Java Developer

Overview Location: New York City, NY or Alpharetta, GA (local candidates only).

Type of hire: Contract.

Required Skills Core Java, Google Protocol Buffers, Kafka, RocksDB, Hazelcast, Redis

Distributed caching, concurrent programming, design patterns & testing frameworks

Sybase/DB2 knowledge is highly desirable

Responsibilities Work as a developer on projects focused on increasing the scalability of the system.

Contribute to design and architecture discussions at a senior level.

Maintain the platform by sharing support responsibilities with the rest of the team.

Perform code reviews and help set good design and coding standards for the team.

Mentor junior team members.

Qualifications Experience: 5 or more years of experience is the minimum requirement for this role. Experience with large scale trading or other mission critical high-performance systems will be preferred.

Java: Expert knowledge of the Java programming language and any mainstream JVM.

Design and Architecture: Intermediate knowledge of common distributed architecture patterns.

Cloud: Working knowledge of developing applications on AWS or Microsoft Azure will be an added advantage.

SRE, TDD, and Agile: Experience in a team that follows SRE, TDD, and Agile development practices will be an added advantage.

Communication Skills: Good oral and written English communication skills are required for this role. A successful candidate must be able to work alongside the users and the wider developer community in the firm and should also be able to communicate effectively with them.

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