Specialist Software Engineer (Java, AWS)

So, what’s the role all about?

• You will be responsible for leading the day-to-day design and implementation tasks for the product. As the senior engineer you will be accountable to the product Software Architect for the technical implementation and ensure that it meets the design specifications for functionality and quality.  
• You will work closely with the Software Architect to define the design specifications and guidelines and serve as a technical lead and mentor for the junior engineers on the team.  
• It is expected that you will be producing high-quality, well-tested code 85% of the time with the remaining time spent in design discussions, mentoring sessions, and technology reviews.

How will you make an impact?

• Contributing to the overall design specification and standards that will enable the team to produce highly functional and sustainable products that amaze its customers.
• Leading by example in producing copious amounts of well-constructed and well-tested code that is checked-in and merged daily.
• Responsible for ensuring code productivity and quality by managing pull requests and proper engineering practices for Continuous Integration and Deliverability
• Actively participate in meetings related to Agile development methodology such as planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily status reporting; influence and encourage best practices and mutual accountability.
• Mentor and develop engineers in all levels, involved in hiring great engineers

Have you got what it takes?

• 8+ years of software development experience, at least 3 of them developing in enterprise software.
• Hands-on coding experience in Java or other mainstream language
• Expert-level experience working with application containers and runtime frameworks (e.g. Spring, Akka, et cetera)
• Proficiency with development and deployment on the Linux operating system
• Experience in database development with SQL; NoSQL database experience a plus.
• Experience developing and supporting multi-tiered, service-oriented applications in a production environment.
• Experience developing and supporting hosted and/or multi-tenant software services (Software-as-a-Service)
• Experience working in a Continuous Integration and Delivery environment using tools such as Jenkins is advantage.
• Experience working in a modified Agile methodology development environment and using work item management tools like JIRA is advantage.
• Proven ability to educate and mentor junior engineers on coding best practices and patterns.
• Experience with public cloud infrastructure and technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Engine, or Azure a plus
  
  

What’s in it for you?

Join an ever-growing, market disrupting, global company where the teams – comprised of the best of the best – work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and creative environment! As the market leader, every day at NICE is a chance to learn and grow, and there are endless internal career opportunities across multiple roles, disciplines, domains, and locations. If you are passionate, innovative, and excited to constantly raise the bar, you may just be our next NICEr!

Enjoy NICE-FLEX!

At NICE, we work according to the NICE-FLEX hybrid model, which enables maximum flexibility: 2 days working from the office and 3 days of remote work, each week. Naturally, office days focus on face-to-face meetings, where teamwork and collaborative thinking generate innovation, new ideas, and a vibrant, interactive atmosphere.

Reporting into: Manager, Product Management
Role Type: Individual Contributor