Senior Fullstack Java Developer (Olympus)

Vonage Engineering Mission: Vonage is the emerging leader in the $100B+ cloud communications platform (CPaaS) market. Customers like Airbnb, Viber, Whatsapp, Snapchat, and many others depend on our APIs and SDKs to connect with their customers all over the world.

As businesses continue to shift to a real-time, customer-centric communications model, we are experiencing a time of impressive growth.

Why this role matters

The Engineering team at Vonage is a fast growing group of talented engineers. They face multiple challenges associated with high performance, distributed systems, and processing large volumes of data in real time.

The Vonage Messages API team is looking at expanding its size, in order to accelerate our platform development to support our growing customer base. In this role you will be the architect, designer, and developer of your project, and you will take part in developing next-generation technologies that change how people communicate. We challenge our engineers to be versatile and passionate to tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward.

Our Engineers work on an exciting mix of both greenfield and existing projects, giving them an opportunity to explore new technologies.

What You Will Do

Create scalable microservices that will help support our impressive growthPropose scaleable, maintainable and cost effective solutionsEstimate the effort required to develop and implement new featuresCollaborate with the team lead and project managers to allocate tasks effectively, considering the skill level and growth opportunities for junior team membersDevelop and execute effective testing strategies, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests, to ensure software quality and reliabilityStay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging frontend technologies, and share knowledge and expertise with the development team to continuously improve our development processes and standardsParticipate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback to peers, and actively contribute to maintaining a high standard of code quality and development practicesContribute to the documentation of the components, design patterns, and the design system to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding of new team membersProvide mentorship and guidance to junior team members, assisting them in their technical growth, professional development, and project assignments

What We Value

Being disruptive. Getting things done. Working with smart people. Enjoying knowing that the work we do is having a global impact by enabling never before imagined communicationsWe have big goals, and we want the people who join us to be self-confident, focused on customers and delivery, and who are structured and committed in their approach. We iterate quickly, we fail fast, we take smart chances. We value those who will help us continue this spiritValues matter at Vonage. We are on a mission to bring value for consumers and enterprises through global cloud based communicationsBut just as important as delivering value is how we deliver that valueWe believe in integrity. Both personally and professionally. We believe in empowering our employees and are actively seeking entrepreneurs in training who want to help build something largerWe have gotten to this point by being committed, passionate, and focused on getting things done. We need more people like us. If this appeals to you then we encourage you to apply

The Stack

Microservices architectureJava and Kotlin with Spring Boot ReactiveAWS (Lambda, SQS, S3, DynamoDB)KafkaDocker, KubernetesGrafana, Prometheus, ELK stackAnything needed to achieve our goals

What You Will Bring

Excellent software engineering skills in Java or Kotlin for backend servicesWork closely with cross-functional teams such as Development, Operations, and Product Management to ensure seamless integration of new features and services with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performanceEffective communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.A strong focus on testingAn understanding of Object Oriented Design and standard design patternsStrong experience of multi-threaded, 3-tier architectures, web services, caching, and dealing with event-driven pipelinesWillingness to learn and use different technologies/programming languagesExperience working with public cloud. AWS would be advantageousExperience with SQL and NoSQL databasesPractical experience of deploying code in a modern programming environment using tools such as Docker and Kubernetes

What Is In It For You

Private Medical Insurance with the option to add dependents at your own costMultisport Gym MembershipEducational Assistance Reimbursement ProgramPolish Language Classes for non-native speakersLunch and Learn Sessions held biweeklyOpportunity to be reimbursed for conferences, trainings, and other events consistent with the area of work aimed at personal developmentThree Paid Volunteer Days a YearUnlimited Discretionary Time OffMonthly Massage SessionsReimbursement for the costs of prescription glassesMaternity and Paternity Leave

Why Vonage

We value disruptive innovation, getting things done, and working with passion and integrity are the values that matter at Nexmo. We are on a mission to enable simplified communications between enterprises and their customers by empowering our employees. We strive for passion and integrity, both personally and professionally.We have achieved significant growth by hiring exceptional people. We have big goals, and we want the people who join us to be self-confident, focused on customers and delivery, and who are structured and committed in their approach. We value those who will help us continue this spirit. If this appeals to you then we encourage you to apply.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Key Skills

• Backend
• Java
• SQL
• NoSQL
• Spring Boot
• OOP
• Microservices