Position: Java Full Stack Developer
Company: Ciklum
Category: Java
Experience required: 2y
English level: intermediate

**Twago** is a successful, internationally active enterprise on its way to becoming an established online company. The company was acquired by Randstad Holding in 2016, but is operated as a stand-alone entity. We are changing the world of work by connecting freelancers and business clients from all over the world in order to successfully manage various projects. The Twago marketplace (twago.com, twago.de, twago.es, twago.it ..) is Europe’s leading freelancer marketplace.

Our backend tech stack includes: Java8, MariaDB, Tomcat, Spring, Hibernate, Maven, ElasticSearch & Logstash and the frontend technologies range currently from JQuery to Backbone.

**Responsibilities**

As part of a small experienced team you will focus on our marketplace product and have a major responsibility for our backend and frontend development. As part of the DevOps philosophy, you are also directly involved in the production life cycle of your code.

You play an essential role in the process of delivering meaningful products and features to our two platforms and move your team forward. Maintaining and developing our Java-based web applications will be your field of expertise.

Our backend tech stack includes: Java8, MariaDB, Tomcat, Spring, Hibernate, Maven, ElasticSearch & Logstash and the frontend technologies range currently from JQuery to Backbone.

**Requirements**

BS/ MS in Computer Science or a related academic area, or equivalent work experience
Min 3-5 years of full-time work experience in software development with extensive experience in building web-centric products in Java
Min 1-2 years of experience with basic frontend technologies and frameworks
Demonstrated technical contribution to at least one crucial middle-tier project or product, from conception to production release
Proven experience building systems which apply modern middle-tier architecture and design Patterns
Experience in SEO and building solutions for high traffic web sites is appreciated
Solid programming skills in Java 8 or higher
You understand that OO-programming is more than class hierarchies
Experience with classic Java web frameworks, such as Spring-MVC, Stripes, JSF, Wicket and
open for modern ones like Play Framework
Good understanding of web standards and architectures (HTTP, MVC etc.) and eager to go
beyond (Http/2 etc.)
Understanding of web performance best-practices (Caching, bundling etc.) and their architectural
Implications
Knowledge of Javascript/ HTML/ CSS/ Ajax coding skills
Familiarity with agile development & startup mentality
Desire to work closely with your colleagues, move your team forward and make it greater
Profound written and oral communication and documentation abilities in English
Familiar with distributed VCS like GIT, Mercurial and agile methodology
Experience with relational Databases (MySQL, Postgres, etc)
DevOps experience, basic Linux shell scripting knowledge

**Desirable**

SEO / E-Commerce history
Other languages (Grails, C#, Ruby, Scala, Python)
NoSQL knowledge (Mongo, Redis, etc), SearchEngines (ElasticSearch)

**What's in it for you**

Flexible working time arrangements
Option to choose your computer and equipment from an available selection
Working alongside an experienced, successful and international team
An ideal environment in which you can grow within a start-up atmosphere
A fantastic opportunity to learn and do more outside of your current comfort zone
Increasing autonomy, authority and accountability based on your contributions
Opportunity to bring in and realize your own ideas
Working on Europe’s largest online platform for freelance work
Become a part of our team!