Senior Software Engineer - Java
(5+ years exp)iSeeCars
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The Role
Join our team as we create the best car search engine to help shoppers more easily find the best car deals around! We are turning used car shopping on its head by applying Big Data analytics and using proprietary algorithms to objectively analyze, score and rank millions of cars and tens of thousands of dealers. iSeeCars was founded by technology and business executives from TripAdvisor and SAP, and we're growing at a tremendous speed. iSeeCars has been featured extensively in the media, including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Consumer Reports, Cars.com, AutoTrader, Forbes, Fortune, "TODAY" show, USA TODAY, ABC, CBS, NBC and more.
Crunch through a large volume of data in the Cloud using Hadoop/EMR and make it accessible to millions of users in a friendly and innovative way. Build features that work seamlessly on desktop, mobile web and mobile app. You will work on all areas of the application and touch a wide range of technologies such as jQuery, bootstrap, Java, Hibernate, MySQL, Tomcat , Solr, Hadoop and much more. You will also have the opportunity to play a key role in bringing our rich feature set to an android application.
You're an awesome full stack Java web developer who is passionate about working on all layers in the stack, everything from the Front End to the Back End. You like working on end user facing websites, mobile websites and the iOS platform. You'll have the opportunity to work on our brand new iOS application.
You will be spending at least 80% of time in hands-on coding. If you are someone who likes to create a compelling user experience on web and mobile, and wants to work in a startup where you can make a real impact, then this is an ideal job for you.
Skills & Requirements
Must have:
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- At least 5-7 years of Java/Java web development experience using JSP/Servlets or equivalent MVC frameworks
- Proficiency with object oriented software design and development
- Proficiency with jQuery, jQuery Mobile, CSS, HTML, Javascript
- Writing back end queries with Hibernate/SQL
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of tools like Chrome Inspect Element, Google PageSpeed
- Working knowledge of building an android application
- Linux/Unix command line and Shell scripting
- Working knowledge of Amazon EC2, Cloudwatch, etc