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Java Architect-1189151102DescriptionBabyCenter is seeking a talented hands-on Java Architect with a passion for building world-class experiences for large audiences. The position includes opportunities to work with state-of-the-art web technologies and large-scale infrastructure. This is a great position if you like creating customer solutions, with hands-on development in addition to improving core software infrastructure. This is a full-time position at our headquarters in San Francisco.
Does solving complex business problems and real-world challenges interest you? Do you enjoy seeing the impact your contributions make on a daily basis? Do you thrive in a dynamic work environment that constantly pushes you to be the best you can be and more? Are you ready to work with smart colleagues who strive for excellence in everything they do? If so, join us on the BabyCenter technology team.
BabyCenter, the voice of the 21st Century Mom® and modern motherhood. BabyCenter as the leading brand for new and expecting moms around the world. BabyCenter reaches over 40MM moms globally with 14 different locally owned and operated websites and mobile apps in 11 languages. In the United States, 7 in 10 babies born last year were BabyCenter babies. We are the world’s partner in parenting, providing moms everywhere with trusted advice from hundreds of experts around the globe, friendship with other moms like them, and support that's remarkably right at every stage of their child’s development. BabyCenter also works with some of the world’s most prominent brands and institutions to bring them life-stage marketing solutions and a direct line to highly engaged moms. BabyCenter is a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies.
Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
The ideal candidate has experience building large-capacity consumer-facing websites, experience working with new technologies, and a desire to build great products for new and expecting parents. The BabyCenter Software Architect is responsible for the construction of consumer and advertising software solutions, using a team-based approach and collaborating with all functions on the team to ensure that each feature delivered is of the highest quality and conforms to BabyCenter engineering standards.
Responsibilities include Developing and improving the technical infrastructure, organization, and framework for the site's codebase as well as reduce overall technical debt. Be the hands-on Java developer and architect responsible for the technical design, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing features on the site. Be responsible for peer review of code and solution ideas and creation of automated test suites for new and existing features. Continually analyze and measure performance, availability, and scalability of applications and build long-term architecture vision. Manage the balance between technology evolution, maintenance, and new-feature delivery. Participate in deploying, operating, scaling, tuning, and troubleshooting team products. Implement and improve core software infrastructure. Participate in defining and improving coding standards. Collaborate with other software architects to ensure that solutions are built in a consistent framework to a high-quality standard. Collaborate with product, marketing, and sales teams to develop new products and features, gather requirements, and scope work. Partner with the team engineering manager to define the technical roadmap for the team and implementation strategy. Use in-depth understanding of BabyCenter technologies to drive cross-team initiatives and improvements. Mentor, coach, and support engineers in their technical growth and learning industry best practices.
QualificationsBachelor’s in computer science or similar discipline, or equivalent experience is preferred. Oracle Java or TOGAF architect certification preferred. Large-scale consumer Internet development experience is required. 8+ years web development experience is required. 3+ years of experience as back-end architect required. Strong understanding of architecture patterns is required. Expertise in architecting solutions in Java/J2EE, MVC pattern, Spring suite of Frameworks, and related technologies is required. Working knowledge of building RESTful web services is required. Experience in a service-oriented-architecture environment using cloud infrastructures preferred. Adept in computer science fundamentals, distributed processing, algorithms, problem solving, design patterns, and OO design is required. Selenium test automation with good understanding of CI is preferred. Strong oral and written communication skills are a must. Experience with team-based agile development methodology is required.
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