Agile Java development contract opportunity in Richmond (Apex)

Project/Client Information:

Small software development company headquartered in Richmond seeking a Sr. Java developer who can help grow their product.

They develop out of the box and customized web-based Accounts Receivable applications.
 
The flagship product originally built 2005 needs to be brought up to modern technologies.
Technologies & Tools:

• JBOSS
• Java EJB 3 - EJB QL. used annotations. not XML config.
• Seam or Struts2
• Seam for pageflows.
• Spring exp not necc but welcomed.
• JSF - nice to have.
• JBoss BPM (3.2) - for task mgmt and automation and collecting. assign manuals.
• Local stateless session beans calls BPM process - no WebService
• PostgreSQL - some stored proc. most work in EJB-QL. Stored Proc for Bulk Loading data. Oracle exp. Must know JOINS very well!!
•  Design from scratch.
• Work from abstract requirements.
• Solve problems.
• Continuous Integration is a critical skill, current app does not have automated testing (JUnit, TestNG desired)

 
Development Methodology:

• Agile. - 2 week cycles
• Continous Integration

Team Dynamics:

• Team lead experience would be preferred or can grow into a leader

• Currently team is staffed with two interns

• Personality:

• Solution-oriented
• Confident
• Seeks the potential for leadership
• Is confident to jump into a lead role
• Appreciates a startup environment, not concerned about a little risk

Skills Needed:

• Java / J2EE --EJB3 with EJB-QL & Annotations
• Struts
• JBoss Server, JBoss Seam, JBoss  BPM
• PostgresSQL or Oracle SQL

Additional Notes:

• 5+ years of experience
• No management experience required
• Must be able to take a project through the full SDLC (design, development, and testing)
• Most of their time will be spent working on an existing application in house
• They will need to make modifications and replace new technologies in the framework
• Must be a self-starter and be able to see a project through implementation

Interview process:

• 30 min technical phone screen

• They have a list of technical questions and will start off easy and move to more difficult questions

• On site half day interview

• Meet with local employees and go through a series of technical tests (IT theology questions, white boarding session, code)
• Provide pseudocode on whiteboard to solve an example problem
• Show architecture; Show interfaces
• What assumptions they make;
• Considerations for error handling.
• if person is CS major then OO notation; sorting algorithms; database concepts

If intereseted please contact:

 Tim Fallon
 Director of National Delivery
 APEX Systems, Inc.
 o: (804) 237-8324
 c: (732) 492-4123
 tfallon AT apexsystemsinc.com
 www.apexsystemsinc.com