Sr. Software Engineer

Sony is one of the most recognized and respected brand names in the world. Sony is the leading manufacturer of premier, state-of-the-art audio, video, communications and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its creative, music, motion picture, television, computer, entertainment and online businesses, make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies for the broadband era




Sr. Software Engineer, Java

Description:
The primary role for this position will be to work on that is utilized by Sony Connect?s digital content distribution services. The ideal candidate must be a skilled Java developer with experience in web development, applications development and systems integration. The role will primarily be focused on development and delivery of projects. This position will report into the Director of Technology.

Responsibilities:
?End-to-end responsibility for one to two components that make up the applications allowing Connect to run its business
oWrite and maintain code for the components he/she is responsible for
oWrite and maintain Java Docs for the components he/she is responsible for
oClass modeling
oWrite and maintain unit tests, mocks, test harnesses and other supporting code/scripts to facilitate testing and maintenance of his/her component(s)
oWrite average to complex unit tests for his/her components
oIdentify and handle edge cases for components they?ve produced
oProvide change logs and deployment instructions for the components he/she is responsible for
oIdentify gaps in requirements and get responses from business users
oProvide basic risk analysis for his/her component(s)
?Ability to take over coding for other components of low- to mid-level complexity
?Write unit tests for other engineer?s components
?Assist in maintenance efforts, including refactoring



Required skills:
?Expertise with J2EE 1.4 and Java EE 5 technologies and 5+ years of hands-on experience
?In-depth knowledge and experience with data modeling at conceptual, logical and physical levels
?Experience implementing solutions using Oracle (or other RDBMS) as the data store with hands-on SQL experience for low- to mid-complexity queries, experience writing stored procedures, basic administration (e.g. import/export of dumps) and performance tuning knowledge (e.g. use of indexes)
?Experience building web based solutions with enhanced UIs with HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX
?Experience with XML and its associated technologies (e.g. SAX, DOM, JDOM, XSL, JAXB)
?Experience using best-of-breed and/or common open source frameworks/servers/tools: Spring, Struts, log4j, Apache, Tomcat, Ant, Maven
?Experience using Test Driven Development and testing frameworks (e.g. JUnit, TestNG, HttpUnit, DBUnit)
?Experience using source control systems (e.g. Perforce, CVS, Subversion, etc?)
?Experience building both consumer facing web based solutions as well as intranet/extranet type applications for internal users and partners
?Great communication skills
?Ability to comprehend modeling and use case documents to correctly implement features and functionality and update them as needed
?Ability to select appropriate use of algorithms, patterns and coding techniques


Desirable Skills:
?Experience with Hibernate and Ibatis frameworks
?Experience using Ant and editing/maintaining build scripts


Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, obligation to serve in the armed forces of the United States, citizenship, disabled veteran status, Vietnam, era status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
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