API Developer

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Main location: United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

Position ID:J0526-1192

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

Are you a seasoned Java developer with a passion for building robust scalable APIs? We are seeking a talented individual like you to join our team as a API developer and play a key role in shaping the future of the platform that we are building for the clients.

As a senior API developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high performance APIs that power to the system. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements come on architect solutions, and ensure scalability come on reliability, and security of the APIs. You will have the opportunity to mentor junior developers, lead technical discussions, and drive the adoption of best practices and standards.

For this role on this particular client engagement, employer sponsorship of immigration-related visa and/or green card status as part of the PERM process will not be available
Candidate must be located in Pittsburgh, PA or Cleveland, OH and work at the client site 5 days per week

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Looking for a Senior API Developer who has:
. At least 8+ of Java/J2EE development, hands-on troubleshooting and deployment experience. (Mandatory)
. Hands on experience working with cutting edge technologies such as Spring Boot, Microservices.
. Design, maintain and implementation of API, microservices and backend components
. Work with API developers across the team to build new features at large scale
. Improve API standards and services
. Development and unit testing of Java RESTful services that integrates with external client systems
. Working Knowledge and hands on experience in DEVOPs tools like Jenkins, uDeploy and GIT
. Has knowledge of Kafka
. Hands-on experience in IBM MQ.
. Strong Knowledge in SQL and No-Sql
. Knowledge in any of the Cloud Technologies, such as AWS, Azure etc.
. Review Design Documents and provide feedback on approach and estimates
. Creates technical designs for new systems, and/or modifications to existing systems.
. Translates detailed requirements into functional system designs.
. Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines, and also establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, project team members, supervisors, and employees from other departments.
. Work closely with internal and external design, business, and technical counterparts
. Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work closely with diverse personality types and understand technical issues.
. Research and recommend functional libraries to expedite development

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

At least 8+ years overall experience Java/J2EE development with REST API, Spring Boot, Angular, XML, JSON, Swagger
. 8+ years of RESTful or SOAP web services
. 5+ years Angular, CSS, JavaScript, HTML
. 5+ years of GitHub, Jenkins and CI/CD server
. Experience writing unit tests for JavaScript code.
. Experience using Agile methodologies for developing application

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Are you a seasoned Java developer with a passion for building robust scalable APIs? We are seeking a talented individual like you to join our team as a API developer and play a key role in shaping the future of the platform that we are building for the clients.

As a senior API developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high performance APIs that power to the system. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements come on architect solutions, and ensure scalability come on reliability, and security of the APIs. You will have the opportunity to mentor junior developers, lead technical discussions, and drive the adoption of best practices and standards.

Other Information:
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $89,600.00 - $176,300.00.
CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
.Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well-being programs

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Skills:

• Agile
• GitHub
• HTML
• Jenkins
• JSON Web Token (JWT)
• NoSQL
• React JavaScript
• RESTful (Rest-APIs)
• Spring Boot
• Swagger
• UML (Unified ModelingLanguage)
• XPath
• Angular
• CSS