Position: Senior Java Backend Dev/Architect
Company: GeeksForLess Inc.
Category: Java
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2021-09-01T00:00:00+03:00

**Role Summary**
Senior Back End developer is responsible for the system to work behind the scenes. Their role is to integrate the application with all required systems and services and provide clean and easy to use API for the frontend part of the system. Although their work is usually hidden from the user they bear the full responsibility for the application functionality, performance and scalability. They know how to write clean modern APIs, integrate with legacy systems and work with databases.  Should have more than 2 years in the role.

**Responsibilities**
Design and develop the business logic and backend systems of the product
Work closely with frontend developers to design and develop functional, performing and complete APIs
Decipher existing companies software systems and be able to hook in application to applicable data sources
Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
Develop high quality, well documented, and efficient code
Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions

**Key Skills:**
-Experience as a backend developer in common languages and frameworks
Java (core functions + unit test)
-Sprint Boot (to create and test API REST services)
-Software Architecture principles and practices
-Deep knowledge of Object-Oriented programing and engineering principles like SOLID
-Significant experience writing and utilizing autonomous services oriented RESTful API services and performance tuning large scale apps
-Experience with database systems, with knowledge of SQL and NoSQL stores (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Couchbase, etc.)
-Ability to write effective unit, integration, and API tests
-Nice to have knowledge of immutable infrastructure, infrastructure automation and provisioning tools

**Agile /Digital Experience**
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies
Experience as a Developer on a cross-functional agile team preferred