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J2EE Architect / Senior Software Engineer

Contract opportunity with a top computer company in the Bay Area.

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on J2EE Architect / Senior Software Engineer to oversee multiple applications in production and drive the application architecture and code quality for another. This is a critical role on what will be a very high profile project. The ideal candidate would have grown up through the software development ranks - possessing 10 or more years experience in designing, architecting highly scalable, usable, and performant web applications using J2EE. This person would possess deep skills in server side technology (Java, JSP, Tomcat, J2EE, Web Services, frameworks), client side technology (JavaScript, HTML, HTML5), coupled with hands on database experience (MySQL, Oracle). Prefer experience with high-volume transactional systems, such as eCommerce or order fulfillment, etc. Ideally, candidate would have previous experience in a U.S. startup environment and is comfortable performing many roles. This position will act in a lead capacity on complex applications with sophisticated data models and act as a subject matter expert regarding J2EE development and software development best practices.

Overview:
• Experience leading projects utilizing test-driven development (TDD) methodologies

• Skilled in leading code reviews and directing junior engineers/programmers

• Experience successfully completing/delivering multiple projects utilizing an Agile methodology

• High ownership, self-sufficient, hands-on leader to drive quality and maintain application stability

• Ability to write complex programs, analyze code changes and suggest improvements

• Ability to reason logically and creatively, identifying problems, drawing valid conclusions from the data available, and develop effective solutions while applying creative thinking in the design and development of high performing web applications

• By hands-on, we expect code check-ins on a daily basis, creating reference implementations for the purpose of mentoring and leading more junior staff, and ability to find and resolve defects

Responsibilities:
• Help define engineering best practices and provide technical mentorship

• Design, develop, test and maintain multiple J2EE web applications

• Investigate and resolve any production issues from end user (UI) to persistence layer

• Work with project managers to ensure that all project deliverables are on time and high quality

• Work collaboratively with other teams; QA, UX, etc

• Develop and mentor vendor teams to write elegant code using effective automated unit tests

• Assist in deploying applications to Dev, QA, Production environments

• Administer existing applications for configuration changes, upgrades, plugins, etc

Qualifications:
• Experience or understanding of architectural principles and frameworks (MVC, Spring, and Hibernate required)

• Strong analytical, problem solving skills and technical troubleshooting

• Experience with testing frameworks, continuous integration and build tools (i.e. jUnit, DBUnit, Maven, Jenkins/Hudson, Ant)

• Experience or demonstrated knowledge designing and building frameworks that support test development and its application in testing APIs, components, web services, relational databases and content management systems

• Knowledge of performance and profiling testing highly desired (jProbe, jMeter, YourKit)

• Demonstrated knowledge of UNIX servers, commands, environments and tools

• Keen eye for detail and stubborn resolve to drive to high quality deliverables

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