Junior Java Engineer

ZapLabs is a company built on a foundation of meaningful innovation. With technology at our core, and first-hand real estate industry knowledge, we provide effective solutions that empower real estate experts to thrive in a world that’s constantly changing.

At ZapLabs, you’ll play a key role in delivering quality products that make life easier for our agents, brokers, home buyers, and sellers. You’ll turn requirements into clean, scalable, and efficient back-end services. You’ll work with ZapLabs’ java engineering, front-end engineering, product management, and QA teams on a daily basis to design, test, and deliver first-rate, functional software. Most of all, you’ll be expected (and encouraged!) to learn quickly, makes some mistakes, develop some solutions, and make big contributions.

You’re a recent graduate with the right skills, possibly some internship experience, and maybe even a little on-the-job experience and you’re ready to take your skills to the next level. You’re itching to delve deeper into Java, Spring, Hibernate, and other new back-end technologies. You know how to work independently, but you also thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. You’ll bring your passion for writing efficient, maintainable, and reusable code plus your unwavering commitment to quality, efficiently architected services. And of course, you’re eager to learn everything you can! **Skills, accomplishments, interests you should have:** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field * Some knowledge of developing Spring- and Hibernate-based web applications * Ability to work quickly with an eye towards writing clean, efficient, reusable code * Ability to build prototypes for new features that will delight our users and are consistent with business goals * Iterate quickly in an agile development process * Refactor early and often to continuously improve code quality * Excellent analytical/troubleshooting skills * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit **Nice to haves:** * Experience working within a software development team * Working knowledge of Unix, preferably Linux * Extensive LOTR or Star Wars knowledge