Associate Java Developer

Priceline • Toronto, ON

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Associate Software Developer - Java This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: Two days in-office. Our Technology team is the backbone of our company: constantly creating, testing, learning and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you’re in the right place. Why this job’s a big deal: Join an Agile team of professionals that are instrumental in building the next generation of travel applications. We constantly explore new technologies and engineer better solutions for ever demanding business needs. Our team of engineers, at all levels, work with the business leaders in defining the product roadmap and come up with innovative solutions to grow the future of travel. We design and develop our back end systems and REST APIs that serve hundreds of millions of searches a day, collecting and parsing data across thousands of partners to get the best deals for our customers. In this role you will get to: Participate in mission critical projects with direct impact on the evolution of Priceline's business. Be part of a cross-functional agile team that continuously experiments, iterates and delivers on new product objectives. Showcase your development skills of Core Java or similar programming languages. Apply your programming skills towards building low latency and high throughput transactional services with continuous integration and automation testing. Implement SQL composition skills that collects and queries data for investigation and analysis in real time from our applications. Utilize your knowledge to understand our codebase, systems and business requirements to effectively make changes to our applications. Effectively collaborate and engage in team efforts, speak up for what you think are the best solutions and be able to converse respectfully and compromise when necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Core Java.
• Experience building applications with Node.js, has an understanding about how Node works and applying common libraries
• Thorough SQL compositions skills for composing queries and analysis.
• Deep understanding of modern real-time as well as batch processing big data solutions (Spark/ Kafka/KSql/ Flink/ Apache Beam)
• Experience developing applications that work with NoSQL stores (e.g.Cassandra, Bigtable, MongoDB)
• Comfort and experience with Spring Frameworks, Web Services and APIs.
• Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust.
• Unquestionable integrity and ethics is essential.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Microservices, Kubernetes, Dockers is a big positive.

Responsibilities

• Participate in mission critical projects with direct impact on the evolution of Priceline's business.
• Be part of a cross-functional agile team that continuously experiments, iterates and delivers on new product objectives.
• Showcase your development skills of Core Java or similar programming languages.
• Apply your programming skills towards building low latency and high throughput transactional services with continuous integration and automation testing.
• Implement SQL composition skills that collects and queries data for investigation and analysis in real time from our applications.
• Utilize your knowledge to understand our codebase, systems and business requirements to effectively make changes to our applications.
• Effectively collaborate and engage in team efforts, speak up for what you think are the best solutions and be able to converse respectfully and compromise when necessary.

Benefits

• Health & wellness coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources
• Generous time off including PTO, holidays, a company-wide Priceline Pause reset week, and paid volunteer days
• Work/life support including the ability to work up to 4 weeks per year from anywhere, parental leave, dependent care and family support resources, Summer Fridays, and office perks like stocked kitchens and catered meals (varies by location)
• Financial security programs such as retirement plans with company contributions, life and disability coverage, and tax-advantaged accounts
• Signature travel perks including employee-only discounts on hotels and flights, VIP deals, and Big Deal Bucks credits
• Additional perks & discounts like travel and partner discounts, tuition support, legal support, and pet benefits
• A people-first culture with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), social events, recognition programs, and service awards that help you connect, grow, and celebrate together

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level