Back End Developer

Back End Developers

Atlanta, GA - Remote

Duration: 18 Months

Desired Start Date: 7/1/2024

Job Posting Description:

About the team

Client- Digital One encompasses several integrated banking modules that will deliver an omni- channel banking experience for our customers and their employees, with a unified user experience and real-time access to customer, account and transactional data across all banking channels.

What you will be doing

We have several needs for API developers working in Java/Spring environments for our expanding modernization efforts. We are hoping to hire candidates from a variety of experience levels from entry level to senior in order to diversify our team and bring various ideas to the table.

• Provide application software development services and technical support across a suite of financial software products

• Develop program logic for new applications or analyze and modify logic in existing applications

• Code, test, debug, document, implement and maintain software applications

• Design and develop APIs using with Java & Spring.

• Maintain, test and integrate application components.

• Make recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code

• Ensure system improvements are successfully implemented

• Analyze requirements and translate business requirements into product designs

• Write technical specifications and other forms of documentation

• Suggest technical alternatives and improves/streamlines processes and systems

• Complete project assignments and special projects commensurate with job expectations

• Participate in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, product evaluation and buy vs. build recommendations

• Provide leadership and/or guidance to other technical professionals

• Other related duties assigned as needed

• Work in Agile environment following Scrum Methodologies.

What you bring:

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience

• Previous work experience with Spring framework

• Knowledge of RESTful API services

• Experience in supporting and/or implementing complex integration projects.

• Knowledge of MongoDB, Apache Kafka, and Kubernetes

• Working experience in Agile framework

• In-depth knowledge of data structures and algorithms

• Experience in using version control systems like SVN or Bit Bucket

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization, e.g., executive, management, individual contributors

• Willingness to share relevant technical and/or industry knowledge and expertise to other resources

• Excellent problem-solving, team and time management skills

• Resourceful and proactive information gathering and sharing skills.

Added bonus if you have:

• Experience using Atlassian tools (Jira, Bit-Bucket)

• Experience working with cloud-based technologies

• Knowledge of the banking industry

• Working knowledge of multiple IDEs and debug utilities

• Working knowledge of test-driven development

Developer skills needed:

• Java

• Spring framework

• RESTful API services

• API security/endpoint protection

• Docker/Kubernetes

• Oracle, MongoDB

• Apache Kafka

• Agile experience

Description:

General Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs and modifies software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked or Internet-related computer programs.

• Interacts with product managers and/or users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications.

• Participates in software design meetings and analyzes user needs to determine technical requirements.

• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.

• Writes code, completes programming and performs testing and debugging of applications using current programming languages and technologies.

• Completes documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance.

• Trains and communicates with internal Client Training, Client Relationship and Sales teams on systems application.

• May be responsible for developing or executing project plans, budgets and schedules and for documenting work and results.

• May deliver informational and decision-seeking presentations to technical and business groups to internal and/or external audiences.

• Other related duties assigned as needed.

Education Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science or other related discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.

General Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of financial services industry

• Knowledge of end-to-end systems development life cycles, e.g., waterfall, iterative and other modern approaches to software development

• Knowledge of standards relevant to the software industry, e.g., ISO, CMM, Six Sigma

• Knowledge of banking practices, regulations and operations within assigned line(s) of business

• In-depth understanding of design patterns and their application

• Fluency in developing and understanding sequence diagrams, class models, etc.

• Proficiency in solutions design and requirements definition disciplines leveraging model driven design based tools and techniques including conceptual solution component models, business process models, use cases, etc.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization, e.g., executive, management, individual contributors

• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills

• Ability to persuade and influence others on the best approach to take

• Ability to estimate work effort for project sub-plans or small projects and ensure the project is successfully completed

• Positive outlook, strong work ethic, and responsive to internal and external clients and contacts

• Willingly and successfully fulfills the role of teacher, mentor and coach

• May require in-depth knowledge of networking, computing platform, storage, database, security, middleware, network and systems management and related infrastructure technologies and practices

Additional Skills:

Advanced professional role. Requires a broad knowledge of the system development life cycle; products, services, practices, regulations and operations associated with the assigned line(s) of business; and software engineering alternatives. Requires proficiency in at least two higher-level programming languages. Evaluates systems specifications for complex business requirements, develops and prepares computer-based solutions. Analyzes problems in terms of detailed equipment requirements and capabilities, including those related to scalable applications, and cloud-based resources. Verifies program logic by preparing test data for trial runs. Receives general supervision and is competent to work at the highest level of all technical phases of software engineering while working on own or in a team environment most of the time. May be involved in providing assistance and training to lower level software engineers. Typically requires seven or more years software engineering work experience.