Java Backend Engineer

About Skey Drone

At Skey Drone, a joint venture of the Belgian Air Navigation Service Provider skeyes and Brussels Airport Company, we believe in the gigantic potential of uncrewed aircraft (drones) to positively change the way we live and work. We have the ambition to co-shape the future of society by automating the skies for uncrewed aviation. Building great solutions to enable safe drone flights with a multi-skilled team of digital enthusiasts is how we try to achieve our dream.

We are seeking an experienced backend engineer to strengthen our team. You are part of the Product Operations team, which is composed of product managers and engineers. Your responsibilities include:

• Design and implement backend software systems to make services and data accessible.
• Test, maintain and support your code.
• Participate in the team’s software processes, including requirement and test-plan generation, design doc creation, implementation with code review, and deployment.
• Work on cross-disciplinary problems such as large scale information storage and retrieval, geospatial mapping technologies, Uncrewed Traffic Management systems.

• Proficiency in Programming
  
  Languages:
  
  Strong skills in Java.
• Database Management:
  Expertise in SQL and No
  
  SQL databases such as MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB, timescale
  
  DB/Tiger Data or Redis.
• API Development and Integration:
  Ability to design, develop, and consume RESTful and Graph
  
  QL APIs.
• Security Best Practices:
  Understanding of authentication, authorization, data encryption, and secure coding practices.
• Version Control:
  Proficiency in tools like Git for source code management.
• Knowledge of Microservices and Architecture Patterns:
  Experience with designing scalable and maintainable backend systems.
• Testing and Debugging:
  Skills in writing unit tests, integration tests, and debugging code.
• Problem-Solving and Algorithm
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Agile mindset:
  At Skey Drone we follow the Scrum methodology.
• Knowledge of AMQP (e.g. Rabbit
  
  MQ), Azure Pipelines, Grafana, Kubernetes & ArgoCD is a plus.

• Currently living in Belgium
• (At least) Bachelor degree in computer science or a related field. Ability to translate concepts into implementation plans.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as Java BE-engineer.
• Proven track record of realizing and maintaining an online & secure B2B platform.
• Solid information security knowledge, able to implement security directives.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Joining our great team comes with many advantages, such as:

• An indefinite-term or freelance contract with attractive salary conditions & benefits.
• A dynamic & inspiring working environment in an emerging sector.
• Opportunities to learn and grow.
• Possibilities to work remotely with flexible hours.

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