Java Developer

Solvd Inc. is a premier software engineering company. We have 8 offices across the globe and over 800 international employees on staff. With over 12 years of experience, highly skilled teams around the world and deep industry knowledge, we help clients create software that improves their operations and opens new markets. We have built an impressive roster of digital-native enterprise clients including some of the biggest brands in retail and social media.

We are looking for a Java Developer to join our growing team.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the server-side logic of our applications using Java.
• Implement efficient and performant backend code for high-volume production applications.
• Conduct performance testing and tuning to improve system efficiency and scalability.
• Monitor application health and reliability in production environment.
• Collaborate with the frontend development team to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle, from concept to deployment.
• Review and refactor code, establishing best practices for code hygiene and organization.
• Provide mentorship to less-experienced developers, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems.
• Proficiency with Java frameworks such as Spring and Hibernate.
• Experience with microservice application development.
• Experience with RESTful API design and server-side implementation.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices.
• Understanding of performance troubleshooting and debugging tools.
• Strong experience with RDBMS and message brokers.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes is considered a strong advantage.
• Experience with core AWS services is a plus (EC2, S3, RDS) or core Azure services.
• Experience with integrating AdServers and other digital systems is critical.
• English: B1+.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies.
• Passion for writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code (and encouraging others to do so).

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with integration of GenAI LLMs into productions (ideally) or pet projects at least (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Bard, llama) is a nice to have.
• Experience with Java Server Faces is strong advantage.
• Previous experience leading dev team is a plus.
• Experience interviewing candidates from the market is a plus.
• Participation in presales is a plus.
• Experience with server-side JavaScript and/or Python is considered a strong advantage.