Java Software Engineer

• Develop new features and functionality for high transaction, large scale betting websites
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks in the software
• Design solutions that are modular, scalable and portable
• Work to improve overall system architecture and design components to meet those goals

• A bachelor’s degree (1st or 2:1) in a traditional science subject, ideally computer science, engineering, or information systems from a well-regarded university
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Demonstrable talent coding in Java and J2EE
• Working knowledge of web services, XML and Tomcat or other container
• Demonstrable talent in writing and using algorithms and assessing time complexity and performance
• Ideally 6+ years of commercial experience developing software
• Ideally 2+ years of demonstrable experience in large scale system design

• Experience developing on Unix/Linux
• Web technologies and internet protocols (SOAP, WS-*, ReST, XML, HTTP, TCP/IP)
• Scripting skills: Bash, Perl, Python, and JavaScript
• Experience with Maven or another Continuous Integration and Automated unit testing frameworks
• Knowledge of Spring, Hibernate, Ehcache
• Experience working with Informix and/or PostgreSQL
• Experience with interfacing with legacy applications
• Any knowledge of TCL is a major plus
• Experience in developing large distributed systems and concepts such as caching, sharding, consistent hashing, interprocess communication and brokering
• Ability to learn and critique new technologies quickly