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Gala Solutions Inc

Java Developer

Hybrid

Calgary, Canada

Junior

Freelance

30-12-2025

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Skills

Communication Teamwork Java IntelliJ IDEA SQL Quality Assurance Scrum Problem-solving Architecture Systems Architecture Linux Windows Confluence Agile Spring Hibernate Kafka Unix/Linux

Job Specifications

Job Functions/Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with Systems Architects, Software Team Leads and other Software Developers to design, develop and deploy technical solutions.

• Analyses complex information, designs, develops and troubleshoots database applications

• Reviews functional requirements and prepares and documents technical program, subsystem and system designs and solutions and their associated project task descriptions and effort estimates

• Uses both industry-standards and company's existing systems architecture, design techniques and development standards and reviews new work with others to ensure it complies with industry and company standards.

• Documents technical requirements, program and subsystem designs, project task descriptions, effort estimates, and unit and integration tests

• Performs new development, maintenance fixes and enhancements to meet business requirements

• Assists other teams to troubleshoot application issues in production, quality assurance and other environments

• Develops, reviews, refines, uses and documents plans for both automated and manual unit and integration tests and/or assures unit and integration tests are successfully completed prior to production

• Tests programs for integration prior to production

• Mentors other software developers and IT staff members

• Documents resolutions to system problems Documents design for system requirements

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree (pref. Computer Science or related degree) or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience

• Highly self-motivated, with the ability to complete tasks with minimal guidance, and to learn independently

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills in working in a cross-functional team comprised of Product Analysts, QA, UAT, Development and PMO members

• Ability to juggle tasks and priorities to meet rapidly changing deadlines

• Must work with System Architects to review/approve program and subsystem designs

• Java

• Data Structures & Algorithms

• Spring Framework

• JDBC and JPA/Hibernate

• Advanced Java Concepts

• API/API Design

• Proficiency in UNIX/Linux and Microsoft Windows distributed computing

• Java IDE (preferably IntelliJ IDEA)

• Relational DB principles using Structured Query Language (SQL)

• Agile/Scrum methodologies

Desired Skills:

• Background in Securities/Banking/Financial Services

• Experience working in a desktop Linux environment

• Experience working with an issue management system

• Experience working with a wiki, confluence

• Oracle, Message Queues/Kafka

About the Company

We are happy to talk in detail about our services and how we can assist your business. We specialize in end-to-end solutions for your entire web-related needs. Self-optimizing systems and the need for new ideas powered by intelligent technologies have been a keen interest in meeting the needs of growing customer expectations. We contribute to our client's aspirations by driving real innovation and ideas that transform and grow their organizations. We offer a wide range of services which include Application Services, Business... Know more