Aleph is a creative engineering company comprising a striking group of craftsmen specialised in strategy, design, technology, and marketing. We work together to plan, write and produce internet, mobile, and desktop solutions for the most daring set of clients who see the future and engage Aleph as their rocket fuel.
We are seeking a Java Lead to join a collaborative, Agile team. You will be responsible for building highly available, distributed and enterprise Java-based applications, where system performance is critical. You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is important.
As a lead you would be expected to plan / coach / assess the team members; ensure the team has appropriate competencies and skills by continuous improvement of their skills and the area of expertise as a whole.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and analyze user requirements
- Work with other members of a planning team to develop a prototype plan for an enterprise system, including what key features system users require in the system as well as integration strategies to update existing systems that will transition into the new system built down the road.
- Develop modules of the initial enterprise system plan and work with the development team by coding advanced portions of the modules and delegating routine coding to junior Java developers
- Conduct the testing of completed code modules with the help of junior Java developers, fixing code as needed to ensure a smooth system deployment with the intended functionality
- Lead the Change - Change the way the client perceives coding and documentation by identifying, interpreting and implementing new developments with a focus on problem solving and improvement. Extract and integrate cross- projects components and libraries. Build a culture where development is exciting and fun!
- Provide Expertise - Scale continuous integration and delivery on a global level and teach others how to use it to mitigate risk and compliance issues. Contribute to an existing continuous integration and delivery community / tool.
- Accountable to work with the team and Architect to execute on the technical design and solutions.
- Leadership - Acknowledge that there are different programming paradigms and can argue where a certain paradigm / language is applicable. Serve as the go-to moderator or mentor for members to seek technical guidance from.
- Continuous Improvement – Work with tribe coaches, platform leads, ITALs to drive the execution and implementation of innovative ideas and initiatives that benefit the platform and project.
- Plan and execute all deployment of system features and monitor for successful integration, maintaining the system throughout its lifecycle
- Build, test and support mobile/web applications
- Recommend software solutions to emerging needs in banking functionality and report ability
- Prioritize, assign and execute tasks throughout the software development life cycle
- Ensure our applications are secure and up-to-date
Prerequisites
- At least more than 7 years of experience in Java/J2EE, SQL, JSP, Servlet, JDBC, RESTful Services, Web Services, XML, JSON
- Experience as a team leader.
- Strong experience in application development frameworks such as EJB, Camel, Spring, Hibernate in the Java platform
- Knowledge of Oracle, DB2 or similar database management system
- CI tools experience ie. Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity, Maven
- Experience of development using web technologies
- Knowledge of JBoss, IBM Websphere, WebLogic
- Designing software and database objects
- Unit testing and debugging
- Perform peer code reviews
- Conduct fact-gathering sessions with customers
- Identifying problems and analyzing solutions including workarounds
- Collaborating with other engineers
- Must have worked in Agile methodology
- Excellent debugging and optimisation skill
Benefits
- Competitive salary (compensation will be based on experience)
- Medical insurance
- Yearly reward based on performance
- Casual work environment and attire
- A solid team behind you: great people who love what they do
- A fun and a fast paced culture which promotes learning and knowledge sharing
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth offerings from our in-house Learning @ Aleph Academy, Flocket meetups, timely training for skills upgrade, workshops and conferences, and mentor-mentee program
Get in touch
Please visit www.aleph-labs.com or drop us an email at [email protected].
Aleph is an equal opportunity employer and we work in an engaging, collaborative environment, where ideas are shared freely. By uncovering insights and opportunities, we inspire everyone to dream big towards the future solutions.
