React Job: Full Stack Java Engineer

Job Title: Engineer 2 (Full Stack Java Engineer) Location: Seattle WA (Hybrid: In office 3 days a week (Mon Wed), Remote Thursday & Friday) Duration: 6 months

Looking for Consultants who can work independently on W2

Job Description: We're on a mission to enhance the selling experience for our salespeople across more than ~350 stores. Our SEP team is dedicated to building and maintaining next generation backend data system to provide seamless customer experiences, improved transaction security, and accurate data flows to downstream analytic and financial systems.
We are seeking an Engineer 2 to join our SEP team. This role is an excellent opportunity for a skilled full-stack engineer to develop the systems to shape the future of our modern eventing system at scale. You will work across a distributed system and a network of devices, contributing to improving the speed and accuracy of POS Events and Financial transactions.

Skills: Engineer 2 day to day activities in our team

• Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain microservices using Java 8+, Spring Boot, Kaffa, SQL, and deploying to Kubernetes in the cloud.
• Frontend Development: Build highly responsive and scalable web applications using React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS, enhancing the back of house experience.
• System Thinking: Consider how your code behaves in production, focusing on maintainability, testability, and supportability.
• Design and Prototyping: Lead the design and prototyping of solutions, setting the path and standards for the team.
• Telemetry and Monitoring: Implement monitoring solutions to proactively detect and address potential issues before they impact customers.
• On-Call Support: Participate in a scheduled on-call rotation to ensure system reliability and customer satisfaction.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Delivery and Quality: Consistently deliver valuable features and address design or architectural deficiencies.

Education:

• As an Engineer 2, Ideal candidates should be able to demonstrate the skills Technology Understanding & Programming (Must be very Strong)
• In-depth knowledge of Java 8+, Spring Boot, React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, Kafka, and SQL Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and Git.
• Experience with AWS services (e.g., RDS, ECS, EKS, DynamoDB).
• Strong understanding of AWS multi-region architectures, including setting up services across multiple AWS regions for high availability and disaster recovery.

Preferred to have:

• Familiarity with AWS services like Route 53, CloudFront, Global Accelerator, and how they facilitate multi-region deployments.
• Knowledge of data consistency models and synchronization across regions, including eventual consistency and conflict resolution strategies.
• Experience with Kafka, and NoSQL databases.

Design Skills:

• Ability to apply appropriate design patterns and principles (e.g., SOLID, CQRS, eventual consistency).
• Preferred experience in designing for performance, scalability, and distributed architecture.
• Proficient in modeling problem domains and anticipating future changes.

Development Practices:

• Advocate for automation in testing, deployment, and security scanning.
• Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of test-driven development (TDD) and comfortable with the TDD cycle.

Infrastructure Knowledge:

• Ability to automate and build Infrastructure as code with Terraform scripts.
• Proficient with multiple operating systems and scripting techniques.
• Expertise in one or more databases and understanding of various data storage paradigms.

Security Awareness:

• Commitment to writing secure code by default.
• Experience with security tools and practices, including deep security probes and server hardening.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership in group discussions, design sessions, and presentations.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop team members.
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to drive value with product owners.
• Innovative mindset with the ability to evaluate and introduce new tools and methodologies.

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of human connection, defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA , which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at:

Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at if you require reasonable accommodation.

California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act ( CPRA ) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting .

LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $63.00/hr.