Senior Java Software Engineer

HICX is a leading worldwide provider of enterprise SaaS solutions for digital supplier management. Learn more about HICX.

We are looking to expand our Technical Services Team, by adding a highly capable and motivated senior developer to help us deliver customer implementations. Our platform is highly workflow-driven which differs from customer to customer.

We are looking for a long-term relationship, a talented individual that will become part of the team and grow within our company.

**Responsibilities**
- Work efficiently and routinely deliver the right things with limited guidance. The work focuses on complex, ambiguous problem areas in existing or new software initiatives.
- Make existing systems simpler (e.g. by consolidating redundant systems, deleting unnecessary code, or removing/updating out-of-date documentation).
- Take the lead on large projects that require the work of the team.
- Knows how to divide a software project into parallel work that can be performed by the team and then reassembled successfully into a cohesive launch.
- Understand the business impact of the systems and show good judgment when making technical trade-offs between the team’s short-term business or operational needs and long-term technology needs.
- A key influencer in team strategy.
- Drive mindful discussions with customers and peers.
- Bring perspective and provide context for current technology choices and guide future technology choices.
- Make appropriate architectural trade-offs
- Code submissions and approach to work should be exemplary - your solutions are inventive, secure, easily maintainable, appropriately scalable, and extensible.
- Write software that is easy for others to contribute to.
- Take ownership of team architecture, providing a system-wide view and design guidance.
- Make things simpler.
- Drive engineering best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security, Quality, etc.) and set standards.
- Work to resolve the root cause of endemic problems including areas where the team limits the innovation of other teams (bottlenecks).
- Actively recruit and help others leverage, by coaching and mentoring in the organisation.
- Provide technical assessments for promotions to SDE II and SDE III.

Contribute to the professional development of peers, improving their technical knowledge and the engineering practices.

**Requirements**:

- A BSc in Computer Science or similar field
- English language fluency and very good communication skills
- Good team player and ability to exchange information and support with co-workers
- Solid understanding of engineering best practices
- Good knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming techniques
- Good knowledge of Scripting languages like Groovy
- Good knowledge of SQL and database systems such as Postgresql, MySQL, etc.
- Good knowledge of web standards (HTML, JavaScript, etc)
- Quick learner and adapter of new frameworks and technologies
- Attention to details and some creativity on how processes could be improved as well as business requirements could be met
- Good knowledge and practical experience in automated test practices (Unit, Integration & Acceptance)
- Practical experience working with REST APIs and Microservices
- Good knowledge working with Cloud provider technologies (e.g.: AWS, Azure etc)
- A strong passion for Software Engineering, Innovation, and challenging the status quo

**Desirable Skills**:

- Good knowledge of (CI\CD)
- Solid understanding and practical experience in Dev Ops
- Knowledge of development tools including Git, Maven, Eclipse
- Experience working with Spring and\or Spring Boot
- Experience working with ORM technologies such as Hibernate
- Solid System and Architectural skills for distributed systems
- Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and practices
- Good understanding of Containers and Orchestration (Ideally Docker and Kubernetes)
- Good knowledge in J2EE Technologies (e.g. Servlets, JTA, JMS, web containers)
- Relaxed yet enthusiastic attitude
- Experience in front-end frameworks like Vue.js or React is a plus
- BPMN Framework like Activity

**Benefits**
- Work from anywhere in Peru - we are a fully remote company.
- Flexible PTO - We offer 25 days of paid holiday per year + 3 Public Holidays.
- Connect and socialize with the team during our company socials and off-site events.
- We celebrate special occasions with you - like your birthday Additional PTO for all employees during their birthdays.
- Receive Competitive Pay - Our team makes sure to provide a highly competitive rate based on your skills and location.
- Work with a diverse, international team.
- Tons of amazing career opportunities in a fast-growing in demand industry.