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🟢 At Dev.Pro, a US-based outsourced software development company, we're looking for contractors to join our global team of IT professionals helping tech companies scale their business through software engineering expertise. Operating as a remote-first company, our experts work across 55+ countries on five continents, giving us the flexibility and skillset to deliver high-quality engineering for projects of any size or complexity.
We invite a Senior Java Software Engineer with strong Oracle expertise to join a large-scale platform modernization initiative. You’ll work on a project that involves consolidating multiple platforms around Oracle, designing the database schema for a new application, and supporting a future MySQL-to-Oracle migration. In this role, you'll combine hands-on Java development with advanced database engineering and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable solutions.
🟩 What's in it for you:
- Contribute to a large-scale platform modernization initiative that includes a future MySQL-to-Oracle migration
- Solve complex technical problems across application and database layers, combining hands-on Java backend development with advanced Oracle database engineering
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve the performance and reliability of a business-critical platform serving 100k users
✅ Is that you?
- 5+ years of experience building, debugging, and optimizing scalable Java backend applications
- Strong proficiency in Java 8–17, object-oriented design, design patterns, multithreading, and concurrency
- Hands-on Oracle development experience in production, with strong knowledge of database internals (indexing, query optimization, partitioning, replication, and transaction behavior)
- Advanced SQL skills, including performance troubleshooting
- Experience with production database operations (backup/restore, high availability, disaster recovery, failover), including executing changes with minimal downtime
- Experience writing unit tests with JUnit and Mockito
- Experience with cloud platforms (preferably GCP) and Kubernetes or similar orchestration tools
- Hands-on Linux/Unix experience and scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of technical tasks, and proactively identify and resolve blockers
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional Scrum teams and leading technical discussions
- Upper-Intermediate+ English level
Desirable:
- Hands-on Oracle DBA experience in production
- Experience with major Oracle version upgrades or large-scale database migrations
- Oracle certification
- Experience with Groovy and Gradle
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines
🧩Key responsibilities and your contribution
In this role, you'll combine Java backend development with Oracle database engineering, troubleshooting production issues, improving performance, and supporting migration activities.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java backend applications
- Design the Oracle database storage schema for a new application
- Support the planning and execution of a future MySQL-to-Oracle migration
- Develop and optimize SQL queries to improve database performance
- Troubleshoot complex application and database issues in production environments
- Support production database operations and implement changes with minimal downtime
- Write and maintain unit tests using JUnit and Mockito
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on technical design and implementation decisions
- Create and maintain technical documentation for relevant project activities
Our next steps:
✅ Submit a CV in English — ✅ Intro call with a Recruiter — ✅ Internal interview — ✅ Offer
Interested? Find out more:
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience building, debugging, and optimizing scalable Java backend applications
- Strong proficiency in Java 8–17, object-oriented design, design patterns, multithreading, and concurrency
- Production Oracle development experience and knowledge of indexing, query optimization, partitioning, replication, and transaction behavior
- Advanced SQL skills, including performance troubleshooting
- Experience with production database operations, including backup and restore, high availability, disaster recovery, and failover
- Experience implementing database changes with minimal downtime
- Experience writing unit tests with JUnit and Mockito
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably GCP, and Kubernetes or similar orchestration tools
- Hands-on Linux or Unix experience and scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages
- Ability to work independently, own technical tasks, and resolve blockers proactively
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional Scrum teams and leading technical discussions
- Upper-Intermediate or higher English level
- Hands-on Oracle DBA experience in production
- Experience with major Oracle version upgrades or large-scale database migrations
- Oracle certification
- Experience with Groovy and Gradle
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines
What We Do
Dev.Pro helps innovative technology companies scale their business by leveraging our software engineering expertise to support them every step of the way. It was founded by entrepreneurs and technologists, with the goal of helping technology-driven companies to develop their innovative software products and grow their businesses. True to our roots, we remain creative and nimble, tailoring our engagement with clients to meet their specific needs. Some come to us for our engineering expertise, some for the rapid delivery, and some for cost efficiency. But what truly sets us apart is the alliance we forge with our clients over time, aligning our success with theirs. None of this would be possible without the people who choose to grow their careers with us. If you're one of the candidates we're in touch with: Dev.Pro recruiters only ever contact candidates from @dev.pro email addresses. We will never ask you to open unfamiliar links, install software, or run code as part of our hiring process. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Dev.Pro, please reach out to us directly at [email protected].
