Backend Java Developer

About JLG, an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.

The team member will work within the Connected Solutions engineering group to design, implement and test cloud-based applications to enable enhanced levels of machine connectivity and control. The team member will play a crucial role of developing and maintaining applications which manage the consumption and egress of data within the cloud infrastructure.  This role is within the Global Product Development team. 

Your Impact:

• Evaluate new Internet of Things (IoT) products and practices, and identify software system designs and solutions

• Plan, develop, and implement improvements and changes to existing architecture and applications

• Coordinate system development and execution in a team environment

• Provide direction and technical counsel to lower-level developers and software engineers

• Research, study, and propose use of new software/technologies to be used in the development of new and improved products and features

• Prepare technical solution design proposals and presentations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

• 8-plus years related experience

• Proficiency in Java programming language

• Proficiency in Spring Boot or Quarkus web frameworks

• Knowledge of Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI) in Java

• Experience w/ one or more major cloud platforms (e.g. Azure/AWS/Vercel)

• Experience w/ SQL (e.g., Azure SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB)

• Experience w/ CI/CD tools and test automation.

• Experience w/ DevOps tools and principles

• Experience w/ Agile development methodology and tools (e.g. Jira)

Standout Qualifications:

• Experience w/ C#, Python, JavaScript, Go, or similar programming language(s).

• Experience w/ web-based applications to store and access complex “big” data

• Experience w/ Azure Data Explorer or Log Analytics and the Kusto Query Language

• Understanding of common IoT architectures and tools

• Understanding of microservice architecture and scalability

• Experience w/ system design considering cyber security and SecOps principles

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Experience w/ automotive or heavy-duty construction/industrial equipment

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Experience w/ MQTT and other IoT messaging systems

• Ability to thrive in a startup like culture, excels in ambiguous situations, and embraces technical challenges

Pay Range:

$104,100.00 - $173,900.00

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [email protected].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

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