Senior Java Developer

Job Details

permanent
Kenya
iBizpeople
10/10/2023
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Company Description

iBizpeople is an international Talent Acquisition consultancy that helps top performers as well as up and coming talent find permanent positions with innovative international GameTech & iGaming companies. Not only do we find you the role, but we also guide you through every step of the interview process so that you will be fully prepared for what happens next. Our aim is to match you with the perfect role for you in companies that will help develop your talent and further your career.

Job Description

What you will be getting up to:

  • Working across a number of business areas providing development, maintenance and support.
  • Working as part of squads and occasionally solo developments as the business needs arise.
  • Discuss/Meet business stakeholders to understand the problems they wish to address.
  • Liaise with architects, analysts, business representatives, infrastructure specialists to jointly develop proposals for technical solutions including implementation deployment, support and troubleshooting overviews.
  • Scope and conduct needed Proof of Concepts when necessary.
  • Help identify probable causes and provide immediate solution during an incident.
  • Provide assistance to other developers/projects as needed.
  • Attend daily meetings to report on assigned tasks’ progress and attend fortnightly meetings for project planning and other meetings from time to time.
  • Complete tasks & deliver projects on-time and to the highest standards.
  • Contribute significant ideas for making the applications better and easier to us.

Qualifications
  • At least 5+ years of working experience in serving as a Java Developer working on varied type of software development projects.
  • Strong grasp of established and emerging technologies, systems, platforms, and software.
  • Expert knowledge of Java and open source software (e.g. Spring)
  • Advanced knowledge of SQL, preferably with Oracle databases
  • Experience designing and building RESTful web service APIs
  • Distributed caching (Hazelcast or Redis).
  • Knowledge of Asynchronous Messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ or JMS).
  • Experience developing back office trading tools using GWT/Vaadin, SWT, Swing or JavaFX.
  • Background in Agile Software Development using Scrum Methodology is preferred but not required.
  • Passion for writing high quality, rock solid software.
  • Previously worked on large scale multi-threaded projects.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of Maven and Linux.
  • Experience building highly transactional, high volume distributed server applications.
  • Knowledge of JVM monitoring and performance tuning Java applications, as well as troubleshooting issues in production,
  • Background in Online Gaming is preferred but not required.
  • Extra points if you have developed web apps in HTML/JavaScript. 

Additional: 

  • Ability to write and interpret technical documentation.
  • Good oral and written English communication skills.
  • Creative, analytical, and with strong problem solving skills.
  • Ability to organise and manage multiple priorities.
  • Independent but collaborative, driven, assertive, and willing to work on simultaneous projects.
  • Ability to work in a team and works well under pressure and deadlines

Additional Information

**Applications in English only please

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