Java Developer

Sportserve•Capon Bridge, WV

36d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sportserve is seeking a software engineer to join a new Payments Ecosystem Scrum team. This role involves shaping and building the future of tools and products in the Payments area by creating and maintaining microservices for a new payments solution. The engineer will participate in architectural design decisions and collaborate closely with frontend developers, testers, and business analysts within the same team. This is a greenfield project utilizing cutting-edge technologies within a multi-cultural, geographically distributed team, primarily communicating online. The role requires flexibility due to team members working in different time zones (mainly Europe and Philippines) and participation in an on-call technical support rota.

Requirements

Solid knowledge of Java 11+ and Spring ecosystem.
Solid knowledge of SQL, preferably with MySQL databases.
Experience in working with Java-based ORMs like JPA/Hibernate.
Experience designing and building RESTful web service APIs and REST API clients.
Understanding of Java concurrency and multithreading.
Demonstrable knowledge of Maven and Linux.
Experience with CI tools and automation (Gitlab, Jenkins).
Passion for writing high quality, rock solid software.
Background in Agile Software Development using Scrum Methodology.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any related technical field.
At least 3 years of working experience as Java developer working on varied types of software development projects.
Very good oral and written English communication skills.
Comfortable working as part of multicultural and geographically distributed development team.
Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines.
Ability to organise and manage multiple priorities.
Easy learner, motivated to obtain new skills and grow professionally.
Independent but collaborative, driven, assertive.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of JVM monitoring and performance tuning Java applications, as well as troubleshooting issues in production.
Experience building highly transactional, high volume distributed server applications.
Knowledge of Asynchronous Messaging (Kafka or RabbitMQ).
Distributed caching (Hazelcast or Redis).
Hands on experience with Docker and Kuberenetes.
Knowledge of application security and best practices.
Knowledge of Quarkus framework.
Development of back office applications using JS, React or Angular is a plus.
Background in Online Gaming or Payments is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Working as part of squads and occasionally solo developments as the business needs arise.
Discuss/Meet business stakeholders to understand the problems they wish to address.
Liaise with architects, analysts, business representatives, infrastructure specialists to jointly develop proposals for technical solutions including implementation deployment, support and troubleshooting overviews.
Scope and conduct needed Proof of Concepts when necessary.
Help identify probable causes and provide immediate solution during an incident.
Work as part of Agile development team (Scrum): attend team meetings, report on assigned tasks progress, participate in sprints planning and tasks estimation.
Complete tasks & deliver projects on-time and according to company standards.
Contribute significant ideas for making the applications better and easier to use.
Provide assistance to other developers/projects as needed.
Take part in OOH on-call technical support rota.