect and kindness.
• Work-life balance initiatives.