Backend Java Developer

Axelon Services

  • Montreal, QC
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Job Title: Backend Java Developer
Location: Montreal (day 1 onboarding onsite / in-office presence required 3x/week)
12 Months Contract PositionWe would need someone who can assume responsibility for projects within the system. Their goal will be to clarify business requirements, and ensure consistent, clean code is implemented with timely delivery. The right candidate should enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment that values team work and offers a lot of flexibility as long as productivity and quality is there.The required skills are:
  • Very strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • 7-15 years of experience in Java backend development
  • Very strong knowledge of software design principles: MVC, data structures, graph data, algorithms, design patterns, multithreading, caching, recursion
  • Strong knowledge of core Java: class loading, garbage collection, Java collections API, Reflections API, Java 8 Streams and Functional Programming
  • Strong knowledge of Non-Relational Databases and No-SQL (Mongo DB)
  • Strong knowledge of BDD (behavior-driven development) with JBehave/Cucumber
  • Good Knowledge of and experience with DMN and BPMN tooling
  • Knowledge of Gradle, Jenkins automated build processes
  • Strong knowledge of Representation state transfer (RESTful Web services)
  • Strong communication skills - able to work with global team members, across different time zones.
Nice to have:
  • Strong Knowledge of Relational Databases and SQL (DB 2)
  • Good Knowledge of Object Relation Mapping technologies: JPA/Hibernate
  • Knowledge of Snowflake DB
  • Knowledge of HTTP, XML, JSON
  • Knowledge of Unix/Linux
  • Experience with TDD (test driven development)
  • Knowledge of Liquibase database schema management
  • Good knowledge of GIT source code management
  • Knowledge of react js
***'s sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting-edge modelling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools.The Firm-wide Model Control System is the cornerstone of the Firm's model risk management, used by front-office, control and oversight functions. This is a high-profile system, with visibility at the highest levels of the Firm.
The team follows agile principles and has a strong product owner team which allows for close collaboration with the business users. The system is being heavily invested in with new feature development, as well as incorporating devops practices and performance improvements.The team follows agile principles, and has a strong product owner team which allows for close collaboration with the BU. The system is being heavily invested in with new feature development, as well as incorporating devops practices and performance improvements. We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Java developer to work in a team with over 20 people, of which 14 are java server side developers. Members on the team have direct access to the business unit, and must be able to juggle multiple priorities at a given time.
The candidate needs to be a self-starter, smart, and a highly motivated team player with effective communication skills. In addition, the candidate must value producing quality software and have a solid grounding in computer science fundamentals.

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