• Application Deadline:
• Position: Backend Java Software Engineer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

Job Roles

• Java developer roles will vary greatly depending on companies and job positions. Here are some typical roles and responsibilities of java developers:


• Contribute to all stages of the software development lifecycle


• Design, implement and maintain Java-based applications that can be high-volume and low-latency


• Analyze user requirements to define business objectives


• Envisioning system features and functionality


• Define application objectives and functionality


• Ensure application designs conform with business goals


• Develop and test software


• Identify and resolve any technical issues arising


• Create detailed design documentation


• Propose changes to the current Java infrastructure


• Develop technical designs for application development


• Develop multimedia applications


• Write well designed, testable code


• Conducting software analysis, programming, testing, and debugging


• Manage Java and Java EE application development


• Develop documentation to help users


• Transforming requirements into stipulations


• Prepare and produce releases of software components


• Support continuous improvement, investigating alternatives and technologies, and presenting for architectural review


• Detailed Breakdown of Java Developer Job Description Duties


• Program Architecture


• A key function that Java Developers provide during project development

Java Developer Skills

Java Developer key skills include:

• Proficiency in Java, with a good understanding of its ecosystems


• Sound knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Patterns and Concepts


• Familiarity with different design and architectural patterns


• Skill for writing reusable Java libraries


• Knowhow of Java concurrency patterns


• Basic Understanding of the concepts of MVC (Model-View-Controller) Pattern, JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), and RESTful web services


• Experience in working with popular web application frameworks like Play and Spark


• Relevant Knowledge of Java GUI frameworks like Swing, SWT, AWT according to project requirements


• Ability to write clean, readable Java code


• Basic knowhow of class loading mechanism in Java


• Experience in handling external and embedded databases


• Understanding basic design principles behind a scalable application


• Skilled at creating database schemas that characterize and support business processes


• Basic knowledge of JVM (Java Virtual Machine), its drawbacks, weaknesses, and workarounds


• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests


• In-depth knowledge of code versioning tools, for instance, Git


• Understanding of building tools like Ant, Maven, Gradle, etc


• Expertise in continuous integration


• Other required skills of java developer include the basic knowledge of:


• JavaServer pages (JSP) and servlets


• Web frameworks like Struts and Spring


• Service-oriented architecture


• Web Technologies like HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JQuery


• Markup Languages such as XML, JSON


• Abstract classes and interfaces


• Constructors, lists, maps, sets


• File IO and serialization


• Exceptions


• Generics


• Java Keywords like static, volatile, synchronized, transient, etc


• Multithreading and Synchronization