Senior Java Engineer

Rackspace, Inc.
United States, Texas, San Antonio
1 Fanatical Place (Show on map)
Jan 20, 2025
Job Summary: We're hiring a Senior Java Engineer with a strong background in large scale distributed systems. You'll work on one of the largest distributed systems in the world, running on thousands of machines and handling petabytes of data. You'll be developing infrastructure and solving many technical challenges in the areas of distributed computing frameworks, data structures and algorithms. You will be designing and implementing next generation services. Our customer is embarking on a transition from on prem to Public cloud infrastructure, and you will work on a complete Java stack that serves hundreds of billions of transactions daily. Key Responsibilities Create well-designed, documented, and tested software features that meet customer requirements. Identify and address product bugs, deficiencies, and performance bottlenecks. Participate in an agile delivery team, helping to ensure the technical quality of the features delivered across the team, including documentation, testing strategies, and code. Help determine technical feasibility and solutions for business requirements. Remain up-to-date on emerging technologies and architecture and propose ways to use them in current and upcoming projects. Leverage technical knowledge to cut scope while maintaining or achieving the overall goals of the product. Leverage technical knowledge to improve the quality and efficiency of product applications and tools. Willingness to travel to client locations and deliver professional services Qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field of study. Master's degree is preferred. Cloud Certifications are preferred. 5+ yrs experience developing applications in Java within a GCP environment. 3+ years required with at least one other programming language such as Node.js, Scala, Python, Go, C#, Typescript, Ruby. 3+ years of experience as a technical specialist in Customer-facing roles. Experience with relational databases, including designing complex schemas and queries. Experience developing within distributed systems or a microservice based architecture. Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD). Good exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration and automated deployment. Strong practical application development experience on Linux and Windows-based systems. Must either be a US Citizen or a US permanent resident. Discover your inner Racker: Racker Life Information on offered is here: benefits The following information is required by pay transparency legislation in the following states: CA, CO, HI, NY, and WA. This information applies only to individuals working in these states. * The anticipated starting pay range for Colorado is: $116,100 - $170,280. * The anticipated starting pay range for the states of Hawaii and New York (not including NYC) is: $123,600 - $181,280. * The anticipated starting pay range for California, New York City and Washington is: $135,300 - $198,440. Unless already included in the posted pay range and based on eligibility, the role may include variable compensation in the form of bonus, commissions, or other discretionary payments. These discretionary payments are based on company and/or individual performance and may change at any time. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. #LI-MF1 About Rackspace Technology We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world's leading technologies - across applications, data and security - to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future. More on Rackspace Technology Though we're all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.