Senior Software JAVA Engineer - Kubernetes CI CD AWS Experience

Job Summary
Pro Bono: This position is tailored to a professional who wants to give back special skills and has the right degree and professional experience for this position. We’ve had a transition from an engineering firm that left partial documentation. We're having issues with ArgoCD, Kubernetes, and setting up CI/CD. We'd love to have you set up the dev ops environment so we can code and take action. If you want this to be long-term, we'd love to have that too! We are excited to have you join our global team and help serve the world in global poverty.

About Us
UniversalGiving® is an award-winning nonprofit allowing people to donate and volunteer with top-performing, vetted organizations all over the world. 100% goes directly to the cause. All partner organizations are vetted with our proprietary Quality Model®. UniversalGiving® has been featured on the homepage of Bloomberg, Oprah.com, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. UniversalGiving® also has been featured in more than 16 books, including the new edition Harvard Business Review Book, HBR Guide to Delivering Effective Feedback, Arianna Huffington’s Thrive, and Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen’s Giving 2.0. We have also been acknowledged six times on Great Nonprofits’ annual Top Nonprofits lists and are highlighted in Huffington Post's list of best volunteering matching websites. We continue to gain momentum, with dozens of articles in the Christian Science Monitor and monthly contributions on Forbes. To date, we have matched more than 22,000 volunteers worth $31 million dollars’ of volunteer hours.

Responsibilities:
- SET UP DEV OPS CI/CD
- Executing: Primary responsibility is coding in Java in MySQL and implementing Sprints
- Collaborate with front-end developers/senior management to deliver quality code
- Develop server-side Java technologies for existing & new application components
- Scoping, developing, and implementing new user features and new web components
- Increase operational efficiency & system visibility by developing tracking analysis
- Provide recommendations on coding standards and guidelines
- Track and communicate team progress/performance with the organization's leadership
- Update, improve and release new architecture & features for UniversalGiving®.

Qualifications
- BS/MS Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)
- 5+ years of application development experience using JAVA, MySQL, React
- Must have experience in Kubernetes (K8s)/CI/CD/Gitops/AWS
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation & JavaScript object model
- Experience with client-side web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS
- Familiarity with source controls such as SVN and CVS
- Knowledge of design patterns and object-oriented modeling (e.g. UML)
- Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Experience with designing/analysis/testing/implementation/maintenance/QA processes.
- Strong debugging skills and principles: Familiarity with bug-tracking systems such as Jira
- Experience in writing React.js unit test cases with JEST
- Experience in writing REST API integration test cases
- Good knowledge of Git, Gitlab/bitbucket/Github

Benefits
- Part-time, flexible remote position
- There is a second-side career where you could work 20-60 hours per month on features.
- Opportunity to work with a diverse, global team representing over 25 cultures
- Gain experience with a Tech for Good nonprofit
- With proven success & a positive attitude, UniversalGiving® is likely to facilitate J1, OPT visas

Duration and Location
- The position is available 1 week with a possibility of transitioning to long-term.
- We provide remote positions with a highly globally focused team from more than 20 countries, including Russia, China, Japan, Ukraine, Georgia, the Philippines, Haiti, Germany, Canada, the Kurdish population, South Korea, the U.K., Brazil, Kenya, and many more.

To Apply
Please send your cover letter, resume, Linkedin, and portfolio work to [email protected] with the subject: Senior Software JAVA Engineer - Kubernetes/CI/CD & AWS PRO BONO Application.

UniversalGiving® is committed to understanding and representing the diverse populations it serves worldwide. Members of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, nationalities, physical abilities or disabilities, religions or beliefs, and cultures are welcome as employees and volunteers in our organization. We believe that a diverse team will best serve our diverse populations. Please see our policy on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Our Vision is to “Create a World Where Giving and Volunteering Are a Natural Part of Everyday Life."®