The Role
The Sr. Software Development Engineer will lead software engineering projects for next-gen SaaS products, ensuring high-quality software delivery. Responsibilities include full lifecycle management, guiding teams in identifying technical requirements, implementing best practices, monitoring project performance, and engaging in continuous improvement initiatives. Hands-on experience with various technologies is essential, including Java, Spring Boot, and cloud environments.
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Summary:
Plans, designs, develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools. Most companies should be able to match to a specific software development engineer position. Use this position if company does not breakout software development positions such as Software Engineer (Applications) (5141-5146) or Software Engineer (Systems) (5161-5166).
Duties & Responsibilities:
Need a Java Back End Lead to assist product development team
Hiring Requirements
Job Description
- You will be playing a key role in the next-gen SaaS product and platform development.
- You will be responsible for full lifecycle of software engineering project (planning, execution/Delivery, monitoring, risk management, resolution of issues, and achievement of the targets) within agreed quality, time, budget, and other agreed KPIs/SLAs
- Provides guidance to the Software Engineering team and other departments in identifying product and technical requirements. Serves as primary point of contact and liaison between Software Engineering and other teams.
- You will lead the team for meeting the best software engineering practices, quality processes and methodologies
- Directs implementation initiatives for new software products and applications. Organizes software update process for existing applications and coordinates the roll-out of software releases.
- Manages all the deliverables to ensure adherence to deadlines, specifications and budgets. Implements performance metrics and prepares period reports and/or proposals.
- Ensures all engineers keep current with technological developments within the industry. Monitors and evaluates competitive applications and products
- You will promote and instil a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency to the software/business processes through out-of-the-box thinking on product and processes by utilizing or creating new software engineering tools and different innovation techniques
- You will manage multiple interfaces (internal and external), relationships and communication to ensure software delivery is aligned to meet not only the customer requirements, but also adds value to their business
- Design and develop high quality software product
- Hands on experience on Core Java and Multi-threaded programming
- Hands on experience in Spring, Spring Boot micro-services, Spring MVC, and Hibernate
- Strong knowledge to use design patterns and produce reusable components
- Hands on experience in SQL queries and query tuning
- Hands on experience in any NoSQL database
- Exposure to any Big Data analytics platform using Spark based applications
- Exposure to any ETL environment
- Hands on experience deploying and troubleshooting in Linux/Unix environments
- Hands on experience in Kafka or any Message Broker
- Hands on experience deploying solutions in any Cloud environment
- Hands on experience using docker and Kubernetes to deploy and scale applications
- Knowledge of Junit or at least one Java unit testing framework; preferably TDD practitioner
- Ensure implementation/continuous improvement of formal processes to support software development activities
- Provide guidance to the team for technical escalations
- Performs peer code reviews as part of everyday workflow.
- Foster engineering’s best practices for the development of high-quality products
- Contributes ideas for continually improving the team's productivity, job enjoyment, and code quality.
- Hands on experience deploying and troubleshooting in Linux/Unix environments
- Hands on experience in Kafka or any Message Broker
- Hands on experience deploying solutions in any Cloud environment
- Hands on experience using docker and Kubernetes to deploy and scale applications
- Knowledge of Junit or at least one Java unit testing framework; preferably TDD practitioner
- Ensure implementation/continuous improvement of formal processes to support software development activities
- Performs peer code reviews as part of everyday workflow.
- Foster engineering’s best practices for the development of high-quality products
- Contributes ideas for continually improving the team's productivity, job enjoyment, and code quality.
Additional Job Description
- Bachelor's degree in Science/IT/Computing or equivalent
- 5 + years of experience in SW Engineering role
- 3+ years of experience in SW Lead role
- 8 + years of experience in software development
- Significant proficiency/in-depth knowledge in the domain (technology and/or products)
- Thorough understanding of software development and/or support methodologies, principles and procedures and related software management tools.
- Experience with Telecom Product development with TMF standards preferred
- Experience building scalable SaaS platform clear advantage.
Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:
Top Skills
Java
The Company
What We Do
VIAVI Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global leader in both network and service enablement and optical security performance products and solutions. Our technologies contribute to the success of a wide range of customers – from the world’s largest mobile operators and governmental entities to enterprise network and application providers to contractors laying the fiber and building the towers that keep us connected
