Junior Backend Developer - Milwaukee, United States - Brooksource

Description

Brooksource is seeking a talented Junior Developer to join our Fortune 500 Financial Services client.

In this role, you will play a crucial part in building and maintaining a new Payments Platform, which is a top priority enterprise-wide project.

The platform requires the addition of new capabilities, and you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies.

While this is a developer role, this individual will be expected to create their own unit tests and be well-versed in the entire software development lifecycle.

Tech Stack and Development Tools:

• TypeScript
• Kafka
• AWS DynamoDB
• AWS Lambda
• Kubernetes
• Automated test suite: Jest, Selenium, Test containers

*Responsibilities:

*API Interaction and Mocking:

• Understand how our APIs interact with external systems not owned by our team.
• Mock or impersonate the behavior of those external systems using code.

*Development and Testing:

• Collaborate with a scrum team to build, enhance, and support digital products.
• Conduct automated tests and follow QA best practices.
• Flex into QA tester roles as needed for the team.
• Work on new feature development and bug resolution.

*Code Reviews and Collaboration:

• Participate in code reviews as both a reviewer and a code contributor.
• Provide feedback to improve code quality.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and design leads to design system-wide capabilities.

*Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical skills aligned with our tech stack.
• Confidence in quickly learning new technologies with the help of learning tools and the team.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, ownership mindset, and continuous learning.
• Experience with agile development methods.
• Ability to dissect problems, design solutions, and collaborate effectively with the team.

*About Eight Eleven Group

Eight Eleven Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Job Type:
Contract


Pay:
$ $35.00 per hour


Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• Under 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person