Java API Developer

Java - API Developer

We are currently sourcing for a Java - API Developer to work in Durham, NC. API Market Technology COE is looking to build and support outstanding products for its highly business critical Employee Digital Tribe. Our engineering team is innovative, diverse, passionate and self-driven. We work in a very dynamic agile environment. Lead Workplace Investing in crafting a modern, digital API ecosystem delivering better customer experiences faster, enabling expansion to new markets and providing access to legacy and third-party systems.

As an engineer on the team, your primary role will be building, testing and engineering REST API’s on our API Market Platform. You are encouraged to quickly gain an understanding of all the components of our platform to be able to lead and chip into strategic roadmaps and initiatives related to the improvement, maintenance, and support of the platform.

The Expertise You Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering
5+ years of development experience (currently hands on) in Java, Spring MVC / Spring Core / Web Services (SOAP/REST) and configuring web containers.
2+ years of web development experience (one or more of these: JSP, Jquery, Backbone, Angular, NodeJS, Jasmine, Protractor) would be a plus!
Ability to make important contributions to our technology platform
Design patterns, UML, 12-factor design principles
Test Driven Development, Junit, Jasmine, Karma, Protractor
IDE’s Spring Tool Suite, and Eclipse, within a UNIX and Windows environment.
Application build, deploy using Continuous Integration/ Deployment (CI/CD) tools -- Jenkins, Maven, uDeploy, etc.
Writing SQL queries and debugging stored procedures within an Oracle environment.
Leadership: Standout colleague, self-starter, collaborative, innovative, eager to learn every day.
Scrum Developer certification is a plus
Understanding of docker, cloud-computing / cloud services platforms (e.g. AWS or azure) will be a plus
Able to clearly articulate API strategies to all partners
API Management Platform such as APIGEE knowledge and experience preferred

The Skills You Bring

Assist in coordinating multiple development work streams through integration and ensure architecture is scalable and extensible.
Define, maintain, and support Java development environment and standard methodologies, such as Maven, Sonar, and other Open Source tools.
Assist in identification, isolation, resolution, and communication of problems within the production and nonproduction environment and perform troubleshooting.
Perform code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing using Open Source frameworks.
Contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives.
Driving new API products available in the marketplace.
Consumer adoption of new API products
Decommissioning legacy assets in line with enterprise goals and objectives
Responsible for WI infrastructure needs as it relates to the API Platform offering from ECC

The Value You Deliver

Understand the leadership vision and execute on that vision.
Help strengthen further the culture of innovation by setting examples
Find creative ways to get things done and do them right
Develop a culture of outstanding software engineering practices
Exercise a passion for keeping your knowledge up-to-date with the latest and greatest
Establishing an API marketplace for client and trusted external partners
Providing unified experience to access technical assets and resources
Implement consistent standards for API development, deployment
Coordinate publishing and consumption in the API Marketplace
Mandate versioning and adoption policies

COVID Work Policy
Safety is our top priority. Once we can be together in person with fewer safety measures, this role will follow our dynamic working approach. You’ll be spending some of your time onsite depending on the nature and needs of your role. Dynamic Working – Post Pandemic
Our aim is to combine the best of working offsite with coming together in person. For most teams this means a consistent balance of working from home and office that supports the needs of your role, experience level, and working style. Your success and growth is important to us, so you’ll want to enjoy the benefits of coming together in person – face to face learning and training, quality time with your manager and teammates, building your career network, making friends, and taking full advantage of cultural and social experiences client provides for you.