Position: Senior Java Engineer
Company: Spacespire
Category: Java
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

**EXPERIENCE:**
•	At least 5+ years of Java development experience (or equivalent);
•	Familiar and experienced with significant changes in Java8+;
•	Deep understanding of OOP concepts;
•	Experience with Java IOC and ORM frameworks;
•	Experience with Maven and understanding of continuous build/delivery;
•	Experience building REST/JSON APIs or web services;
•	RDBMS experience including SQL, transaction management, performance tuning, and schema design;
•	Experience with JMS providers like RabbitMQ;
•	Experience with bash UNIX shell so able to run basic commands and write basic bash scripts;
•	SCM experience, preferably GIT;
•	Basic understanding of networking and security best practices;
•	Experience with NoSQL databases;
•	Familiarity with agile development methodologies;
•	Great design and problem-solving skills, passion for quality and engineering excellence at scale;
•	Upper-Intermediate English skills;
•	Experience with other languages besides Java;
•	Experience with messaging models, search indexing, distributed caching;
•	Experience with containerized applications and service discovery;
•	Experience tuning and scaling high-volume transactional use cases;
•	BS in CS or related field.

**WILL BE A PLUS**
•	Experience with other languages besides Java;
•	Experience with messaging models, search indexing, distributed caching;
•	Experience with containerized applications and service discovery;
•	Experience tuning and scaling high-volume transactional use cases.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
•	Collaborate with other developers and teams to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain a distributed microservices ecosystem;
•	Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching, mentorship and code reviews;
•	Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good SDLC practices and leading by example;
•	Recommend improvements to infrastructure, technology, and processes.

**ABOUT THE PROJECT**
This is an opportunity to become a part of the Best Places to Work in LA, an exciting cloud messaging company with offices in Santa Monica, CA, Pasadena, CA, Austin, TX and Kyiv, Ukraine.