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Mid Java Backend Developer (Platform)

8x8

8x8

Software Engineering
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2023
At 8x8 Inc. [Nasdaq:EGHT] we put communications at the heart of our business and build technology that allows people to connect anytime, anywhere they are in the world, and on any device. XCaaS - the 8x8 eXperience Communications Platform - brings together Employee and Customer Experience, enabling hybrid workforces across the globe to connect, collaborate, and delight customers, while providing businesses with real-time communications analytics, intelligence and unique insights.
Learn more on our company website at www.8x8.com and follow our pages on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
What we’re looking for:
We are looking for a Java Developer to join our growing technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to become a member of the 8x8 engineering team that is involved in the entire life cycle of development, from the browser to the database. You will be part of the team that owns high performance, mission critical services, from design to development, deployment and operation at scale. Get the chance to work in a microservices architecture, add new features, solve day-to-day problems and contribute to system wide technical improvements. All this in an agile run project that is continuously deployed in Kubernetes clusters hosted in AWS and OCI.

What you’ll do at 8x8:

  • Design and implement web application functionalities using Java as a main language
  • Contribute to the full development lifecycle - design, develop, test, deploy, maintain code
  • Work closely with our product management and design to clarify and satisfy feature specifications
  • Research, design and develop Proofs of Concept to solve product requirements
  • Prepare and release new versions of services
  • Diagnose and address issues involving complex system interdependencies, scale, unfamiliar codebase.
  • Contribute and provide value to multiple products and services.
  • Promote and drive innovation, quality and performance initiatives within the team and throughout 8x8.
  • Mentor and educate engineers on best practices and new technologies.
  • Adhere to high quality standards through unit testing and automation
  • Join a dynamic team and become part of a large open-source community

What you bring to the team:

  • 4+ years of experience in Java
  • Solid knowledge of the Spring framework, REST Web Services, SQL
  • Good understanding of object-oriented programming principles and strong design skills
  • Experience working with cloud providers (e.g AWS, OCI), with Linux and technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes is an advantage
  • Background in application and communication protocols (HTTP, WebSocket, XMPP, WebRTC), networking and security is an advantage
  • Good analytical and creative problem solving skills
  • Good written and verbal communication skills in English

Some perks you’ll get to enjoy if you join us:

  • 25 annual leave days. Additional 1 leave day for every 2 complete years of employment (max. up to 5 days)
  • Bank Holidays (Public Holidays) during the weekend, are observed on weekdays
  • Private Healthcare Insurance (including dental)​, Group Life Insurance​, ​Private Pension
  • ​T​elecom allowance​, ​Newborn allowance​, ​Christmas and Easter Allowance
  • ​Meal Tickets​, Flexible Benefits Platform
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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