Shared Services Lead Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work on highly scalable Java applications and services that power core travel capabilities
• Work in small agile team format
• Oversee and provide guidance to our internal development team, which can range from 10-20 developers, from a project and technical standpoint.
• Engage in hands-on design, architecture and development of code at every level - from the UI, to backend services, down to the database
• Work closely with our product and design teams to define/develop feature specifications
• Ensures accuracy in terms of asset management for the portfolio supported

Skills:

• 11+ years full stack experience in full life cycle software development of J2EE projects and Web Projects
• Expertise architecting and designing software solutions for various problem types
• Extensive knowledge in the areas of custom software development (Java Web development experience is required); OO Design Patterns; Web Services, middleware and messaging technologies (MQ Series, JMS)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes. Experience with Red Hat Openshift
• Experience with microservice frameworks: Spring Boot
• Web development experience using Javascript.
• Demonstrated experience with messaging brokers, specifically Kafka and Confluent Platform: Kafka Connect, Schema Registry
• Mastery of core Java, J2EE, and DI frameworks (Spring, CDI, JBoss, Tomcat)
• Deep experience in SOA implementations in Java: SOAP, REST, JMS, JAX/RS, JAX/WS
• Deep experience with Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Experience with service orchestration and ESB patterns (WS02/Apache Synapse) a plus.
• Clear understanding of modern N-tier application architectures
• Experience with caching techniques, patterns, and technologies
• Ability to troubleshoot pre- and post-production implementations; security; load balancing and performance
• Extensive experience with debugging, reuse, source code management strategies (e.g. forking, branching), and release management (git experience preferred)
• Leadership on Test-Driven Development practices (BDD and/or framework authoring a plus) and Continuous Integration
• Experience managing off shore partner teams
• Strong written, verbal communications, presentation skills, leadership, problem solving and analytical skills
• Practical experience in effective time management, including the ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively
• Proven collaboration skills along with the ability to influence without authority
• Travel domain knowledge is a plus
• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related field required; advanced degree preferred

Location
United States - Arizona - Phoenix

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