Staff Software Engineer

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.


• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in code, production issues and system behaviour.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related discipline


• Over 5 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.