Cactus Communications - Backend Developer - Java (4-10 yrs) (Cactus Communications)

Who we are :

Cactus Communications was founded in 2002 with the aim to help researchers through editing and translation services initially. We now aim to be the global organization that has helped increase the speed and impact of research publishing and dissemination by helping all researchers become more effective. We partner with researchers, universities, publishers,academicsocieties, and life science organizationsthrough innovative products and services developed under the brandsEditage,Cactus Life Sciences,R,Impact Science,UNSILO, andCactus Labs.

CACTUS has offices in 9 countries and has a global workforce of over 3000 experts with experts from over 190 countries. Our culture is built on inclusion, collaboration, high performance, and opportunity. This combination helps professionals at CACTUS make a difference individually and collectively.

Location : Mumbai (Temporarily Telecommute)

About Cactus Labs :

Cactus Labs is the innovation and R&D cell for technological solutions. Cactus Labs is transforming business through research and rapid experimentation in the areas of Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and other data science streams.

About the opportunity :

Cactizens make an impact. We seek professionals who see differently; who find opportunity where others don't; and who look within themselves and know that with the right support and team, they can impact the world.

You will be part of a fantastic team working in the space of scientific articles, and providing services to authors of such articles, publishers and more. The team is a mixture of 10+ year experienced developers, and new hires such as yourself.

We work with a stack of Elasticsearch for document retrieval, Java for services and TypeScript / React on the frontend, on a microservice platform on AWS, in an agile Kanban manner.

Responsibilities :

Your role will be to further develop and maintain a web-based product catering to scientific authors from all over the world, from the perspective of a backend developer. This means :

- Maintain and extend SpringBoot based microservices monitored through Datadog APM, built with Gradle and hosted on AWS in Docker containers

- Writing a stable backend for a React.js frontend, coordinating with S3, lambda- s, RDS and other AWS hosted services, as well as with Elasticsearch

- Interacting with, and to some extent feeding back to, the DevOps team on infrastructure

- Being part of a small product-focused team of about 3-4 people, participating in stand ups, and delivering code into this team

- Being part of code reviews of your own and other peoples code

- Keeping a critical B2B2C product running fast, stable, smooth and monitorable 24/7/365

So how do we know that's you?

- You have at minimum 4 years (including side projects, student jobs, etc. Does not include code written as part of a university degree) experience programming in some object-oriented language - Java or C# preferred, and experience with RDBMS

- You have critical thinking skills and are able to reason about how things should work for a web application.

- You are motivated, curious and independent, with a desire to learn, and be a part of a growing company.

- You are motivated to learn from people with deep industry insights - but also willing to challenge and question decisions and ask intelligent questions.

- Specific experience with SpringBoot and AWS is preferred, but not required.

What's in it for you?

1. Global exposure : You will work with a global team and will get in-depth experience.

2. Culture & Team : We never stop recruiting the best people because without an amazing team nothing is possible. People at CACTUS are awesome to work with, driven, smart and know how to get things done like nobody else.

3. Learn & Grow : Our goal is to keep you as long possible and help you build a career with us. We do this by creating an environment where you will grow both personally and professionally.

4. Satisfaction & Recognition : With some of the biggest names across the globe as existing clients, doors will open and conversations will flow. You will see the results of your efforts translate into maximum impact. With a competitive salary and our recognition programs, you will be rewarded for your success.

Awards and Recognition :

- Best Organization for Women's Talent Development 2019N

- Among the Best Companies for Millennials 2019

- Among the Top 10 Safe Places to Work 2019

- Ranked #1 among India's Great Mid-Size Workplaces 2017

- Among the top 20 companies on FlexJob's global list of the Top 100 Companies to Watch for Remote Jobs 2016-2020

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