K&K Social Resources & Development GmbH is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the European region since 1993. This position is with one of our clients in Ireland which is actively hiring candidates to expand its teams.Role: Java Backend DeveloperEmployment Type: Contract (B2B)Location: Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandJob Description:Responsibilities:Implementing quality and high-performance solutionsPromoting the culture of excellence and quality within the team and organizationWriting well-designed, testable and efficient codeDeployment and maintenance of applications in AWS, EKS, KubernetesProviding technical documentation, production support, and unit testingCode reviewsTaking part in project scoping, planning, requirements elicitation, and refinementUnderstanding business needs, requirements and prioritizing accordinglyBeing open to new ideas and innovative technologiesWork in a cross-functional team and with other teams across the organizationSupport other team members by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunitiesRequired Skills:BS degree in CS or related field or equivalent experience5+ years of hands-on software engineering experienceStrong core experience in Java and Spring (or similar) frameworkSignificant experience building REST APIs and integrating with other APIs. GraphQL is a plus.Experience in scripting languages, JS frameworks, RDBMS (Oracle/MySQL), NoSQL (e.g. Cassandra) and Message queues (e.g. Kafka, SQS)Experience with DevOps practices, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and build tools (e.g. Maven, Gradle)Demonstrated track record designing, building, and deploying highly scalable cloud-based architecturesStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, scoping and estimating project requirements, presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences and resolving engineering tradeoffsAbility to drive a project from idea to implementationExcellent time management, communication, decision-making, presentation and organization skills.Note: Applicants for employment in Ireland should possess work authorisation, which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.