We are currently looking for a Software Engineer with extensive
experience in Java, APIs and Web Applications to join our engineering
team in Madrid.
Are you passionate about developing great
software? Do you feel proud when you help create a product that many
people use? Do you consider yourself to be a good developer? Do you
enjoy working in a multidisciplinary and diverse team? You always wanted
to work with the latest technologies in the industry? If so, this might
be your dream job. We are looking for someone with passion for software
development, APIs and web technologies.
In this role, you will...
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Work in API infrastructure (GraphQL and REST), allowing teams across
the world to build powerful APIs. Building strong foundations, with a
fast development lifecycle.
- Help implement and create new APIs exposing existing features.
- Use some of the latest tools and standards for creating APIs: OpenAPI 3.0 and GraphQL.
- Work in an open source distributed company with strong ethical values, sharp vision, in an international environment.
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Design and implement new features, frameworks and tools inside the
Headless API team. Your APIs will be used by thousands of end users
around the world.
- Write high quality and maintainable code. Keeping technical debt under control.
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Participate in peer review processes, growing along with your
teammates. Suggest improvements and be humble enough to allow others
suggestions. Everyone learns from everyone, no matter how brilliant you
are.
- Use Git and GitHub on a daily basis: branches, merges, rebases, pull-requests, etc.
- Work in an Agile environment using Kanban.
- Work closely with UX Designers and Product Managers to implement the shared vision.
Skills & Requirements
- You’re a vocational programmer, a coder, an engineer and you’re proud of that.
- Self-starter, quick learner, self-motivated, proactive beyond your duty.
- Good team player. You’ll be part of the Liferay family and this is important for us.
- Excellent attention to detail. Seriously, more than that.
- It’s a big plus if you’re a contributor to open source, hackathons, meetups or whatever related to coding.
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Understand and share the values of agile development. No matter what
fancy tools or words you know, whether you’re TDDer or not, agile is
about core values.
- Experience with software engineering best practices: version control, unit testing, etc.
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Write high quality code using mainly Java, but also open to write
Javascript (we also develop small demos and apps using the APIs), Swift,
Kotlin, Gradle, SQL...
- Proficient with Git (or any other DVCS) and related branching patterns: git-flow, pull-requests, rebases, etc.
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Fully comfortable working in English and Spanish, both written and
spoken. Some of your teammates will be in the Americas, Asia or Europe.
- Currently living or willing/able to relocate to Madrid.
Awesome, but what does Liferay offer me?
An opportunity to change the world :)
Liferay,
Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise open source portal and
collaboration software products, servicing Fortune 500 companies
worldwide, including Allianz, Barclay's, BASF, Cisco Systems, Lufthansa,
T-Mobile, and the United Nations.
Working at Liferay is an
opportunity to participate in an ethical, motivating, challenging and
constantly expanding project within an international environment that
offers the possibility of developing a personal career according to your
capabilities and preferences as part of the Liferay team.
Benefits and Perks
- A place to be yourself, in which everyone can grow personally.
- Your favorite laptop is provided. (The latest MacBook Pro Retina, the most powerful DELL... ).
- Flexibility to work remotely when the task allows for it.
- Free healthy food in our kitchen. Tons of fresh fruit, coffee, drinks and cookies.
- Top health insurance for you and your family.
- Free English classes.
- Employee Volunteering Program: 5 days off in order to do something useful for your community.
- Your birthday is off. Celebrate it properly with your family and friends!
How to get this job
Click on the Apply Now button and provide us...
- Your CV emphasizing any pertinent experience in your work history and relevant projects.
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URL to your GitHub accounts and other networks (LinkedIn, etc). Bonus
points for live links to current examples of your published work.