Position

We seek a full-stack developer to help us build, maintain and improve existing, internally used web applications. In the ongoing upgrade project, our goal is to make the application more stable and maintainable, and to replace the old framework with modern, widely recognized ones. The perfect candidate is not afraid to touch old code, can see the big picture and is open to discussing improvement ideas.

Interactive Brokers Group has consistently been at the forefront of trading innovation, starting with the invention of the first floor-based handheld computer in 1983. We pride ourselves on being primarily a technology company. We continue to challenge the status quo and push boundaries to offer the best trading platform with the most sophisticated features, all for the lowest cost to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Take part in the BAU development tasks 
• Designing, implementing, and delivering high-quality software solutions that conform to architectural standards
• Optimizing and refactoring existing code for improved reliability and performance
• Understand and rework/improve the existing codebase
• Advise improvements on the application and architectural level
• Testing, fine-tuning, and deploying new software features

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes

Minimum qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in Java development
• Understanding Java EE
• Experience in web development (JavaScript, HTML, JSP), familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js is a plus.
• Experience with Spring
• Experience with Oracle SQL
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills in English

Company Benefits & Perks

Brandwatch is looking for a new member for the Integrations & Marketplace team. You will be part of a cross-functional, autonomous team responsible for delivering new integrations across our product suite.
As a Senior Backend Engineer in Brandwatch, you will be responsible for developing high-quality code that can improve current solutions, or provide new functionality to our customers. You will be part of the entire journey that brings a feature from a discovery state to delivery on production.

In this role, you will:

• Improve and maintain the backend stack of our Marketplace and current Integrations while contributing ideas and feedback to the rest of your backend colleagues.
• Uphold a high-quality standard in the backend stack in collaboration with other teams.
• Deliver well-tested and scalable solutions.
• Act as a sparring partner to various members of the team.
• Proactively share and debate best practices with your peers.

We are looking for people with:

• A solid understanding of APIs and contracts.
• Familiarity with micro-services.
• Intimate knowledge of the Spring Framework and the Spring ecosystem (although other similar frameworks are also fine).
• Experience of highly distributed, event-driven systems.
• A record of coaching & mentoring other team members.
• A willingness and aptitude to influence the technical, architectural direction of our product.
• A working knowledge of Apache Kafka and PostgreSQL.
• Experience in building and debugging complex systems.
• A proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.
• An ability to write concise, to the point and idiomatic code in Java.
• Knowledge of unit testing frameworks and end-to-end testing.
• Excellent skills in communication and teamwork.
• Familiarity of Agile and the associated methodologies and tooling.
• A willingness to contribute to team reflection and improvement.
• An ability to adapt to change, be resourceful and share knowledge with the rest of the team.
• Good fluency in English.