Job Description

We are looking for a JAVA DEVELOPER to join our team. This role will focus on modernizing, enhancing, and evolving our data collection technologies which support our ability to understand our readers and how we can best serve them. We are looking for someone who loves working with first-party data applications. They have a passion and knack for optimizing, refactoring and modernizing, automating testing, and driving performance. While grounded in Java and Oracle, the role will frequently branch into a variety of languages and technologies as part of the effort to engage and modernize an ecosystem of applications and services. In addition, there will also be plenty of opportunity to expand into and/or gain experience in a variety of disciplines from data security and big data management and data science to user experience and system design. The ideal candidate is constantly seeking to expand their knowledge and skills, and also enjoys cultivating knowledge and skills in others through mentoring, teamwork, and peer reviews. Those who thrive in our team are passionate about both the technology and the community that uses it. They are comfortable in fast-paced, autonomous, agile teams that are not afraid to take risks to push the boundaries of what’s possible in publishing and reader engagement. They are flexible to accommodate changing priorities in a world that is in constant flux. They speak up, share ideas, provide feedback, and enjoy working within a collaborative, highly communicative environment. BENEFITS Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Prescription drug coverage, Life Insurance, 401K with company match, Long term disability leave, Short term disability leave, Volunteer benefits, Free & discounted books CULTURE Our mission is to foster a universal passion for reading by partnering with authors to create stories that inform, entertain, and inspire, and to connect them with readers everywhere. Our obsession for storytelling and engaging authors and readers alike permeates everything we do. You will join the team focused on the latter part of this mission, using the latest technology to engage readers and connect them with the right book at the right time. At Penguin Random House (PRH) we are passionate about our people. We value the balance of work and life, celebrate everyone’s unique interests and perspectives, and continuously strive to be a great place to work. We offer a variety of benefits and perks from free and discounted books, to engaging speaker series, to competitive employee-centric benefits. Join the PRH family and be part of the team building the future of reader engagement. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Write high quality production code as part of a small, cross-functional, agile team
• Collaborate and communicate with team members across roles and departments
• Create, improve and extend production APIs
• Improve and extend automated customer messaging systems
• Implement first-party data capture and instrumentation technology to support our data operations
• Continuously reduce or eliminate technical debt
• Maintain automated test suites to support CI/CD processes
• Design and implement components, features, and bug fixes on a variety of systems
• Integrate software components with internal and external APIs
• Participate in and positively influence a collaborative, respectful, self-reflective team process
• Participate in peer code reviews (as a reviewer and reviewee)

REQUIREMENTS Experience working in corporate environments on customer-facing systems. Basic familiarity working in agile methodologies such as Kanban, Scrum, etc. Knowledge in: Java: Java 8 or greater, Spring framework, Junit, Hibernate, etc. Knowledge in: Oracle: 11g or greater, complex queries, PL/SQL, stored procedures, etc. Knowledge in: REST web services development Knowledge in: Docker containers in AWS or equivalent technology Knowledge in: Cloud-native application design Knowledge in: Automated test suites Knowledge in: Familiarity or interest in technologies and design including Python, React, JBoss, Resteasy, process automation, data collection security, enterprise ETL processes and data feeds, data pipeline supporting dev/test/production data models EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Requisition #ckhkub47q52sh0hmtg4u1ivbu