Backend Developer - Turbonomic

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
We're looking for a Backend Developer to join the Turbonomic platform team.
Specific responsibilities will include:
• Design and code services, applications and databases that are reusable, scalable and meet critical architecture goals
• Develop microservice-based application components deployed in Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift enviroments.
• Create Application Programming Interfaces (APIs including REST) that are clean, well-documented, and easy to use.
• Fluent in SQL and have experience optimizing queries and schemas to tune performance for large database tables.
• Experience with a variety of databases, especially MySQL.
• Build public cloud based multi-tenant SaaS solutions.
• Work extensively with Java and cloud native tools, applying principles of object-oriented design.
• Design and develop automated tests to prevent regressions.
• Provide technical leadership for end-to-end project design and development.
• Work in an Agile development environment creating and managing epics and user stories.
• Provide thorough, professional documentation of new features and software as it is developed.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design discussions and code review in collaboration with other teams.
• Consult with product management team about user needs and software requirements.
• Participate in customer calls and provide assistance to support team to help address technical issues.
• Communication, organization, critical, analytical thinking and research skills are critical in this role.
• Analyzing and resolving security vulnerabilities.
The tech stack includes: Java, MySQL, Golang (GO), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift, Consul, Kafka, Protobuf/gRPC, REST, React, Redshift, CloudFormation, Flink, and ThoughtSpot.
Dev tools include: maven, github, Jenkins, Jira
What you will do
You’ll work in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Analysing information received from stakeholders to plan and execute software development for varying needs by creating high-quality application that is robust, readable and scales
Exploring the areas for improvement and constantly developing the user experience by adding new features
Analysing bugs and fixing them to ensure the software runs without errors
Adopt problem-solving as a way of life - always go to the root cause
You’ll employ IBM’s Design Thinking to create products that provide a great user experience along with high performance, security, quality, and stability
Developing and implementing new techniques for testing and validating software systems
Adopt problem-solving as a way of life - always go to the root cause
Guiding the software programming efforts
Directing the compilation of the documentation
Communicating project statuses and proposals in close collaboration with clients and other internal departments
Maintaining and enhancing current codebases, and peer-reviewing code modifications
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Extensive experience in software development experience (8-10 years)
Experience developing software using Java and Spring
Experience working with a variety of databases like MySQL
Experience with Docker and container orchestration technologies such as Open Shift
Container Platform (OCP), Kubernetes
Familiarity with cloud-based providers: IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, google compute, etc.
and their hosting tools and APIs
Experience working with and developing REST APIs
Experience working with operating systems (Linux, OS X)
Familiarity with various Cloud and DB technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
MySQL, Postgres, Redshift, ThoughtSpot
Understanding security best practices and security compliance
User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and
environments (SSO, Okta, Saml, OAuth, etc.)
Deployment automation, experience with CI-CD tooling such as Jenkins
Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Experience profiling applications and identifying performance bottlenecks (using tools such as Jprofiler, Jmap, etc.)
Knowledge on Agile methodologies
Knowledge of Cloud and Cloud tools, microservices architecture
Knowledge on CI/CD based development practice"
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience with Swagger
Experience with Go
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