Senior Software Engineer

We're Hitachi Vantara, a global infrastructure business. Our people are the force of meaningful progress. We enable the incredible with data - from taking theme park fans on magical rides, conserving natural resources, protecting rainforests to saving lives. We empower businesses to automate, optimize and advance innovation. Together, we create a sustainable future for all.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to inspire the future. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement - your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally important to us.

What you'll be doing

This position will work as a member of the Software Engineering team to develop and maintain parts of the Pentaho software suite.

Qualified individuals must have a solid background in the fundamentals of computer science, and some background in distributed computing, large scale data processing, performance tuning and user interface design. The successful candidate will work with architects, product management, usability, quality and documentation.

The duties will include:

• Develop and test Java software components and classes as part of the Engineering Team using the Scrum development process
• Develop and test efficient and intuitive user interfaces using HTML/CSS/Javascript
• Assist the technical support team in the isolation and resolution of customer issues
• Author developer documentation and participate in the development of end-user documentation
• Mentor and advise junior team members
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical members of the project team
• Support consultants, partners, and the open source community
• Simultaneously handle multiple tasks and projects

What you bring to the team

• Professional experience in troubleshooting, maintaining, or developing data-driven applications connected to relations databases, XML sources, web services, flat file, and big data driven backend system.
• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following core technologies:
• 5+ Years experience in Java Object Oriented Software Development
• Experience with SQL and an understanding of relational databases and architecture
• Experience with scalability analysis and performance monitoring and measuring techniques
• Experience with multi-threaded / multi-user server-side software development
• Experience with web service technologies (REST, JAX-WS, etc.)
• Experience with Windows and Unix/Linux
• Experience with software development best practices and design patterns
• Experience with build related tools such as Ant, Ivy, and/or Maven
• Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
• Must be able to quickly understand technical and business requirements and be able to translate into technical implementation
• 4-year University degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
• Reliable, self-motivated, and focused on high quality delivery of work products
• Skilled in navigating the dynamics of working as part of a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a team environment