Senior Backend Java Engineer

B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area
7+ years of proven experience
A proven foundation in core Java and related technologies, with OO skills and design patterns
Track record building high quality software with design-focused and test-driven approaches
Hands-on experience in Java/ Spring Framework/Spring Boot/Hibernate
In depth understanding of concurrent programming and experience in designing high throughput, high availability, fault tolerant distributed applications
Extensive experience building micro services architecture / SOA is required
Experience in message oriented streaming middleware architecture is required (Kafka, MQ, AMPS, NATS, etc)
Understanding of relational databases is a must
Demonstrable experience building modern software using engineering tools such as git, maven, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks
Strong analytical and software architecture design skills with an emphasis on test driven development
Great analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
Some experience or a real interest in finance, investment processes, and/or an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions
Experience leading development teams, projects or being responsible for the design and technical quality of a significant application, system, or component. Ability to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups.

Lead individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables using AGILE methodologies.
Deliver high throughput, scalable, highly available, concurrent and fault tolerant software systems.
Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment.
Deliver high efficiency, high availability, concurrent and fault tolerant software systems.
Significantly contribute to development of Aladdin’s global, multi-asset trading platform.
Work with product management and business users to define the roadmap for the product.
Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues and roadblocks.
Apply validated quality software engineering practices through all phases of development.
Ensure resilience and stability through quality code reviews, unit, regression and user acceptance testing, dev ops and level two production support.
Be a leader with vision and a partner in brainstorming solutions for team productivity, efficiency, guiding and motivating others.
Drive a strong culture by bringing principles of inclusion and diversity to the team and setting the tone through specific recruiting, management actions and employee engagement.

Expertise in building distributed applications using SQL and/or NOSQL technologies like MS SQL, Sybase, Cassandra or Redis
A real-world practitioner of applying cloud-native design patterns to event-driven microservice architectures.
Exposure to high scale distributed technology like Kafka, Mongo, Ignite, Redis
Exposure to building microservices and APIs ideally with REST, Kafka or gRPC
Experience working in an agile development team or on open-source development projects.
Experience with optimization, algorithms or related quantitative processes.
Experience with Cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud
Experience with cloud deployment technology (Docker, Ansible, Terraform, etc.) is also a plus.
Experience with DevOps and tools like Azure DevOps
Experience with AI-related projects/products or experience working in an AI research environment.
Knowledge of modern front-end frameworks such as React, Vue.js or Angular is a plus.
Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud services is beneficial.
A degree, certifications or opensource track record that shows you have a mastery of software engineering principles.