Software Engineer 2

Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open-source components, and application behaviour. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain microservices using Java & Spring Boot.
• Participate in system design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Break down complex tasks into manageable components and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Write clean, efficient, and testable code with various tests.
• Collaborate with DevOps and QA teams to ensure smooth CI/CD workflows.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Own end-to-end development and testing of features.
• Identify and document test plans and use cases.
• Drive technical design and implementation of complex features and services.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and best practices.
• Participate in estimation, sprint planning, and technical roadmap discussions.
• Contribute to improving engineering excellence through automation, observability, and operational best practices.
• Support production systems through troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and preventive improvements.
  
  

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Over 3+ years of hands-on experience in Java-based software development for enterprise-grade, customer-facing applications
• Strong proficiency in Data Structures and Algorithms
• Deep expertise in building Microservices using advanced Java concepts and Spring Boot
• Solid understanding of Software Design Principles and Design Patterns
• Skilled in build and dependency management tools such as Maven or Gradle
• Proficient in Git operations, including rebasing and conflict resolution
• Experience working with relational databases
• Good grasp of System Design fundamentals
• Practical knowledge of messaging systems like Google Pub/Sub, Kafka, or RabbitMQ
• Familiar with monitoring tools such as Datadog, New Relic, or Prometheus
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure and containerization technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and Harness.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
  
  

Secondary Skills (Nice To Have)

• Understanding of Webhooks and their integration
• Familiarity with REST endpoints across various Source Control Management (SCM) systems such as GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps.
• Hands-on experience with Google Pub/Sub
• Awareness of Contract Testing and Performance Testing methodologies
• Basic proficiency in Bash scripting
• Exposure to AI-powered development tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, etc.
  
  

Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.