Lead Java Developer (Onsite) - Fort Worth, TX

Lead Java Developer (Onsite) Location: Fort Worth, TX

Rate: DOE

Nice to have skills: Kubernetes, Github Actions, Postgres

Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training

7+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments

Preferred Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience:

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training

Airline Industry experience Skills, Licenses, and Certifications

Proficiency with the following technologies:

Programming Languages: Java, Javascript/Typescript

Frameworks: Spring/SpringBoot

Front End Technologies: React, ExtJS

Deployment Technologies: Kubernetes, Docker

Source Control: GitHub

CICD: GitHub Actions

Data management: PostgreSQL, Oracle

Integration/APIs Technologies: REST, GraphQL

Cloud: Azure, IBM Cloud, AWS

Test Automation: Selenium, TestNG, Postman, SonarQube, Cypress, JUnit/NUnit/PyTest, Cucumber, Playwright, Wiremock/Mockito/Moq

Ability to optimize solutions for performance, resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity

Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams

Ability to optimize system designs spanning multiple teams to allow small, safe, incremental releases

Ability to work through others by cooperatively sharing responsibilities

Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles

Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM

Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices

Solves technical problems and builds components/libraries with far-ranging impact

Delivers high quality work and coaches more junior engineers on technical craftsmanship

Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address

Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model organizational best practices, allowing disparate teams across product domains to deliver value with speed, scale, and reliability

Oversees the management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations

Consistently anticipates scaling, latency, and durability challenges and guides teams in implementation of mitigating strategies

Partners with the security organization to incorporate security conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems

Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies

Consistently reflects on squad delivery practices throughout their span of influence, recommends improvements to leadership and drives their implementation

Maintains a focus on removing the duplication of effort across teams and proactively identifies opportunities for reuse within their span of influence