Java Developer

RiverPoint Group is looking for an experienced Server-Side Java Developer with trading industry experience for a permanent opportunity in downtown Chicago. We are looking for a Sr. Developer that can work on a team that embraces rapid deployment and feedback, automated testing, and cohesive, transparent, lightly-coupled service architectures

Job Description:

• Building systems with a constant focus on testing, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Designing, modeling, and programming in a variety languages and technologies.
• Working on legacy code as well as green field development.

Initiative driving projects to completion.

• Learning and promoting new technologies with a focus on best practices.
• Providing on-call support as needed.
• Sometimes working alongside other developers on the same task.

Preferred Experience:

• Multiple years of server side development.
• A solid understanding of micro-service architectures and CAP theorem.
• A good understanding of functional paradigms and type theory.
• Confident JVM knowledge.
• Java 8 awareness alongside understanding how to use java.util.concurrent.
• Proficiency in domain driven design and domain modeling.
• Exposure to linux, ansible, nginx, webpack, git, or rabbitmq.
• Working knowledge of SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of financial concepts or exchange trading.