Railroad19 Senior Java Developer (U.S. remote)

Senior Java Developer

Railroad19 Inc.is a company that provides software development as a service.

We are currently seeking a Cloud Native Java Developer that is fluent in both Spring Boot and Java 8 (focused on streams)to be a technical resource for the development of clean and maintainable code.

At Railroad19, you are part of a company that values your work and gives you the tools you need to succeed. While our headquarters are located in Saratoga Springs, New York, we are a distributed team of remote developers across the US.

Railroad19 provides competitive compensation and excellent benefits.

Core responsibilities:

• Understand our client's fast-moving business requirements


• Negotiate appropriate solutions with multiple stake-holders


• Write and maintain scalable enterprise quality software


• Build web applications using AngularJS and Spring Boot


• Build Microservices that connect to Oracle and NoSQL databases


• Manage the complete software development lifecycle


• Writing functional and unit tests in order to maintain code quality


• Work with Jenkins to perform continuous integration


• Collaborate with other teams in order to deliver a highly performant application that contains little or no defects


• Identify new opportunities, tools, and services to enhance the custom software platform


• Support and troubleshoot issues (process & system), identify root cause, and proactively recommend sustainable corrective actions

Skills & Experience:

• Advanced Java development experience


• Hands on experience with Java 8 (especially streaming collections and functional interfaces)


• Hands on with Scala is a plus


• Demonstrates willingness to learn new technologies and takes pride in delivering working software


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Experience participating on an agile team


• Is self-directed and be able to effectively contribute with little supervision


• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline; or equivalent work experience

Skills & Experience a plus:

• Hands on experience with NoSQL technologies is a plus


• Hands on experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Netflix OSS is a plus


• Hands on experience with Oracle, ETL


• Hands on experience with AngularJS and/or similar JavaScript frameworks is a plus