API Developer

Company: Resource 1
Location: Newark
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Our client is looking for an API developer for a 12 month contract position.
Job Description:

As an experienced developer on this team, you will partner with designers and work with state-of-the-art technologies as you implement capabilities to solve complex business problems. We are looking for associates who care deeply about communicating clearly with users in creative ways. You will code, test, and debug new and existing applications. If you enjoy the challenge of working in a fast paced, dynamic environment and have a passion for software engineering, this is the place for you.

Primary Responsibilities:
Working on an agile team understanding business needs, performing analysis, and transforming them into testable components

• Employ industry best practices to deliver world-class solutions. Ensure developed solutions remain compliant with all applicable standards
• Drive software development activities to meet schedules and timelines
• Thrives to ensure code quality is high supporting testing and automation
• Research problems with a strong sense of ownership and develop solutions to address the problems
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and how they can be applied to the client
• Enable change, help accelerate innovation
• Demonstrating experience with taking intelligent risks and leveraging a 'test and learn' mentality
• Committed to a spirit of authentic partnership - to colleagues both internal and external to the organization
• Conduct component testing and integration testing
• Ensure that software standards, non-functional requirements and quality targets are met Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience in related fields
  • Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  • Excellent problem-solving techniques
  • Ability to work independently with minimal guidance
  • Clear, professional communications (listening, oral and written communications)
  • Strong relationship building and collaboration skills
  • Demonstrated track record as a team player
  • Experience working on agile scrum teams
  • A successful candidate will possess 5+ years of experience with the following:
  • Working knowledge of branching techniques and usage of Github, Bitbucket or Subversion required.
  • Experience in distributed systems, object oriented programming, design patterns and design methodology required
  • Experience working with Node.js backend applications, JavaScript and TypeScript required
  • Experience with Web service technologies such as REST, JSON, SOAP, XML, JWT required
  • Experience with relational and noSQL data base technologies is required
  • Experience deploying applications to AWS, ECS, EC2 instances. Working knowledge of AWS Services such as Cloudwatch, CodeDeploy is desired.
  • Experience implementing service oriented architecture (SOA) patterns
  • Experience with Java Springboot is a strong plus

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