Senior Full Stack Developer

Every year, nearly 200 million travelers trust our client to get them where they're going. Take your career to new heights by working for this longstanding leader in air travel that services more worldwide destinations than any other airline.

We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Java Developer to join our team for a long-term contract in Minneapolis, MN (hybrid). You will be contributing to the software design, software development, and overall product lifecycle. You will be responsible for development, operations and support, and enhancements of our systems. You should have knowledge of API Development and Layered Architecture principles. 

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• At least 5-7 years of hands-on experience as a Software Engineer or related technical engineering capacity.
• Expertise in Java 11/J2EE framework, design patterns and tools
• Solid Database Experience: SQL development Skills (must have), PL/SQL programming experience, Oracle 18c or TOAD
• Proficient in RESTful APIs and microservices with Swagger, JSON, POSTMAN
• Experience in Agile methodologies, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline and Build tools (GIT, Jenkins, Maven or Gradle)
• Cloud-native development using Spring Framework (SpringBoot, SpringBatch) and working knowledge of developing and deploying applications in AWS
• Experience with Containers, Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift, Developer Workspace, Devops, Jenkins, Code Build/Code Pipeline, API Gateways, Lambdas, Nexus, Gitlab, Agility, or related technologies
• Experience with Angular framework Strong analytical skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well with others in a time sensitive and team environment with minimal supervision, be results oriented and capable of meeting deadlines with attention to detail and follow through
• Experience engineering software with Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) Cluster, Compute pool, Compute node, Namespace, Pod, App, Service, and ROSA deployment
• Experience working with various AWS cloud services such as EC2, S3 bucket, AWS code pipeline, CloudFormation, Auto Scaling, VPC, Route 53, ELB, etc.
• Experience with automation and test tools (Postman, Mockito, SonarQube)
• Experience with test driven development
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate
• High School Diploma, GED, or High School Equivalency
• 2+ years’ experience in Java, Full-stack, C#, .NET and/or Python development experience is required
• Experience working with GitHub and/or GitLab, SonarQube, JUnit, Spring Boot
• Skilled in writing, designing unit test cases using TDD and BDD methodologies
• Hands on experience of virtualizing services for test automation using tools such as Wire Mock, Mockito etc.
• Automation-minded: Hands on experience of designing and writing automated tests for backend applications and data flow, using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, Cypress, Ready API etc.
• Hands on experience of working with continuous integration tools such Jenkins, Circle CI.
• Broad hands on experience in AWS Cloud serverless components and ability to build and maintain cloud data processing systems (i.e. ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, SQS/SNS, PostgreSQL, Dynamo, Sagemaker, Athena, etc.)
• Experience using relational and object databases and web service development standards and practices, including RESTful APIs, micro-services, and services
• Experience working in an agile development environment using workload management tools like VersionOne/Agility
• Expert troubleshooting and deployment experience with strong understanding of transforming business and functional requirements into efficient technical solutions
• Experience with system integrations, optimizing performance and data integrity
• Strong technical and non-technical communication skills. Assures smooth flowing, timely transmission of critical information.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, with 4+ years of relevant technical experience or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems with 2+ years of technical experience.
• Hands on experience of creating test reports from automation test run using tools such as cucumber report, Extent report etc.
• Experience with OpenShift
• Working knowledge of MQ
• AWS Certification is a plus
• DevOps and/or automation experience in code testing, building, and deployment a plus
• Experience building computer software within the airline industry is a plus
• Knowledge of Windows Server and HP-UX operating systems a plus

What You Will Be Doing

• Engineer, implement & support code for break-fix, maintenance, and enhancements, and integrating container platforms with automated CI/CD pipelines
• Design and develop cloud-native applications, features, and enhancements with an emphasis on clean, highly efficient, supportable, and well documented code for the full technology stack
• Ensure that the methodology, standards, and procedures are adopted and implemented
• Provide efficient solution and deliverables to shorten the project life cycle, where applicable
• Own the quality of the product delivered by engaging closely in testing activities.
• Create visual models (flowcharts, class and activity diagrams, sequence diagrams)
• Lead resolution of issues with interfacing systems built on different technologies
• Facilitate and participate in regular scrum ceremonies
• Support operationally critical environment, using monitoring tools and scripts, data feeds and associated scripts, research, and analysis of production issues, capturing logging
• Develop amazingly efficient and effective software using Java, C#, Python, .Net, Spring Boot, Microservices, APIs
• Enhance and maintain on prem and internal PAAS applications, and actively rework these to AWS along project timelines
• Help to design and implement serverless patterns from containerized applications
• Build industry standard APIs and help with establishing, consuming & routing calls, connectivity protocols and policy
• Design, develop and implement architecture patterns that are optimized for SLAs, reliability, and cost
• Look upstream and downstream to see around corners and anticipate future consequences for immediate technical choices
• Help to establish and grow a culture of software craftsmanship best practices, including TDD/BDD and Test Automation (both Unit and Integration), Continuous Integration, and Continuous Deployment
• Drive performance improvements including monitoring, detailed metrics, problems, trends, and costs, in order to determine solutions, required process changes, etc. that will make the function more efficient
• Ensure adherence to security standards and compliance with privacy rules and regulations early in the development
• Be aggressive to resolve and prevent technical debt
• Actively engage in Agile software development activities, including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives, with an aim to continuously improve
• Collaborate frequently to share ideas and gain perspective. Communicate critical information in a clear and timely manner, listen to others, and seek clarification to confirm shared understanding
• Initiate and lead code reviews and continuous improvement efforts
• Create usable documentation/playbook(s)
• Effectively analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs - communicate these across the team
• Optimize pace and meet deadlines
• Administer product upgrades and patches
• Provide assistance and support other team members where required, including troubleshooting and maintenance of production systems/programs/applications
• 24/7 On-call support rotation function is a component of this role

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.