Java Front End Developer

Technical Lead

Responsibilities

• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices
• Devotes time to raising the quality and craftsmanship of products and systems
• Conducts root cause analysis to identify domain level problems and prescribes action items to mitigate
• Designs self-contained systems within a team's domain, and leads implementations of significant capabilities in existing systems
• Coaches team members in the execution of techniques to improve reliability, resiliency, security, and performance
• Decomposes intricate and interconnected designs into implementations that can be effectively built and maintained by less experienced engineers
• Anticipates trouble areas in systems under development and guides the team in instrumentation practices to ensure observability and supportability
• Defines test suites and instrumentation that ensures targets for latency and availability are being consistently met in production
• Leads through example by prioritizing the closure of open vulnerabilities
• Evaluates potential attack surfaces in systems under development, identifies best practices to mitigate, and guides teams in their implementation
• Leads team in the identification of small batches of work to delivery the highest value quickly
• Ensures reuse is a first class consideration in all team implementations and is a passionate advocate for broad reusability
• Formally mentors teammates and helps guide them to and along needed learning journeys
• Observes their environment and identifies opportunities for introducing new approaches to problems

Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments

Preferred Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• Airline Industry experience

Skills, Licenses, and Certifications

• Designing cloud-native architectures - Utilizing microservices and containerization to design applications that are modular, scalable, and highly resilient
• Containerization and orchestration - Deploying applications within containers and managing them using container orchestration platforms (e.g. Docker/Kubernetes)
• DevOps practices - Integrating CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes, enabling rapid feedback loops
• Microservices development - Designing and building independent, small services that can be developed and deployed independently
• Security and compliance - Implementing robust security measures for cloud-native applications, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
• Monitoring and logging - Setting up monitoring systems to track application performance, identify issues, and troubleshoot problems
• Performance optimization - Optimizing application performance for cloud environments, considering scalability and resource utilization
• Cloud platform expertise - Proficiently using cloud provider services (e.g. Azure)
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams - Working closely with other team members