• Job Description

  Req#: 22-134093
  
  
  Job Description
  
  
  Java Backend Engineer
  6-12 Months Contract
  Allentown, PA (Remote)
  PPL is seeking qualified and passionate full-stack software engineers to join our fast-paced, high performing product team. The team works closely with design and business to iteratively deliver an effortless omnichannel experience to both customers and contact center agents. Embarking on this digital transformation allows our customers to effortlessly interact with us using their preferred method and is critical to achieving our best in-class customer satisfaction goals and transforming our business operations.
  PPL is currently modernizing various aspects of our legacy customer information system. This work entails replacing a large number of Cobol modules containing complex regulatory business logic with Java-based microservices that will support the customer-facing website ( www.pplelectric.com ) and the customer-facing IVR, which are primarily hosted in Azure.
  Eagerness to learn and understand technologies out of your comfort zone is required. Abrupt challenges provide opportunities for you to quickly learn and apply new skills in unfamiliar areas of technology. An optimal customer experience starts with the tools and best practices developed and maintained by the product team.
  In order to preserve the integrity of our high performing team, we employ a technical interview as well as an online skills assessment. If you are looking to challenge your technical and problem-solving skills while providing business value, then investing the time into the interview process is the first step.
  General:
  Full-stack application development experience - 5+ years of experience. Hands-on writing code, hands-on writing code must be the primary duty of most recent position
  Able to make progress in a fast-paced environment with little oversight
  Strong verbal/written communication & facilitation skills.
  Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  Ability to understand complex architectures and be comfortable working with multiple teams
  Strong work ethic and a team player
  Ability to conduct performance analysis, capacity management and troubleshoot large scale distributed systems
  Enthusiasm toward technology, passionate continual learner
  Constantly looking for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo
  Agile (scrum) experience.
  Java, Micronaut, Spring Boot, JDBI, JPA or Hibernate
  Substantial SQL and PL/SQL experience
  Rules engine such as Drools
  Web-services, 3rd party APIs, tools like Postman, SoapUI & Fiddler
  WEB API, RESTful services
  Working knowledge Git or similar version-control software
  Familiar with production Azure DevOps environments
  Unit and Integration Testing
  Understanding of SOLID design principles & secure coding practices
  Preferred Skills:
  Docker, AKS
  Data infrastructure services such as Azure Event Hub, Service Bus
  Oracle database experience, solid understanding of SQL tuning, indexing & query costs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.
  
  
  
  

• About the company

  We provide Consulting Services for our customer’s project and staffing needs. We also provide Data Management for Clinical Trials.

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