Apply for this Job
Job Brief
We are looking for a JavaScript Developer with 2-4 years of experience, particularly in React.js, to build and maintain user interfaces. You’ll collaborate on front-end development and infrastructure with the team, ensuring high-quality, efficient, and responsive components.
Stakater Overview
Stakater is a leading Kubernetes experts company enabling enterprises to realize the full potential of Kubernetes and its ecosystem, by assisting their journey across Strategy, Development and Operations.
Stakater works with a wide range of clients in different industries to help them build out scalable platforms and infrastructure as code. We work to understand the nature of their business, the challenges they face and how they are attempting to apply the platform as a service as part of the solution. We also work with our partners in the open source community on projects like RedHat OpenShift to build a better experience for all users.
Key Responsibilities
This position will primarily focus on:
Be responsible for enhancing and maintaining a highly transactional Java platform and build new Microservices
The opportunity to work in an Agile fast-paced environment, where requirements can change overnight and getting things done is as simple as making a case and leading the charge
Work as part of an amazing team of like-minded individuals with a can-do attitude to change the world
Proactively identify technical debt, where the platform can be optimized, and introduce operational efficiencies
Design and produce performant, scalable, highly transactional software, that adheres to functional and nonfunctional requirements, and be able to explain them to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Estimate, prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Support the execution of production deployments and go-lives
Required Skills & Experience5+ years of commercial experience in Java
Have experience working with relational DBs such as MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL. Ideally NoSQL experience
Have experience developing and designing RESTful API
Ability to choose the right technology for the task at hand, whether it turns out to be the latest framework or an established one
You have a strong knowledge of object-oriented design and development best practices
You have experience with Continuous Integration
You can estimate, prioritize and execute tasks either by pair programming or single-handedly in a high-pressure environment
You have an excellent command of the English language
BSc or MSc in Computer Science or related degree from a top university
Experience with performant, highly transactional, service-oriented platforms
Knowledge of Spring Frameworks including Spring Security, Spring Boot, and Spring Data
Test Driven Development is your bread and butter. Without it, there’s just jam
Having a working knowledge of Docker, UNIX-based operating systems, and Microservices
Familiarity with application security, cryptography, and security practices
Having a working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, UNIX-based operating systems, and Microservices
Experience working with Agile teams or startups

