Jr Software Engineer

Jr Java Developer

About Widewail

Widewail is a Burlington, Vermont based startup solving a key problem for many businesses -how to efficiently and effectively deliver the very best customer service experience while simultaneously influencing prospective customers to choose their business. By integrating with our clients business management systems, Widewail invites our clients customers to review their recent experience, then monitors and responds to reviews on behalf of the businesses. These responses are expertly crafted to include key content that attracts new customers and improves overall local search rankings. By further collaborating with our clients, Widewail ensures that responses to negative reviews successfully address the customers feedback while encapsulating the clients voice. Our client base is growing fast and we are looking for additional team members to help us meet our growing demand by expanding our current product offerings and bringing new products to market.

Come help grow a Burlington Startup!

Jr. Java Developer Overview

The backend developer will be responsible for taking high-level ideas and transforming them into working software. You will have the creative flexibility to help define and design our user-facing products both in terms of the user experience and the software architecture. The position would be based either in our Burlington, VT -OR- U.S. based remote.

What you'll do

• Expanding the capabilities of our existing products.
• Contribute to the development of new products and services
• Integrating with a diverse range of 3rd party APIs.
• Communicate with team members on product development.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Required Qualifications

• Self-motivated and independent learner. We are a small team and everyone is responsible for finding and implementing the right solution at the right time.
• Experience working with RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with Git
• 2+ years of Java development experience
• Working on a team on a shared codebase

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with a relational database
• Experience with automated test technologies (Junit, Mockito, etc)
• Spring Framework
• AWS Lambda
• Kotlin experience
• Working in young, early-stage companies.
• Working in a cloud environment (AWS).

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual Salary: $62k-$72k
• Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, DCA
• Company funded Lifestyle Spending Account
• Employer match 401K
• Paid Parental Leave
• Combined Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Free gym membership (Burlington employees only)