ThinkMarkets is seeking a Full Stack Java Developer to join our growing Chicago office. This role will allow you to become a key team member of our development teams. You will work alongside our global team of developers to achieve overall operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Participate in detailed requirements, design, development, documentation and integration efforts in an Agile Software Development environment.
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle, ensuring the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications.
• Developing scalable, mission-critical web applications and services using modern tools and architectures.
• Leading development code reviews to ensure that the code being delivered is clean and efficient.
• Responsible for mapping the business requirements to technical requirements to ensure they are in line with the enterprise architectural plan.
• Be accountable for effectiveness, quality, and timeliness of project design decisions.
• Research and evaluate alternative solutions and deliver proposals that meet business needs.
• Performs and oversee application release processes.
• Continually evaluate development standards and processes to identify improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with management and stakeholders.
• Understand and communicate technology and industry trends and roadmaps.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to problems.
• Responsible for resolution of assigned production issues.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree, with emphasis on technology.
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise web software development.
• Advanced proficiency with the following technologies: Java 8, Spring Framework, Hibernate ORM, Docker, Sql Server, MySql.
• JavaScript, KnockoutJS, ReactJS, Redux, HTML5 and CSS3.
• Experience with REST & SOAP APIs.
• Project management skills; proven leadership ability.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Expertise with mocking frameworks, automated build & unit testing.
• Experience with scaling and performance tuning of web applications.
• Experience with internationalization of websites and payment processing.
• Understanding of physical deployment of software across multiple tiers and network topologies.
• Experience with industry standard information protection, data security guidelines, secure coding techniques & best practices.
• Experience with mobile development a plus.
• Financial Services industry experience preferred.