Java Developer (Backend)

NOTE: THIS POSITION IS TO JOIN AS W2 ONLY.

Java Backend Developer / Java Developer (Backend)

Location: Seattle - WA (Hybrid – Mon and Wed in-office)

Duration: 12 Months

Project: This specific role is for the Content Tooling team that own several backend services that enable the entire Client Content Catalog to be consumed and queries in very flexible ways. The project uses ElasticSearch and Aurora and is built in Java. We are looking for a strong backend engineer that is going to be able to evaluate and evolve the platform to the next level so that the team can rapidly innovate.

Job Responsibilities:

• Build out a long-term vision for the application and work with others on the team to deliver projects.
• Contribute to projects on the team.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Must Have Skills'

• ElasticSearch Experience
  • Optimizing Client’s indexing pipeline and query service for the content metadata application.
• Database Technologies
  • DynamoDB, RDS, and general data modeling – Want this candidate to be able to bring their experience and help figure out the best practice in optimizing ingestions and querying.
• Java Experience
  • All backend services developed in Java (some are in Kotlin). Want to see data modeling, database technology knowledge, and API development.

Technology requirements:

• Java
• AWS (ElasticSearch, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB)
• Kubernetes

Years experience:

• Over 5 years

Nice to Have Skills:

• Frontend React Development.
• Kotlin experience.

Soft Skills:

• Databases
• Modeling Data
• Complex queries of Data