Sr Staff JAVA Software Engineer
Summary
DigitalGlobe has an immediate opening within the IT Solutions organization in Westminster, Colorado. The Java Developer will be responsible for development and maintenance of many common services for internal and external customers of DigitalGlobe’s IT department. We are looking for an individual who is tired of developing and coding to antiquated ideas. If you are ready to drive the direction, solicit and enhance our products based on customer input, and help create our long term roadmap, please apply. The ideal candidate will be a passionate developer who can champion our services within the organization. You must be willing to exchange and challenge ideas with other developers, SMEs, and architects to help further our software services and development.
Responsibilities
Research, evaluate, design, develop, implement, and improve state-of-the-art software in collaboration with a team of software developers, software testers, system engineers, DBA’s, IT and network personnel.
Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team and articulate technical concepts and ideas effectively.
Ensure sound software development process that is heavily test and user driven.
Communicate with end users, understanding their needs, and working with the team to improve the system.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience with AWS.
- Experienced with and within Scrum.
- Development experience with current frameworks (e.g., Spring, Hibernate, Bootstrap)
- Experience in web front-end technologies like AngularJS, Backbone, node.js or jQuery.
- Experience developing, deploying and maintaining high availability clustered Java applications.
- US Citizenship or Permanent Resident
- Ability to obtain US Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- 8+ years demonstrated experience with Java and large scale messaging systems.
- 8+ years demonstrated experience with Java and large scale IO system programming, design, and development of high volume XML data interfaces.
- Understanding of what it takes to keep a high-availability software platform healthy
- Tremendous Organization and Communication skills
- Knowledge of sound Agile Engineering Practices (TDD, BDD, Continuous Integration, etc.)
- Knowledge of multi-tier, heterogeneous architectures and how they typically fit together
Location
Westminster, CO
DigitalGlobe offers a generous compensation package including a competitive salary; choice of medical plan; dental, life, and disability insurance; a 401(K) plan with competitive company match; paid holidays and paid time off.