Backend Engineer (Java) - Brussels

Are you passionate about challenges? Izertis is your company.

We are looking for a Backend Engineer (Java) for one of our clients, in Brussels.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for someone who could reinforce the team and bring it up to the next level but also build a mid/long term relationship. After an initial onboarding, the candidate is expected to become a lead developer in the team, being backed up by his technical skills.

As a skilled Backend Developer, you will join an Agile squad where you’ll be responsible of Dev and Ops activities by:

• Translating requirements into high quality code.
• Designing, building, and maintaining high performance, reusable, and reliable applications in Java and Spring Framework, as well as in a Legacy framework (in Java).
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship new features.
• Working with outside data sources and APIs.
• Ensuring the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application.
• Applying development best practices to ensure the quality of your code.
• Identifying and correcting bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Being involved in the Ops activities (set up of CI/CD pipelines).

Requirements:

• Good knowledge of English; Dutch and/or French are a plus.
• Bachelor/Master or equivalent by experience.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience.
• You are a "Software Craftsman" who sees software development as a craft.
• You know the principles of clean code and apply them effectively: Understanding of the OO principles, DDD, design patterns and best practices such as SOLID principles; you write readable code and do refactoring where necessary; you are familiar with Test Driven Development (TDD), and have practical experience with it.
• Proven knowledge of Java, Spring, Maven, Oracle DB.
• Proven knowledge of Restful API’s with swagger (yaml).
• Proven knowledge of VCS (Git).
• Proven knowledge of Continuous Integration/Deployment principles (Jenkins or alternative).
• Proven knowledge of SAST (such as SonarQube, Fortify, NexusIQ or alternative).
• Knowledge of Docker, Container and Groovy.
• You participate in API automation testing because you consider it part of your development activities.
• You have an Agile mindset: with a positive attitude and pragmatism; thirst for knowledge, learning and adapting; team player with the goal of team success; you understand there is no failure, only feedback.
• You dare to challenge the requirements you receive based on your expertise.
• Are a plus: Practical experience with Scrum and Knowledge of Ruby for automation testing.