Junior Java Developer

New York, NY
APX, Inc. is seeking a junior Java developer to participate in design, development, and implementation of APX’s Energy and Environmental Markets solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work with a talented team of technical leads and developers to architect, design, and develop services, applications, and enhancements to existing systems
• Work with product managers on issues or questions related to system requirements
• Interact with the QA team on issues stemming from system testing
• Create highly optimized, scalable, redundant and distributed software
• Deliver manageable, modular code, along with automated unit tests
• Help release and maintain code as well as address production issues

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent from an accredited college or university
• 1+ years development experience with Java programming language
• Work experience developing REST APIs
• Solid computer science fundamentals: Data structures, algorithms, multi-threaded programming, events/messaging, etc.
• Experience working with messaging-based architectures is a plus

Skills & Abilities

Technical

• Experience with Java 1.8 and above
• Experience with web standards such as HTTP and REST
• Experience building and supporting Java-based microservices
• Understanding and knowledge of Object Oriented and Service Oriented Architectures as well as Design Patterns
• Experience with messaging and streaming data frameworks, such as Apache Kafka and Apache Flink, is a plus

Non-Technical

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and time management
• Be a self-starter and work well independently as well as in a collaborative team environment
• Comfortable interacting with executive team members and cross-department
• Ability to quickly absorb business, technical, and market concepts
• Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting abilities