Staff Software Engineer (Java) - Contract

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Requirements:

• 8 + years of experience as a software engineer, building and operating production systems at scale.
• 6+ years experience with Java using Spring Boot or Dropwizard.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field is preferred.
• Good understanding of application scaling.
• Experience with unit testing and integration testing.
• Experience teaching and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver clean, maintainable, performant code.
• Help define the architectural strategy for the systems you own and contribute to architectural vision for the platform at large.
• Review code and provide feedback on technical work on the team.
• Build services and tooling to streamline the development process.
• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers on the team.
• Help define standards and best practices on your team for testing, software delivery, observability, contract definition and other key development processes.
• Participate in sprint-related meetings such as standup, grooming, retrospective, and roadmap replenishment.
• Encourage a culture of experimentation, prototyping and brainstorming across technical teams.
• Provide consultation for non-technical teammates and clarity around technical decisions.
• Advocate for new technology and design patterns where you believe they can help power the business.
• Advocate for flexible, domain-driven solutions that balance expediency with long-term flexibility.