Java Engineer III

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

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In 2022, Edward Jones invested $ 1 billion in technology infrastructure, digital initiatives, and virtual business enablement tools. We're currently in the test-and-learn phase and are looking for talented, motivated professionals, that want to be part of this transformational journey. Cloud-based architecture and modern technical capabilities will enable us to grow our impact while providing the best client experience possible.

You may be surprised to know that Edward Jones employs hundreds of software developers - all focused on creating world-class experiences for our clients and branch offices. If you've considered Edward Jones in the past, it's time to take another look. We are embracing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for exceptional individuals who want to be a part of that future

The Tech Fixed Income Trading team is responsible for numerous critical proprietary and vendor-supported applications, used daily by our home office associates and all branch teams in the US and Canada to trade, support, and service fixed income trading functions.

What You'll Do:

• Act as a senior Kafka application developer with emphasis on Java, occasionally working on non-Kafka Java efforts

• Design and develop new Kafka applications, using previous experiences and industry best practices

• Maintain existing Kafka apps to enhance the existing business functionality and make continuous improvements

• Support existing Kafka apps in a critical production environment; create/update documentation and support procedures; cross train other team members to effectively support the system as well

• Being a Java expert, help the team in developing new web applications and maintain existing applications utilizing modern web technologies such as Spring, REST, React, JavaScript/jQuery, Thymeleaf, JPA, Kubernetes, Junit, Selenium, and RestAssured

• Work with additional open systems tech such as MongoDB, Oracle DB, Spring Batch, Linux shell/bash scripting

• Translate business requirements into system design, work directly with a product owner or business analyst on user story refinement, prepare detailed technical specifications, and provide story point estimates

• Perform tech lead role under minimal direction to design, code, test, debug, and maintain software

• Provide system support, including on-call rotation, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system issues

• Provide guidance, training and mentorship to other associates, including performing code peer reviews, suggesting best practices and following SDLC processes

The Ideal Candidate is:

• Experienced in Kafka app development and support.

• Strong knowledge of core Kafka components and APIs

• Knowledge of Confluent Kafka is a plus

• Experienced developing Kafka producers, consumers, and Streams

• Experienced with Kafka topic design, schemas, partitioning, redundancy, Kubernetes deployment, and/or architecture is a plus

• Experienced in web application development and support, minimum 5 years. Strong Java skills.

• Experience with MongoDB is a huge plus

• A continuous learner, forward-thinking, open to new processes and technologies.

• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, or Agile practices is beneficial

• Willing to show initiative but appreciates a supportive team willing to help and likes challenges, gets things done, and keeps commitments.

• Willing to learn new skills outside of the traditional web space as needed, such as Linux or mainframe

Dice

• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related technical field, or equivalent experience in information systems

• 5+ years in web development and support for web environments

• 2+ years of experience with Kafka application development and Java

• Experience with web technologies , such as HTML, JavaScript/jQuery, EJB, Spring, Struts, REST

• Experience with database management systems, such as Oracle, DB2, or NoSQL (MongoDB) is required

• Experience with open system development, such as Linux, bash/shell scripting, Java batch, and/or PuTTY is not required but is preferred

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts in business terms

• Excellent relationship management, organizational, communication, time management and interpersonal skills

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

• Ability to work in both a team environment and as an individual contributor

"Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with a preference for Tuesday through Thursday. "

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At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate: