Sr. Java Developer (Full Stack)

Sr. Java Developer (Full Stack) Developer

Boston, MA

As a Senior Engineer, you will be defining and developing the next generation of digital Client Facing Applications for the firm. You will be a full stack developer working with a group of world-class engineers, architects and product managers to increase user experience and create efficiency for our clients, prospects, distributors, and internal business teams. You'll be a part of a modern, lean, self-governing engineering team where you have the ability to switch hats between designing new capabilities, coding features, and testing for quality and performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and develop world-class web sites, applications and services

Expertise in technical and programming skills across the full stack – front-end, middle-tier and back-end

Digital champion and thought partner for meeting business objectives

Act as a hands-on lead with responsibilities for visual design, architecture, code, deploy and support documentation

Demonstrate a solid understanding of best practices for content management systems and client facing web applications

Collaborate with other IT teams to seamlessly integrate web sites with the client's enterprise systems

Demonstrate strong project management and leadership skills with ability to handle multiple activities in a dynamic fast paced environment.

Keep abreast of the emerging technologies - champion initiatives that improve our external presence and take our products and the team to the "next level"

Work with business team members, project managers, and systems analysts to review and qualify business requirements, functional specifications, use-cases, and test plans

Technical Requirements

Strong JavaScript programmer (2+ years)

Strong knowledge of JavaScript frameworks: jQuery, AngularJS, ReactJS, Knockout, etc.

Experienced in building single page architecture (SPA) applications using the above frameworks.

HTML5/CSS/CSS3, Bootstrap, Responsive design

Experience with Java (with Spring framework) programming preferred

Experience building REST services and API design.

Familiarity with relational databases (RDBMS) and SQL

Experience with at least one NoSQL database: MongoDB, Redis, CouchDB, etc

Experience with Node.js would be a big plus.

Excellent technical, management, and systems analysis skills

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

The preferred candidate will possess experience with the following:

Cloud computing (AWS)

Service-Oriented-Architecture technologies using SOAP, REST, JSON.NET technologies

CMS systems (Drupal/PHP preferred)

Non-Technical Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proven ability to support multiple applications simultaneously

Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently in an energetic, fast-paced, business-critical and team oriented-environment

A strong team player, with ability to work in collaboration across teams and globe