Java Server-Side Developer

The Hyperic Development Group is looking for a seasoned server-side developer to contribute to the next generation of our server and agent components.
As a member of the HQ server and agent development team, you will be responsible for the following:

- Contribute to architectural discussions concerning the internals of the HQ server, agent, and agent plug-in framework
- Work with product management on the requirements of new features
- Solve complex integration problems
- Take technical ownership of key areas of the server, agent and plug-in framework
- Work with QA and the rest of development to ensure sufficient test coverage of Hyperic HQ
- Provide documentation input for HQ releases
- Interact with other product teams and customer support as needed


Requirements:

- Solid Java fundamentals
- BSCS or equivalent required, MSCS or equivalent preferred from a highly-regarded accredited institution
- 5+ years experience in server-side development, experience with agent architectures preferred
- Spring Framework experience highly desired
- Experience with select J2EE-related technologies required: Servlets, JDBC, Hibernate, experience with one or more major SQL-oriented databases, JMS
- EJB experience is NOT required
- Experience with non-SQL-base databases a plus
- Must be comfortable working in an agile development process
- Must be comfortable in working in a collaborative environment, where your peers review designs, code and testing as part of the code commit process

Located in the downtown San Francisco office, will not consider remotely-located candidates

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