Software Engineer III

Title: Backend Java Software Engineer III

Work for a global financial technology platform that empowers you to prosper.

Location: 2601 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (onsite 2 days a week: Thursday, Monday)

Term: Starting at 10 months+ contract with possible extensions

W-2 only

Description:

• Designs and develops software applications, including coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the development process.

Skills:

• Top Skills: Java Backend, MySQL, Spring Boot, Java 11 (moving to 11-18 soon)
• Nice to Have: AWS
• Experience: Senior Engineer with 5+ years
• The candidate will spend approximately 70% of their time designing and coding, with 30% collaboration.
• Work on new code, existing code, and technical enhancements, such as migration from SQL to PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities:

• Gathering functional requirements, developing technical specifications, and planning projects and tests.
• Designing and developing web applications, software prototypes, or proofs of concept (POCs).
• Acting in a technical leadership role: mentoring junior engineers and applying expertise to challenging programming and design problems.
• Spending roughly 70-85% of time on hands-on coding.
• Resolving defects/bugs during QA testing, pre-production, production, and post-release patches.
• Working cross-functionally with various teams to drive results.
• Contributing to project design and architecture.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience developing high traffic, scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, REST, GraphQL, MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle, AWS, DynamoDB, Kafka.
• BS/MS in computer science or equivalent work experience.
• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot, understanding large codebases.
• Experience with the full SDLC.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise web services with REST and GraphQL.
• Passion for engineering and operational excellence.
• Excellent communication skills for explaining complex technical issues.
• Strong understanding of software design and architecture.
• Experience with unit testing and TDD.

Preferred Experience:

• Developing and maintaining large-scale, consumer-facing backend platforms/services.
• Experience with cloud/SaaS and big data.
• Understanding challenges of highly scalable and available web applications.
• Familiarity with open-source technologies.
• Experience with modern backend Java frameworks.

Required Skills:

• Java, Spring Boot, SQL, AWS
• MTV Hybrid onsite required