Software Developer Engineer II

Job Summary

Skilled full stack Java/Oracle Developer with a minimum of 3 years of software development experience in designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-level applications. Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Oracle SQL, PLSQL, and microservices architecture. Adept at optimizing database performance and building scalable, secure, and high-performance backend solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly scalable, multithreaded enterprise applications and APIs
• Optimize Oracle SQL performance, design efficient database schemas, and develop PLSQL procedures, functions, and triggers
• Develop and integrate back-end web services
• Define and manage database schemas in Oracle and BigQuery
• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure high-quality software development
• Develop unit and integration tests for application reliability
• Deploy and manage web applications on cloud platforms like GCP and AWS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years of software development experience
• Experience in developing scalable, distributed, and multithreaded enterprise applications in Java
• Experience in Spring Boot, Spring AI, Spring Data JDBC, Spring Data Redis, and Spring Kafka
• Experience with Oracle databases, schema/table design, SQL performance tuning, and PLSQL functions, procedures, and triggers
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases like Redis
• Experience with messaging systems like Kafka and ActiveMQ
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Jira
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology is a plus
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud (GCP) and its capabilities
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts, including model training, evaluation, and deployment
• Proficiency in machine learning frameworks like BigQuery ML (BQML), TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn
• Experience with Google Vertex AI and Gemini AI for AI-driven applications
• Python and shell scripting experience is desirable
• Experience with Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) like modems, gateways, and routers is a plus
• Familiarity with AI Tools and AI First mindset

At Optimum, every action and interaction we take part in, is driven by our three Guiding Principles: Do What’s Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These aren’t just words, they help us build trust, create real community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Our employees are empowered to do the right thing for our customers and co-workers and to recognize and reward these behaviors when we see them. It’s all part of the bigger picture of “Be The Difference” where each employee knows they have the power to enact real change, share new ideas, and understand that learning never stop.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in New York is $100,246.00 - $164,689.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire and does not reflect future job opportunity. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Please note that at this time, we do not provide visa sponsorship for employment.