Strong Junior Java Engineer in UKEESS Software House

UKEESS Software House is looking for Java Developeron full working day (or in the office in Lviv, or from the possibility of remote cooperation in Ukraine).

About the customer:

This is one of the world's largest family history and DNA resources. With the help of this service and DNA analysis, for example, it is possible to determine ethnic origin, susceptibility to allergies, various diseases, features of body structure, etc. (now there are about 100 predictions in terms of DNA analysis). You can also build your family tree based on more than 30 billion digitized archival records (in the USA) from the 18th century. (+ this number is constantly growing) and learn interesting facts about your ancestors. In general, our customer is considered the largest in its space. :)

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You will join the Data Science Engineering team working on projects that related to DNA research. This is a small Agile team working on a new project from scratch. The project is related to the creation of a DNA genealogical tree based on more than 1 trillion DNA links. The team will use ML, Data Engineering and Smart Data Storage to create this project.

Technology stack: Java 21 / Spring Boot / AWS (S3, EC2 , SNS, SQS) / Terraform / Kubernetes / MySQL

Duties of our future colleague:

• Design and development of complex large-scale systems, which process billions of records every day

• Determining the possibility of implementing innovative technologies

• Creating architectures and diagrams that describe them

• Working with AWS cloud infrastructure

• REST API microservice development and support

• Writing key algorithms to maximize scalability and reliability

• Writing code and unit tests

• Permanent code review of pool requests

• Diagnosis of complex problems involving several systems and technologies

Experience and skills required:

• 2 years of commercial experience with Java

• Commercial experience with Spring Boot

• Commercial experience with relational databases (MySQL preferred)

• Strong knowledge and commercial experience with AWS cloud environment (S3, EC2, SNS, SQS)

• Experience with Terraform

• Knowledge or experience with Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience working with large-scale systems

• Experience with microservices

• Experience or knowledge of JUnit, Mockito

• CI/CD experience

• English: above average at least (spoken and written)

Would be an advantage:

• Knowledge or experience with Python

• Experience in Data Engineering / Science

• Knowledge or experience with ML

What do we offer a new colleague?

• Competitive compensation (based on market data, but also dependent on candidate's technical level)

• Flexible work schedule

• Annual paid leave

• Free English lessons (online)

• Health insurance or two alternatives to choose from

• Individual plans for professional and personal development

• Absence of bureaucracy and micro-management

• Modern comfortable office (barbecue area, kitchen, lounge, etc.)

• Foreign business trips (after the war)

• Parking on the territory and charging station for electric cars

• Corporate gifts and entertainment

• Sports activities: table tennis, football

Send us your resume and let's get to know each other! ;)

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Team of UKEESS Software House is currently looking for a< span style="font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none">Strong Junior Java Engineer to join our team for a full-time position (remotely in Ukraine or in Lviv's office).

About the Customer:

Our customer is the world's largest DNA network from the USA. With more than 30 billion digitized global historical records, 130 million family trees, and 18+ million people in their growing database, our customers help people discover their family stories and gain actionable insights about their health and wellness. 

About the Project and Team:

You will join the Science Engineering team working on DNA research projects. This team builds a high-impact feature from scratch. Our team will work on building a DNA-only pedigree showing the relationships between people. We have more than 1 trillion DNA relationships in our database, and we will work to get the data into the right places to infer how people are related to each other. We will use machine learning, data engineering, and smart data storage to build this system.

Technologies stack:Java 21 / Spring Boot / AWS (S3, EC2, SNS, SQS) / Terraform / Kubernetes / MySQL 

Responsibilities will include:

• Help architect, design, and develop complex, large-scale systems that process billions of records every day

• Identify opportunities to adopt innovative technologies

• Create architectures and diagrams that describe them

• Work with cloud infrastructure on AWS

• Work on and guide microservice REST API design

• Write key algorithms to maximize scalability and reliability

• Write code and unit tests

• Conduct code reviews

• Diagnose complex problems involving multiple systems and technologies

• Be an example of engineering excellence

Requirements:

• 2+ years of commercial experience with Java 

• Commercial experience with Spring Boot

• Commercial experience with relational databases (MySQL is preferable)

• Solid knowledge and commercial experience with AWS (S3, EC2, SNS, SQS)

• Experience with Terraform

• Knowledge or experience with Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience with Micro-services

• Large-scale system experience

• Experience with CI/CD

• Knowledge or experience with JUnit, Mockito

• English: Upper-intermediate at least (both spoken and written)

It will be a plus:

• Strong knowledge or experience with Python

• Experience with Data Engineering / Science

• Knowledge or experience with ML

What do we offer our new colleague?

• Competitive compensation (based on market data but also depending on the technical level of the candidate)

• Flexible work schedule

• 3 health packages to choose

• Annual paid vacation and state holiday celebration

• Free English classes (online)

• Individual approach to professional growth

• Lack of bureaucracy and micromanagement

• Modern, comfortable office facilities (a barbecue zone, kitchens, lounge rooms, coffee machines, etc.)

• Foreign business trips

• On-site parking lot and charge station for Electric Cars

• Corporate gifts, celebrations, and fun activities

• Sports activities: ping-pong, soccer, work-out

If you have a passion for solving challenging problems; building scalable, robust systems; love working with the latest technologies in a fast-paced, flexible environment; and are excited at the prospect of having a significant impact on products with more than 3 million paying subscribers, then we want to talk to you! ;-)