Senior Java Software Engineer at Acumen Software

The Role

• Make your mark and grow with us! Join a highly motivated, passionate and professional team at a fast-growing software development company designing and developing great looking and user-friendly web and mobile applications. Acumen Software is currently looking for a Senior JAVA developer at least 6 years+ solid experience developing highly resilient web applications in JAVA. Acumen Software are the developers of the Forcelink Mobile Work Management SaaS solution.
•  Acumen Software has its headquarters in Bryanston, Johannesburg, and a regional office in Stellenbosch. Candidates from either area are welcome to apply. The successful candidate will report to the Chief Architect and will have the choice to work from any of our offices or from home. The successful candidate will focus on the development of new modules, major upgrades, and cross-platform migration.

Requirements

• B.Sc in Computer Science Degree + Honours or an equivalent graduate degree from a leading University.

Must-Have Skills:

• Java/J2EE developer.
• Frameworks: Spring and Hibernate or other ORM.
• SQL query skills.
• MySQL or other database development (stored procedures, functions, triggers, etc.)
• Experience with highly resilient web applications, application integration and mobile technologies.

Optional Technical Skills:

• HTML, HTML5, JSP, CSS, Javascript and AJAX experience would be an advantage.
• Eclipse IDE experience will be an advantage.
• Linux OS experience will be an advantage.
• Glassfish application server experience will be an advantage.
• Experience developing reports using iReport will be an advantage.
• Specific knowledge of Mobile Work Management solutions would be advantageous.

General Skills:

• Proven analytical skills and ability to quickly interpret and apply user/business requirements to the proposed technical specifications and solutions.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing including modelling and documenting solutions and standards.
• Leadership skills to lead a team of developers.
• Ability to work within a team as a team player.
• Inherent, methodical problem-solving ability.
• Positive can-do attitude is critical.
• Able to work both from home alone or at the office with a team.

Conditions of Employment

• Salary is Highly Negotiable.
• Working location and hours are flexible.