Software Engineer (Java Backend Engineer)

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of professional experience in backend software development, with a strong focus on systems using . NET Framework /. NET Core (C#).
• Proven, significant experience in backend software development using the . NET framework /. NET Core (C#, ASP. NET Web API, Entity Framework).
• Expert-level proficiency in T-SQL, including writing and optimizing complex queries, stored procedures, functions, and understanding database design principles (preferably with MS SQL Server).
• Demonstrated ability to read, understand, and analyze complex legacy code to determine functionality and troubleshoot issues effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in debugging and resolving production system issues.
• Experience in leading technical initiatives or mentoring junior engineers.
• Formal team lead experience is a strong plus, if for Lead level role.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), APIs, and backend architecture patterns.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and Mentor: Guide, manage, and mentor a backend engineering team of approximately 4 members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Backend Development: Architect, design, develop, test, and deploy scalable and maintainable backend services, APIs, and database solutions using. NET (C#) and T-SQL.
• Enhancement Ownership: Take ownership of technical design and implementation for new features and enhancements requested for our POS and web platforms.
• Legacy System Expertise: Dive into existing codebases (.NET and T-SQL) to thoroughly understand current system functionality, data flows, and business logic, becoming a subject matter expert.
• Production Support: Act as a key escalation point for diagnosing and resolving complex production issues related to the backend systems. Perform root cause analysis and implement effective solutions.
• Technical Guidance: Provide technical direction, conduct code reviews, establish and enforce coding standards and best practices within the team.
• System Knowledge & Communication: Clearly articulate how backend systems work and answer technical questions from team members and other stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Work closely with front-end developers, QA testers, product managers, and potentially clients to deliver integrated solutions

• Please be specific with the required skill set while sourcing profiles. We require candidates with the following skills. Front end (jQuery, HTML5, Angular JS)+ Middleware (java 8 & Above, Spring boot)

Job responsibilities

• Performs development, deployment, administration, management, configuration, testing, and integration tasks related to the cloud security platforms.
• Develops automated security and compliance capabilities in support of DevOps processes in a large-scale computing environment for the storage program within the firm.
• Champions a DevOps security model so that security is automated and elastic across all platforms and cultivate a cloud first mindset in transitioning workloads.
• Leverages DevOps tools to build, harden, maintain, and instrument a comprehensive security orchestration platform for infrastructure as code.
• Provides support to drive the maturity of the Cybersecurity software development lifecycle and develop & improve the quality of technical engineering documentation.
• Makes decisions of a global, strategic nature by analyzing complex data systems and incorporating knowledge of other lines of business & JPMC standards.
• Provides quality control of engineering deliverables, technical consultation to product management and technical interface between development and operations teams.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Security engineering and 3+ years applied experience
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python or Java with strong coding skills
• Understanding of one or more Public Cloud platforms( AWS/ GCP/ Azure)
• Experience with highly scalable systems, release management, software configuration, design, development, and implementation is required
• Ability to analyzing complex data systems – failure analysis / root cause analysis, developing, improving, and maintaining technical engineering documentation

Egen is a data engineering and cloud modernization firm helping industry-leading companies achieve digital breakthroughs and deliver for the future, today. We are catalysts for change who create digital breakthroughs at warp speed. Our team of cloud and data engineering experts are trusted by top clients in pursuit of the extraordinary. An Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company 7 times, and recently recognized on the Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 list, Egen has also been recognized as a great place to work 3 times.

You will join a team of insatiably curious data engineers, software architects, and product experts who never settle for "good enough". Our Java Platform team's tech stack is based on Java8 (Spring Boot) and RESTful web services. We typically build and deploy applications as cloud-native Kubernetes microservices and integrate with scalable technologies such as Kafka in Docker container environments. Our developers work in an agile process to efficiently deliver high value data driven applications and product packages.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology and Management, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Have experience working and strong understanding of object-oriented programing and cloud technologies
• End to end experience delivering production ready code with Java8, Spring Boot, Spring Data, and API libraries
• Strong experience with unit and integration testing of the Spring Boot APIs.
• Strong understanding and production experience of RESTful API's and microservice architecture.
• Strong understanding of SQL databases and NoSQL databases and experience with writing abstraction layers to communicate with the databases.

Nice to have's (but not required):

• Exposure to Kotlin or other JVM programming languages
• Strong understanding and production experience working with Docker container environments
• Strong understanding and production experience working with Kafka
• Cloud Environments: AWS, GCP or Azure

• The developer should be well conversant with principles of clean codeand refactoring practices.
• The developer should have experience writing unit and integration tests.
• The developer should be conversant with agile development practices.
• Prior experience in Python is a good to have but the developer should be willing to do development in Python.
• The developer is expected to collaborate with developers from other teams as well as business stakeholders in India and in US to design and develop business requirements.