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Senior Java Developer

@ Proof IT

We are looking for a Senior Java Developer who is ready to make an impact in our growing insurance product team.

80+ employees €4.0M revenue Founded 15+ years ago B2B Established Company Software Development Internal insurance systems

80+

Employees

2

Locations

€4.0M

Revenue

2004

Founded

n/a

Glassdoor

n/a

Indeed

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About us

Our company operates in the Baltic market for more than 17 years, currently we are a team of 80 people, and our business is based on two segments: internal core insurance system and custom software development. Our offices are located in Riga and Vilnius and our team is free to choose whether to work remotely or from our well-located and modern offices. You’ll be part of the driving force behind our mission to develop high-quality, long-living, and functional software. We believe in a marathon, not a sprint, that’s why work-life balance and flexible work options are among our most valued principles. As part of our team, you’ll do meaningful work with an emphasis on strong team collaboration with minimal supervision. We’re looking for someone passionate about this way of working.

Our values

Sustainability Integrity Excellent execution Positivity through collaboration Long-term oriented Quality

Our culture

We believe in clean code, lean thinking and initiative, freedom of choice in task selection, well-worked processes, efficiency, and quality. For us, teamwork, mutual respect, trust and support, knowledge sharing, openness to new things, and eagerness to learn are the foundation of Proof IT. We have a growth mindset and a climate that facilitates constant development and inspires us to seek new knowledge to improve developed products.

About the role

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Base salary

€2,800-5,000 monthly gross

Contract type

Full-time Permanent

Seniority level

Individual contributor

Perks and benefits

Health insurance

Covered phone bill

Professional training opportunities

Remote work

Social events

Sports events

Our pitch

Remote work of your choice
You have a free choice on whether you would like to work completely remote, on-site or find a hybrid solution most suitable to your needs.
Development through collaboration
Together we will be working on challenging projects, going on adventures during company events, and exploring new technologies during R&D time and workshops.
See your work in action
You'll have an opportunity to take part in and influence product development, together with the team you'll see the results of your work and ideas implemented in action and helping our clients achieve their goals.

Key Duties

60%
20%
10%
10%
60% Coding
Produce high-quality code by following clean code principles and test-driven development.
20% Design, analyse, invent solutions
Participate in analyzing client needs and propose solutions working with Key Account Managers, System Analysts, Developers, QA and the client.
10% Peer code review
Participate in peer code review, pair programming and various R&D sessions.
10% Create and maintain documentation
Perhaps not the most exciting but essential part of coding, to help you and your colleagues increase production efficiency in the long run.

30-60-90 Day Plan

30 days

Adapt to your new team

Have an opinion on how you match with the company's values

60 days

Have an idea of how your performance is measured

90 days

Reflect on how well you and the company fit together

Understand how company can help you develop personally

Use best practices of Clean Code

Must have tech

Java

Groovy

GWT-based framework

Web Components

OracleDB

Bitbucket

JIRA

Bamboo

SonarQube

Docker

Fisheye

Custom Framework

Your Capabilities

Strong knowledge of Java
Ideally you will know all ins and outs of Java or any other object-oriented language.
Effective communication
You do not shy away from expressing your opinion and sharing ideas with teammates.
Clean code
You can write and maintain clean code, maintain a clean architecture.
Agile
You have ability to work in an agile development environment.

Track Record

5 years in software development
You have 5+ years of experience within the IT industry and are familiar with (or willing to learn) our tech stack.
Extra credit: Experience in Insurance
We will take into account if you have had any previous experience in insurance business. This requirement is not mandatory.

Education

Must have

  • None

Toolkit

Must have

  • Java
  • Oracle DB
  • Server-side development

Extra credit

  • Groovy
  • System analysis

Languages

Must have

  • English

Meet your leaders

Uģis Spriņģis

Founder, Member of the board

In our culture, we have eliminated job titles, as we don’t believe in limiting your interests and growth patterns with the regular job description. With us, you can choose your direction based on your interests and strengths.

People you'll manage

  • No people to manage

People on your team

  • Team name: Insurance solutions
  • System analysts
  • Developers

Other stakeholders

Internal

  • Key account management
  • QA
  • Project and process management
  • HR

External

  • Client project managers

Job created

Over a month ago

Admissions

Rolling

Applications due

n/a

Start date

asap

Reply policy

We'll reply to every candidate

Documents required

Resume or

LinkedIn profile

Selection process

1
Resume screening
2
Video interview with the company recruiter

Zanda Peļņika

HR Generalist

Līga Riekstiņa

HR Manager

3
Technical task in written form
4
Technical interview with a future colleague
5
Offer and final discussions, agree upon first day of work
6
Sign contract

Additional instructions

Please submit your resume as a PDF and name the file as name-lastname.pdf

Office address

Riga, Latvia

Your commute to Proof IT

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Transportation highlights

Easy public access

Paid parking available

What's around the office

Amenities at the office

Free coffee/tea

Free printing

Shower facilities

Bike storage

Available as needed

Is it OK to send only a resume or do I need to submit both my LinkedIn profile and resume?

Feel free to submit one. We are more interested in your experience than the way you submit your documents.

I feel overqualified/underqualified for this position. Do you have any other vacancies?

Yes, we do! Send us an email via the application form and let us know what you are looking for. If you are into software quality and testing - we are into you!

Where do I submit my Git repository?

Just add your Git (GitHub/Bitbucket) repository link in your message via application form and we will take a look at it too!

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HR Generalist

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