Backend Engineer (Java/J2EE, , REST Services, Apache) | Hybrid - Sunnyvale, CA

Job TitleWO to be extended out to end of Q3, extensions made on a quarterly basis.Responsibilities:Hands on development on building n-tier applications using RESTful Services, Java/J2EE, CosmosDB/non-sql techParticipate in managing code & configurations for multiple environments, release management process, creating and maintaining environment configuration and controls, code integrityAnalyzing business requirements, story-boards and similar artifacts of the scrum process, work in an agile development environment with a quick turnaround time and iterative builds.Leads the discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high level designTroubleshoots business and production issuesEnsures inclusion of business vision and industry trends to enable results that drive businessProblem solving and troubleshooting design and development issues and provide appropriate solutionsAbility to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical cross-functional teamsA desire to work in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.Manager's Ideal Candidate Must-Haves:Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field and 10 years’ experience building scalable ecommerce applications10 or more years of experience programming in Java/J2EE,, REST Services, Apache and Tomcat4+ years of experience any NoSQL, prefer Cosmos8 or more years experience building services and using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)Manager's Preferred QualificationsExperience with Eclipse. Experience with GIT, and Ant or Maven is a plusExperience configuring & deploying applications on J2EE application server (Apache Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere) a plusExperience with UNIX shell and scriptingExperience in building/implementing high performance & a scalable system is a plus.Knowledge of standard tools for optimizing and testing code.Ability to operate effectively and independently in a dynamic, fluid environment