Senior Java Engineer

Vonage Engineering Mission: Vonage is the emerging leader in the $100B+ cloud communications platform (CPaaS) market. Customers like Airbnb, Viber, Whatsapp, Snapchat, and many others depend on our APIs and SDKs to connect with their customers all over the world.

As businesses continue to shift to a real-time, customer-centric communications model, we are experiencing a time of impressive growth.

 Why this role matters

The Engineering team at Vonage is a fast-growing group of talented engineers. They face multiple challenges associated with high performance, distributed systems, and processing large volumes of data in real time.

We are looking for a Java Software Engineer to help us develop a best in class real-time platform

What you will do

• Build systems to add features across our messaging platform
• Create scalable microservices that will help support our impressive growth
• Write efficient and scalable code, in well-tested systems
• Develop on a public cloud infrastructure

What we value

• Being disruptive. Getting things done. With smart people. Enjoy knowing that the work we do is having a global impact by enabling never-before imagined communications.
• We have big goals, and we want the people who join us to be self-confident, focused on customers and delivery, and who are structured and committed in their approach. We iterate quickly, we fail fast, and we take smart chances. We value those who will help us continue this spirit
• Values matter at Vonage. We are on a mission to bring value to consumers and enterprises through global cloud-based communications.
• But just as important as delivering value is how we deliver that value.
• We believe in integrity. Both personally and professionally. We believe in empowering our employees and are actively seeking entrepreneurs in training who want to help build something larger.
• We have gotten to this point by being committed, passionate, and focused on getting things done. We need more people like us. If this appeals to you then we encourage you to apply.

The Stack

• Java
• AWS
• Kafka and Redis
• Docker, Nomad, and Kubernetes

 What you will bring:

• Excellent software engineering skills in Java
• An excellent practical understanding of high-performance, highly distributed computing
• A strong focus on testing
• An understanding of Object Oriented Design and standard design patterns.
• Experience of multi-threaded, 3-tier architectures, web services and caching.
• Experience dealing with event-driven pipelines.
• Willingness to learn and use different technology/programming languages.
• Experience working with public cloud. AWS would be advantageous
• SQL / NoSQL
• Practical experience in deploying code in a modern programming environment using tools such as Docker and Kubernetes

Why Vonage

We value disruptive innovation, getting things done, and working with passion and integrity are the values that matter at Nexmo. We are on a mission to enable simplified communications between enterprises and their customers by empowering our employees. We strive for passion and integrity, both personally and professionally. We have achieved significant growth by hiring exceptional people. We have big goals, and we want the people who join us to be self-confident, focused on customers and delivery, and who are structured and committed in their approach. We value those who will help us continue this spirit. If this appeals to you then we encourage you to apply. We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

What is in it for you

• Private Medical Insurance with the option to add dependents
• Multisport Gym Membership
• Educational Assistance Reimbursement Program
• Polish Language Classes for non-native speakers
• Lunch and Learn Sessions held biweekly
• Opportunity to be reimbursed for conferences, trainings, and other events consistent with the area of work aimed at personal development
• Three Paid Volunteer Days a Year
• Unlimited Discretionary Time Off
• Additional Maternity and Paternity Leave

Please note: This position is offered on an employee contract. Unfortunately, we do not offer B2B contracts. This role is hybrid, coming to the office in Wroclaw once in a while may be required.

Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental needs or geographic location.

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