Lead Microservices Developer

The HT Group is pairing with a well established Austin based client in the search for a Lead Microservice Developer. This individual will be responsible for designing and implementing an architecture that structures applications as a set of loosely coupled, collaborating services. The role involves interacting with Internal IT and Business Teams, Architects, and external vendors to understand requirements, end to end business flow and implement system solutions.

• Lead a small team of development resources to implement a back-end Microservices framework to help digitize existing POS System
• Designs and develops clean maintainable solutions to new and existing business problems
• Designs applications to be scalable and reliable with high availability
• Take ownership of applications or modules within a larger application and drive enhancements and bug fixes as required
• Adhere to standards and ensure best practices are followed during all phases of SDLC

• Designs, modifies, develops, writes and implements software applications
• Analyzes the systems and business requirements to develop a systems solution and provide effort estimates
• Develops and deploys application code, monitors functionality and acts on production and non-production issues
• Collaborate with managers, directors, project managers and project sponsors to identify potential system improvements and determine project scope and vision.
• Translate user requirements into technical requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to developers/project team.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure that requirement specifications are correctly interpreted.
• Strong troubleshooting ability to quickly identify issues and solutions

• 6+ years of development experience with Java and other open-source technologies
• Extensive experience with SQL writing complex queries for development/analysis and performance tuning of queries.
• Prior experience developing web services
• Prior experience developing applications using any of messaging products (Azure Bus, TIBCO EMS, Kafka, etc.)

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a four-year college or university in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Computer Information systems or related fiel
• Extensive experience developing applications using Java, Java Spring Boot and Node.js
• Strong SQL development experience
• Experience with Hibernate / JPA
• Experience with MDM tool such as Profisee

• Familiarity with Best Practices, Designs and Patterns of Microservices
• Experience with developing web services (REST) and familiarity with JSON.
• Good understanding of DevOps and coordinating with DevOps teams to setup CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with caching strategies for performance improvements
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication, listening and interpersonal skills; attention to detail and accuracy in work; and time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy; and time management and organizational skills
• Highly proficient in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook