Senior Java Engineer at SPAN Digital Innovation

About the job

SPAN is hiring exceptionally skilled Java Engineers (remote and/or permanent and/or contractors) who are...

• comfortable with both OOP and functional programming patterns and techniques
• have experience with Java 8+ features and build tools such as Maven or Gradle and building and testing distributed, scalable applications on the JVM
• have experience working with relational and non-relational datastores and caches
• have an appreciation for applying modern best practices to build, test and deliver high quality solutions

On the consulting side, our full-stack polyglots use Java, Python, Go, ES6, NodeJs, ReactJs, Spark, Splunk, Akka, Redis, PostgreSQL, SQL, SPARQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Gearman, Kafka, Elasticsearch and whatever else required to:

• Create custom microservices
• Develop, deploy & operate, sophisticated large-scale SaaS solutions
• Develop feature-rich, cross-platform apps and product frameworks
• Model & design systems architecture

You’ll love it here if:

• You are allergic to hierarchical, bureaucratic, business-card cultures
• You're sad many of the greatest minds in our generation are busy tricking people into clicking on ads
• You want to work with very smart people from different backgrounds
• You are a voracious learner & an eager teacher of others
• You want to be led from the front, not commanded from the rear
• You don't tolerate intra-office posturing or other douchebaggery
• You're excited to work on a broader array of interesting, challenging projects than you can anywhere else

What we offer:

• Flexible and generous work & leave schedule
• Learning organisation based on a reverence for expertise & craftsmanship (Meetups, Conferences, Lunch & Learning Fridays, Tech Radar Sessions, tertiary education, journals, e-Learning...)
• [Friday catered lunches, on-site haircuts, pet friendly workplace, ping pong (home away from home)]
• Macbook Pro Retina’s, noise cancelling headphones, dual monitors, ergonomic chairs (aka all the tools you need and want to make you effective)