Java/Groovy Developer

Java/Groovy Developer
Location:Minneapolis, MN
Work Type: Hybrid, onsite 2-3 days per week
Onsite interview required
12-month, contract to hire

W2 Contract only

This is a Software Engineering position on a retails client’s Product Domain.  We are an eXtreme Programming (XP) development team that uses TDD, pair programming, JVM based languages, and Spring.  We are highly collaborative and are committed to agility, code simplicity, and consistent high quality.  Cross-functional team members contribute to all aspects of software development and delivery.

 Project Description:

The team creates and maintains a services platform and data services ingesting, enriching, and presenting product data for use by Best Buy website, mobile app, and many enterprise systems.

Position Summary/Job Description:

This role is generally a backend role, but we do have a frontend and having additional frontend engineers provides us more flexibility.  But frontend is not required for this role.

 Skills Overview:

What are the top five skills and number of years of experience required to perform this job?

• Fluent in a JVM based language (Java, Groovy, etc.)
• Fluent in Test Driven Development
• Strong willingness to pair program

Experience

Years of experience is generally not a good measure of experience, but we’ll say the candidates should have 5+ years of experience or more.

What are some preferred/nice to have skills the manager is looking for?

Nice-to-Have technical skills: 

• Service development (REST, HTTP, JSON)
• Spring Framework
• NoSQL data stores (Cassandra, Redis, etc.)
• RabbitMq, Kafka
• Linux/bash proficiency
• Open source software (Apache, Tomcat, Memcache, etc.)
• React (or other Javascript single page app frameworks)
• GraphQL
• BigQuery

 Also, you may be the ideal candidate for our team if:

• You are enthusiastic and excited about technology.
• You are flexible, dependable and know how to have fun while getting a lot done.
• You are open and honest and willing to share and accept feedback and ideas.
• You are positive and optimistic. Setbacks and constraints motivate you to work harder.
• You aren''t afraid to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty with the rest of the team.
• You have strong opinions about what works, while respecting and listening to others (stubborn on vision, but flexible on details).

You strive to constantly improve yourself and your team