Position: Senior Java Developer
Company: Surprise
Category: Java
Experience required: 3y
English level: intermediate
Published: 2021-06-01T00:00:00+03:00

We are looking for a Senior Java Engineer to join our team in Kyiv (Gulliver) or Lviv (Magnus). You'll be working closely with a stellar team of engineers on our Team's product to ensure our consumers continue to enjoy our world-class product.

**What will you be doing?**
Building a unique and innovative product;
Joining a cross-functional team comprising all the expertise necessary to design, build, deploy, operate, and support;
Driving and participating in technical design sessions;
Building a product according to micro-service architecture principles;
Working with real feedback from live users worldwide to adjust and improve the product.

**What we are looking for?**
Intermediate English or higher (B1+);
Strong knowledge of Java Core with 5+ years of experience;
Ability to produce clean, accurate, high-quality code;
Good knowledge of Spring Framework (Core, Boot, Web, and others);
Good knowledge of JPA;
Practical understanding of software design patterns and data structures;
Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle and CI/CD concepts;
Experience with Docker;
Experience using relational databases and SQL;
Experience with unit testing;
Good communication skills.

**What skills will come in handy?**
Experience with Cloud ecosystems: AWS, Kubernetes;
Understanding of microservices architecture;
Ability to document the technical design of your solution prior to implementing it;
Experience troubleshooting live issues in a production environment;
Leadership skills.

**About us**
At Surprise.com, we’re committed to hiring builders who are inspired by our team’s guiding principle: to derive a tremendous sense of purpose from the inner quest for excellence itself, being driven from within to make anything we touch to be the best it can be. We take pride in developing deep user understanding, obsess about the details, and go the extra mile to show our users we love them. We are first and foremost customer-driven – engineering, product, and design collaborate as equals to create a phenomenal end-user experience. We’re also home to numerous internal teams building internally-facing tools for customer service, finance, and others, to keep the operation afloat.

**Benefits**
Work on interesting and challenging projects, while building a pioneering software category
Great atmosphere, with the vibe and energy of a high-growth tech company
Competitive salaries
Option of equity
Close collaboration between UA and US team members
Ultramodern office in the heart of Lviv (Magnus) and Kyiv (Gulliver)
Flexible working hours
Complimentary dinners (like Pizza Friday!)
English classes and an immersive English-speaking work environment (we have a lot of native speakers at the office)
Ability to travel to the US
Corporate activities and parties
Dedicated wellness area in the office
20 working days of paid vacation
15 days of paid sick leave
And, of course, we use Surprise internally!