Lead Java Engineer (Remote, US or South America Based)

Overview

Liquibase is the leader in Database DevOps. Downloaded more than 100 million times, our software enables DevOps teams around the globe to accelerate the software delivery process by automating database updates, security, and governance. We are a nimble, fast-paced, innovative team with the opportunity to make an outsized impact on the business and the industry.

Liquibase is hiring a Lead Java Engineer to enhance our database change management product. The ideal candidate is excited to work alongside developers to build, improve, and deliver significant product enhancements that solve challenging problems in the database DevOps & CI/CD space.

Who you are:

• You surprise and delight customers by delivering meaningful value, consistently going beyond what's expected.
• You're committed to excellence, holding high standards while embracing progress over perfection.
• You bring a growth mindset and the courage to have difficult conversations when they matter.
• You embrace change and uncertainty with energy and optimism, creating clarity where it doesn't yet exist.
• You take ownership and follow through, proactively identifying what needs to happen and reliably seeing it through.
• You are innovative. You see every challenge as an opportunity. You would rather create the future than wait for it.

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensuring delivery of new capabilities for our enterprise Java products as part of our agile development team
• Contribute to technical design reviews
• Undertake peer-programing with both junior and senior software engineers
• Estimate story sizes for sprint planning
• Build Unit, Integration and Cucumber tests per Liquibase’s test-driven development (TDD) approach to software engineering
• Collaborate with QA members to address issues found during automated and manual testing
• Take part in code reviews, internal infrastructure, and process enhancements
• Participate in end-of-sprint retrospectives
• Present completed software at end-of-sprint demos
• On-Call Responsibility: We believe in end-to-end ownership. You will eventually be part of an on-call rotation to support our production environment. We aim for a 'low-to-no-interrupt' culture through automation and proactive engineering.

Must haves:

• 8+ years of Java development experience
• Experience as a Lead with ability to understand the requirements and independently, architect, design and build the solution
• Deep understanding of Core Java
• Significant experience with object-oriented design principles
• JDBC-level database experience
• Experience with Spring, Spring-boot, or Hibernate
• Background working with RESTful Web Services and APIs
• Experienced in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) methodologies
• Experience working in both Windows and Linux environments
• Located in the United States or South America

The tools we use

• Java 21+
• Maven
• JUnit / Spock / Mockito / Cucumber
• Docker
• AWS and Azure
• Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• JIRA / Confluence

Perks of life at Liquibase: 

• Remote First culture, potential for company-wide in-person gatherings
• Home office allowance for remote workers
• Meaningful equity
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits - country dependent
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• 401k matching program - country dependent
• No punks, no jerks culture
• Growth opportunities and ability to move up within the company

We take pride in:

• A transparent and collaborative team environment. We value multiple perspectives and fresh thinking.
• Our entrepreneurial culture. We provide every employee the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
• Providing the opportunity to work with new technologies and learn from experienced professionals.
• How organizations, large and small, use DevOps to drive developer agility and accelerate software delivery.

Company Overview - We are Liquibase

A career at Liquibase means joining a quickly growing company on the front lines of the DevOps space. Our vision is to be the easiest, safest, and most powerful community-led database change management solution. As companies of all sizes continue to adopt an agile methodology and DevOps practices, there is a growing realization that the database needs to be considered as part of this innovation process. 

At Liquibase, we foster a culture rooted in the open-source values of freedom, choice, transparency, and meritocracy. These are not just fashion labels here, but sincere convictions, and you’ll see that reflected in the way we operate daily. We’re caffeinated, collaborative & confident experts, eager to solve the most challenging database CI/CD problems for our customers.

Want to help the software world move faster? You’ve found the right place.

Eligible candidates may be subject to criminal history checks, which will be conducted and used in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal law.