Senior Java Engineer (Back End) at Black Swan Data

The Role…

Day to day, you will be part of an agile full stack feature team including Backend, Frontend, QA, Design, and Product management. We expect a TDD approach to development, producing high quality outputs.  You will ensure development automation is implemented in Black Swan using CI tools such as Jenkins or GitLab and ensure best practices are followed and kept.

• Work with development and product teams to create innovative software solutions

• Design server-side architecture

• Build the back-end of applications utilising well known design patterns

• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications

• Test software to ensure it is scalable and extensible

• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software

• Create security and data protection settings

• Write technical documentation

• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Good understanding of technology stacks including mobile, hybrid, back, middleware and front-end development

• Strong Core Java

• Spring Boot, Spring Data and wider Spring experience

• Familiarity with multiple database engines including SQL & No SQL

• Microservice experience

• Understanding of message driven architecture

• REST API development with a good understanding of accompanying standards

• Experience mentoring software developers

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to customers, executives and non-technical leaders

• Understanding of product development and quality assurance processes

• Experience and understanding of technical considerations for cross product projects

• Knowledge and experience of industry standard tools including budgeting, scheduling, team and task management

• Be entrepreneurial, with a collaborative, supportive and team-based approach.

• Strong knowledge of Java and/or other back-end languages (e.g. C#, Python) would be an added plus

• Creating and managing of GraphQL API’s

• Working experience with message brokers, for example but not limited to SQS, RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ

• Possesses good business acumen and sound judgment

• Experience of managing a technical product build and campaign-based project

What makes a Swan?

We want people fanatical about creating innovative solutions inspired by data. We know Black Swan’s DNA is different, it’s what helps us find new perspectives on our clients’ problems. Working in a fast paced, energized environment, our bar is set high, and an ability to build long lasting partnerships both internally and externally is vital.

We have made a difference at our core and that is embedded in our values.

• We believe in long-term partnerships through transparency and honesty

• We believe in leaving the world in a better place than we found it

• We believe anyone can achieve great things. We do not put people in boxes

• We listen more than we talk

• We think 10% crazy is just about right!

• Most importantly, and because you spend 60% of your waking time at work, we believe you should enjoy it