Position: Java Developer
Company: GUID IT Talent Search
Category: Java
Experience required: 2y
English level: intermediate

ABOUT THE COMPANY AND PRODUCT

The company was founded in 2015. Has offices in Tallinn, Odessa, and is opening a new one in the UK.

The product is a cloud-based business telephony system for small and medium-sized businesses. The team is currently working on improving the user experience, increasing the infrastructure resilience, and scaling the system.

The service allows you to configure automatic welcome messages and corresponding music according to the client's working hours. Functionality: Control Panel, Custom Messages, Device Manager, Call Hold, and Time Slots definition. The product also allows you to create groups and switch calls between employees.

The emphasis during development is on the high usability of the service. The user can install the system in 59 seconds without the technicians at an affordable price.

Right now the company is improving the customer experience for first-time users, scaling their telephony systems to handle 100 times their current processing capacity and investing in their infrastructure for improved resilience.

 
TECHNICAL STACK 
Java 8, Spring, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, Docker, Git, Maven.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Middle Java Developer with 2+ years of experience in Java development and Spring Boot knowledge. Experience in Apache Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Swarm, Jenkins, and Bash scripting will be a plus.
 

WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO

🔸 Help in evolving existing microservices and putting the basis to create new ones.
🔸 Develop new integrations between the company and third-party services.
🔸 Give your contribution in implementing public-facing APIs.
🔸 Be responsible for the code you develop as the company completely embraces the "You build it – you run it" philosophy.
🔸 Give and receive bits of advice for the source code in the projects you are involved in.
🔸 Help with migration from C# to Java. Most tasks will be on Java, but sometimes it will be necessary to work with С# (not more than 20% of the tasks' scope).
 

ABOUT THE TEAM

🔸 1 Team Lead/Senior Back End Engineer, 5 Front End Developers, 3 Mid Back End Engineers.
🔸 Close cooperation with the Team Lead and Senior Java Developer.
🔸 4 Sales, 3 Marketing, 10 Support, and 3 Administration Specialists.
🔸 CTO, CEO.
 
WHAT ENGLISH LEVEL IS EXPECTED
Upper-Intermediate English.

 
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION

🔸 2+ years of experience with Java. 
🔸 Knowledge of Spring Boot. 
🔸 Hibernate / JPA / MySQL.
🔸 Git, Maven.
🔸 JUnit / Mockito / TDD.
🔸 Agile development (Scrum).

Will be a plus

🔸 Apache Kafka
🔸 Docker, Kubernetes
🔸 Swarm
🔸 Jenkins
🔸 Bash scripting
 
THE COMPANY OFFERS

🔸 Contract with a private entrepreneur (in Ukrainian: ФОП), tax coverage, accounting services. 
🔸 Full remote position.
🔸 Flexible schedule.
🔸 Medical examination once a year, paid sick leaves.
🔸 Compensation for professional education, conferences.
🔸 English courses coverage.
🔸 Business trips to Italy or other European countries are possible.
🔸 24 calendar days of paid vacation.
SELECTION AND INTERVIEW STAGES

🔸 Interview with a GUID Recruiter;
🔸 Interview with the CTO (in English).
🔸 Optionally: test task.
🔸 Final technical interview (in English).