The team of UKEESS Software House is currently looking for a Strong Middle Java Engineer to join our team for a full-time position (remotely in Ukraine or Lviv’s office).
About the Customer and the Project:
Our customer is the world’s largest DNA network based in the USA. With more than 60 billion digitized global historical records, 130 million family trees, and 18+ million people in their growing database, our customers help people discover their family stories and gain actionable insights about their health and wellness.
Technology stack: Java (17/21) / Spring Boot / MySQL / AWS (SNS, SQS, AuroraDB, ECS, EKS) / Terraform.
Our team is responsible for most of the images displayed on the site, as well as complex features such as facial recognition, document transcription, and image enhancements. As a part of our team, you will work on the following projects: * Creating a system to generate and serve up recommendations to customers for images to take action on (colorize, tag individuals, etc.) * Multi-page document support with detailed information for each page (i.e, transcription of text, names, dates, and places within transcribed text) * Video storage and streaming support
Responsibilities will include: * Help architect, design, and develop complex, large-scale systems that process billions of historical records every day * Identify opportunities to adopt innovative technologies * Create architectures and diagrams that describe them * Work on and guide the microservice REST API design * Write key algorithms to maximize scalability and reliability * Write code and unit tests * Conduct code reviews * Diagnose complex problems involving multiple systems and technologies * Provide guidance and mentorship to a team of talented software engineers * Be an example of engineering excellence
Requirements: * 4+ years of commercial experience with Java and Spring Boot * Micro-service expertise * Recent and proficient experience with building large-scale web services * Experience with AWS (SNS, SQS, AuroraDB, ECS, EKS) * Commercial experience and strong knowledge of relational databases * Container experience * Experience with CI/CD * English: Upper-intermediate level (both spoken and written)
Nice to have skills: * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering
What do we offer our new colleague? * Competitive compensation (based on market data, but also depending on the technical level of the candidate) * Flexible work schedule * 3 health packages to choose from * Annual paid vacation and state holiday celebration * Free English classes (online) * Individual approach to professional growth * Lack of bureaucracy and micromanagement * Modern, comfortable office facilities (a barbecue zone, kitchens, lounge rooms, coffee machines, etc.) * Foreign business trips * On-site parking lot and charge station for Electric Cars * Corporate gifts, celebrations, and fun activities * Sports activities: ping-pong, soccer, workout
Suppose you have a passion for solving challenging problems, building scalable and robust systems, love working with the latest technologies in a fast-paced and flexible environment, and are excited about the prospect of having a significant impact on products that have more than 3 million paying subscribers. In that case, we want to talk to you! ;-)
