Senior Backend Java Developer (Fully Remote) - AutoRentals.com

We are looking for an analytical, results-driven back-end developer who will work with our product, business and development team to troubleshoot and improve current back-end applications and processes. In this role you will use your understanding of programming languages and tools to analyze current code and industry developments, formulate more efficient processes, solve problems, and create a more seamless experience for AutoRentals customers. You should have excellent communication, computer, and project management skills.

To succeed in this role as a backend developer, you should have a collaborative, team player mindset, and enjoy working with a diverse team that is focused on building a better, more efficient program and creating a better end-user experience.

- Design and implement Java applications that fulfill specified requirements

- Create well-written, structured and efficient/performant code

- Write unit and integration tests and debug as necessary

- Analyze code using performance benchmarking tools

- Plan, design, code and debug web applications in Java using the Spring and Spring Boot frameworks

- Communicate with business users as needed

- Troubleshoot issues based on log data and other metrics

- Collaborate with software engineers to ensure that code is of the highest quality

- Work with product managers and designers to ensure the software is designed well and meets user needs

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience

- 5+ years of experience in Java development with Spring and Spring Boot

- 5+ years of experience working on a customer facing e-commerce website

- Excellent knowledge of Java web applications and MicroService architecture

- Strong expertise in Java 8+, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Data Jpa, Hibernate, Spring MVC, AMQP

- Good knowledge of caching technologies and their use in Spring Boot applications, esp. Redis is a plus

- Expertise developing enterprise-level and customer facing web applications as well as RESTful APIs using MicroServices

- Good understanding of Message Brokers and Message Queues and their use for loose coupling and asynchronous communication of Microservices and applications (RabbitMQ experience is a plus)

- Strong experience working with tools like Git, Maven, Nexus

- Good knowledge of relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and mid-level SQL

- Experience linux/unix command line and scripting languages, esp. Python is a plus

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills

- Strong experience in agile/scrum development environments

- Strong collaboration and communication skills within distributed project teams

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Passion to stay on top of the latest trends and technologies

Benefits

Competitive Compensation, Medical, Dental, Vision, & 401K with Company Match!