Role: Junior Java Developer
Location: Ann Arbor, MI (4 days on site and one remote day)
Duration: 12 Months
Your Opportunity
The development team is looking for a talented java developer to join our team, working on an industry-leading desktop trading platform. We work in a collaborative, innovative, and technically challenging environment, where developers have the opportunity to perform complex software design tasks and technical analysis on a highly performant, multi-threaded and resilient system, where high performance is key. Specifically, this role will act as a subject matter expert on the thinkorswim Desktop application, while providing expertise on our installer, java JRE updater, java UI, and various backend modules.
What you are good at
Performs product design & troubleshooting exercises of extremely high complexity which require extensive research and analysis
Leads system design and specification development, program logic and flow-charting, testing, debugging, and documentation
Will be responsible for making complex design choices to be used by the development teams
Leads complex programming tasks, providing review of various development tasks and documentation
Provides analysis of problems and recommends solutions
A key contributor in client/technology interactions in the development of technology solutions
Will interface with Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure teams on strategic designs and initiatives
Leads the troubleshooting of complex problems in development and production environments, ensuring timely resolution of issues
What you have
1+ Years of Java, J2EE (both client and server side)
1+ Years Experience with OOA/OOD, distributed systems/software, real time processing, relational database systems, messaging systems
preferred
Experience development on a downloadable desktop application preferred
Experience with concurrency & multi-threading preferred
Experience with scaling, Java Garbage Collection, and performance tuning preferred
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms and design patterns (GoF)
Experience with agile, test-driven development
Experience with rich UI frameworks like Angular JS, jQuery, HTML 5, Swing, Java FX or similar frameworks/APIs
Experience with application development frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, JSF or similar frameworks
Experience with Unix/Linux, Windows, Mac
Experience with build, deploy and test automation tools like Ant, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, TeamCity, Junit, or similar tools
Demonstrated experience working with core business logic within applications
Experience in developing APIs and Frameworks
Working knowledge of finance and/or trading domain is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline
# of Years Required:
1+ Years of Core Java (both client and server side)
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar degree with test-driven development.
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