Senior Java Developer at an Information Technology Company - Adexen Recruitment Agency

Job Introduction

• Adexen has been mandated by one of its clients a Leading company in the Information Technology industry to recruit a Senior Java Developer to manage and improve efficiency for its operations in Lagos Nigeria  

Responsibilities

• Creates user information solutions by developing, implementing, and maintaining Java based components and interfaces
• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality scalable web applications and services in java ecosystem.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure that all solutions are aligned to pre-defined architectural specifications.
• Identify/troubleshoot application code-related issues.
• Participate in project planning sessions with project managers, business analysts and team members to analyze business requirements.
• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems.
• Delivering high-availability and performance.
• Designs and develops user interfaces to internet/intranet applications by setting expectations and features priorities throughout the development life cycle; determining design methodologies and toolsets.
• Designing and conducting tests.
• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review.
• Support and maintain applications in a production environment, when necessary.
• Coach and mentor junior members of staff.

Qualifications
Desired Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors in Science (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, or another relevant field.
• 5+ years hands-on experience of software development and depth knowledge of Java.
• Experience in Spring/Spring Boot, knowledge of Groovy/Grails is plus.
• Modern JavaScript frameworks. Knowledge of React is plus.
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and ORM frameworks.
• Solid understanding of API, microservice, and integration concepts and technologies, such as REST, JSON, XML, message queues.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery tools.
• Performance analysis of JVM applications, understanding of threading, concurrency, and problems that can result from concurrent processing.
• Familiarity with containers and logging/monitoring solutions.
• Experience with GCP, AWS, Azure, or any other public cloud platform.
• Knowledge of traditional build systems (Gradle, Maven).
• Knowledge of Agile / Scrum process, language, and ceremonies.
• Willingness to travel abroad if required.
• Good knowledge of English.