Java Full Stack Engineer 

Title: Java Full Stack Engineer 
Duration: 4+ Months
Location: Seattle, WA Onsite - 4 days a week 1 remote 

Job Summary: We are seeking an Engineer 2 to join our Foundation team. This role is an excellent opportunity for a skilled full-stack engineer to develop the systems to shape the future of our modern eventing system at scale. You will work across a distributed system and a network of devices, contributing to improving the speed and accuracy of POS Events and Financial transactions, store level applications and POS systems.

Roles and Responsibilities:
Backend Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain microservices using Java 8+, Spring Boot, Kaffa, SQL, and deploying to Kubernetes in the cloud.
• Frontend Development: Build highly responsive and scalable web applications using React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS, enhancing the back of house experience.
• System Thinking: Consider how your code behaves in production, focusing on maintainability, testability, and supportability.
• Design and Prototyping: Lead the design and prototyping of solutions, setting the path and standards for the team.
• Telemetry and Monitoring: Implement monitoring solutions to proactively detect and address potential issues before they impact customers.
• On-Call Support: Participate in a scheduled on-call rotation to ensure system reliability and customer satisfaction.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Delivery and Quality: Consistently deliver valuable features and address design or architectural deficiencies.

 Skills:

• Technology Understanding & Programming (Must be very Strong)
• In-depth knowledge of Java 8+, Spring Boot, React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, Kafka, and SQL
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and Git.
• Experience with AWS services (e.g., RDS, ECS, EKS, DynamoDB).
• Strong understanding of AWS multi-region architectures, including setting up services across multiple AWS regions for high availability and disaster recovery.

 Preferred to have:

• Familiarity with AWS services like Route 53, CloudFront, Global Accelerator, and how they facilitate multi-region deployments.
• Knowledge of data consistency models and synchronization across regions, including eventual consistency and conflict resolution strategies.
• Experience with Kafka, and NoSQL databases.

 Design Skills:

• Ability to apply appropriate design patterns and principles (e.g., SOLID, CQRS, eventual consistency).
• Preferred experience in designing for performance, scalability, and distributed architecture.
• Proficient in modeling problem domains and anticipating future changes.

Development Practices:

• Advocate for automation in testing, deployment, and security scanning.
• Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of test-driven development (TDD) and comfortable with the TDD cycle.

Infrastructure Knowledge:

• Ability to automate and build Infrastructure as code with Terraform scripts.
• Proficient with multiple operating systems and scripting techniques.
• Expertise in one or more databases and understanding of various data storage paradigms.

Security Awareness:

• Commitment to writing secure code by default.
• Experience with security tools and practices, including deep security probes and server hardening.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership in group discussions, design sessions, and presentations.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop team members.
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to drive value with product owners.
• Innovative mindset with the ability to evaluate and introduce new tools and methodologies.

Education: Bachelor or equivalent experience
  

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's pay range is $60.00/hr – $65.00/hr.