Core Java Engineer for Distributed Systems - remote

Do you enjoy any of the following?

• Solving complex problems.
• Reasoning about behaviour of distributed algorithms.
• Experience with implementing non-trivial infrastructure code.
• Creating well-crafted and thoroughly tested features, taking full-responsibility from the design phase.
• Paying attention to all aspects of code quality, from clean-code to allocation-rates.
• Digging into mechanical sympathy concepts.
• Reading about database design and internals.
• Delivering a technical presentation at a conference.

At Hazelcast you will get a chance to work with some of the best engineers out there who,

• Delve into JVM code.
• Implement and scrutinize garbage collection algorithms.
• Take any piece of software and multiply its performance by applying deep technical understanding. 
• Regularly squash bugs in the depths of a JVM

 We are looking for people to join the Hazelcast core team. At Hazelcast, you'll get to work on an exciting and popular open-source project that pushes the boundaries of distributed computing.

Location

We accept candidates working remotely from Ukraine and Turkey only. Additionally, in Istanbul, it's possible to work from Hazelcast's office

Skills &requirements

We would like you to: 

• Be a senior Java engineer - including all aspects connected to it.
• Have very strong technical skills with core Java, including:
  • Java's concurrency model, also known as the Java Memory Model
  • concurrency and networking
• Have an understanding of and interest in:
  • concurrency and lock-free algorithms
  • low-latency systems
  • distributed systems and database design theory
  • networking
  • serialization
  • garbage collection
• Be skeptical yet always open to new concepts.
• Have strong opinions about software quality.
• Be an excellent communicator in written and spoken English.

Benefits

• Equity options
• Flexible working hours and location (this is a remote position)
• Workplace cost reimbursement (coworking space, laptop)
• Conference speaking opportunities.