Senior Java Developer with Kafka

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our development teams as Senior Software Engineer, with focus on backend development, technology being Java with Kafka.

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Responsibilities

• Design and develop high volume application
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications and customer requirements
• Migrate legacy implementations to the new system
• Implement unit and integration tests and manage monitoring, security, code dependency, and platform modernization concerns
• Implement different types of functionalities described in design documents
• Show ability to absorb professional knowledge quickly and to develop skills
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
• Perform code and architecture reviews
• Manage sections of ongoing projects, help to manage individual teams

• 4+ years of experience in Java
• At least 3 projects within experience
• Knowledge about architecture design patterns
• Strong knowledge about coding principles (SOLID, DRY, KISS, GRASP, Clean Code)
• Knowledge about CI/CD
• Knowledge about DDD and TDD
• Experience designing Microservice architecture
• Experience working with Apache Kafka
• Experience working with public cloud services (preferred AWS)
• Strong knowledge about Java (17+) running in containerized environment
• Strong knowledge about Spring frameworks
• Strong knowledge about Test Pyramid (Unit, Component, Integration, E2E)
• Experience with SQL (we use PostgreSQL compatible AuroraDB)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (ideally Terraform)
• Critical thinking / challenging status Quo
• Experience in coaching team members

• Knowledge about monitoring/alerting setup (we use DataDog)
• Practice in system/project design (Event Storming, Story Mapping, C4)
• Knowledge about Enterprise monitoring systems (Datadog, Dynatrace)
• NoSQL databases (mostly DynamoDB)
• Basic knowledge about BDD
• Practical Terraform experience
• Event Sourcing / Event Streaming
• Familiarity with Event Driven Architectures
• Familiarity with Service Mesh (Ideally Hashicorp Consul + Hashicorp Nomad)

• Dynamic, entrepreneurial corporate environment
• Diverse multicultural, multi-functional, and multilingual work environment
• Opportunities for personal and career growth in a progressive industry
• Global scope, international projects
• Widespread training and development opportunities
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Competitive salary and various benefits
• Advanced wellbeing and CSR programs, recreation area