Senior Software Engineer - JVM and JDK (Spring Team) Partners Data Systems
San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Job ID 1473470 Date posted Dec. 14, 2018

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As the stewards of the Spring Framework, Pivotal has defined modern Java for millions of enterprise developers around the world. We care deeply about developers and want to give them the best possible Java experience wherever that takes us, including improvements to OpenJDK and beyond. We believe meaningfully improving the Java experience involves participating directly in the OpenJDK community and related areas. We prefer to do this directly in upstream OpenJDK, vs. a downstream variant.

In this role you will:

* Help provide Pivotal's customers with the best possible Java experience
* Work directly with the OpenJDK community, helping shape the future of OpenJDK
* Collaborate with the Spring team and other project teams that are based on OpenJDK, helping optimize enterprise Java workloads
* From time to time, provide assistance to our customers in tuning and performance
* Provide leadership for modern applications of Java in cloud-native architectures

Desired Skills / Experience:

* Passionate about the Java platform, OpenJDK, and AdoptOpenJDK
* Expert knowledge of Java and the JDK, including experience contributing to OpenJDK
* Prior experience in contributing to open source projects
* Prior experience in authoring blogs and public speaking at user groups and conferences
* BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
* Strong commitment to the Java ecosystem
* Great communication skills

Pivotal is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.