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Java Software Engineer - Help Scout - <a href="
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The 18-person engineering team at Help Scout is full of people dedicated to a wonderful experience for our 5,000+ customers in more than 60 countries. We work remotely and autonomously for the most part, which is why this position requires senior-level skill and experience.
The ideal engineer for this position loves building RESTful APIs and other web services at scale. You relish the opportunity to take on a challenging problem, choose the right tool for the job and build an elegant, scalable solution.
Tools We Use:
Java 8
Play framework
MySQL, MongoDB, Solr
RabbitMQ
Git
About the Role:
You will be working with another Java engineer to own the back end API and presentation of our Docs Knowledge Base product. On a daily basis, you'll work on improving existing code, adding new functionality and API endpoints all with a focus on testing and documentation.
REQUIREMENTS
You became an engineer because you like writing software that helps people.
You have a history of working on Java projects at scale and can bring a high level of expertise to the business.
Your code is not only a pleasure for customers to use, but for other engineers to read and understand easily.
A big part of being great at your job revolves around being very organized and communicative. It’s clear from your experience that you have those characteristics.
About Us:
Help Scout is a remote team with employees in twenty-three cities all around the world. We optimize the team for excellence over geography and overcome remote challenges through transparency, trust, and video conferencing.
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