Java Developer + React

Job Responsibilities:

• The ideal candidate will support designing, building, and integrating systems.
• Java and Web development experience is essential.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Responsibilities will include working with business stakeholders to fulfil the requirements and supporting solutions using JavaScript, Java, and RDBMS.
• To be successful in this role, the candidate must be eager to create robust, well tested solutions that satisfy real business problems and possess good problem solving skills.
• The candidate will liaise with global teams to understand requirements, develop high quality code, and deliver projects.

Responsibilities:

• Handson design and development of high quality Java applications within a multitier, enterprise environment.
• Ensure all code aligns with established architectural standards, integration patterns, and enterprise engineering guidelines.
• Collaborate closely with global development teams and business stakeholders to gather requirements, refine solutions, and deliver impactful features.
• Build proofs of concepts to evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and solution approaches.
• Participate actively in design discussions, contributing to architectural decisions and long term platform direction.
• Investigate and resolve production issues with a focus on root cause analysis, stability, and continuous improvement.
• Support all phases of the SDLC, including analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, and post release support.
• Foster a culture of quality by applying best practices, advocating for improvements, and contributing to team knowledge sharing.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated hands on experience building enterprise grade microservices using Java 11+, including strong proficiency in RESTful API design, API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger), and build tools such as Gradle or Maven.
• Strong front end development capability in React , with the ability to create performant, user friendly interfaces.
• Deep expertise in relational databases preferably PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, or DB2 including data modelling, performance optimization, and advanced SQL proficiency.
• Practical experience working with Kubernetes and modern microservices architectures in production environments.
• Ability to develop solutions in Python and Unix shell scripting (e.g., Bash).
• Experience writing high quality unit tests with JUnit, and familiarity with TDD or BDD methodologies is a strong plus.
• Strong understanding of Git based source control workflows and exposure to CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins.
• Comfortable working within Linux environments and leveraging command line tools for development and debugging.
• Solid grasp of Agile methodologies, including experience with Agile tools such as JIRA.
• Ability to write clean, reusable, maintainable code that aligns with engineering best practices and enterprise standards.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical thinking, and the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and levels of seniority.

Educational Qualification: Minimum BA or BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field