Java Software Engineer at Quest Groups LLC (Austin, TX)

What You Will Do:

• Develop a brand new microservices based platform from the ground up and develop it with reliability and observability in mind.

• Work on cutting edge tech stack (Java 10, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka streams, Node, Electron, React)

• Develop applications to be released into production mid week with a zero down time based deployment model

• Build a team from the ground up and lead decisions involving hiring, team fit, and culture

• Drive the initiatives on architectural, design, and technical stack recommendations

• Work with other Tech Leads across the organization to drive a consistent approach to software development, and architecture

• Lead a vertical business aligned team of highly motivated individuals to define and deliver incremental value through milestones.

• Measure measure measure: performance, throughput, sprint velocity, number of releases per sprint, mean time to value, median time to develop a story and collect loads of other metrics to make data driven decisions

• Adhere to best practices for testing and designing reusable code

• Write automated Unit, Integration and Acceptance tests for each service while maintaining a code coverage of > 90%

Who You Are:

• 10+ years of core Java experience. Java 8 experience, required

• Experience with Agile methodologies is required

• Experience in building & managing teams; and mentoring individuals

• Experience in hiring bar raisers and forming a team of motivated and driven individuals

• Prefer working knowledge of a wide range of technologies, including: Software development methodologies; Strong system knowledge of Linux environments; Knowledge in Amazons AWS ecosystem is desirable

• Are curious about technology and believe in constant learning

• Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills, including strong communication skills

• Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to discover the true requirements, underlying feature requests, and recommend alternative technical and business approaches

• Entrepreneurial team player who can multitask

• Energetic, flexible, collaborative and proactive with flawless execution

• Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills

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