Kitestring is a 20+-million-dollar company with 150+ associates and growing. We are a 25 year old start up in Northwest Arkansas. We provide technical expertise to various clients delivering innovations that improve how customers shop and the enterprise operates. At Kitestring Technical Services, our mission is to share our collective knowledge to positively impact our employees, clients, and communities. 

Our vision is to be the most trusted partner in technology consulting. We believe people enable technology and vice-versa which is why we are in the business of both. We persistently challenge the barriers to diversity, inclusion, and empathetic cooperation.

Our Core Values are Transparency, People Driven, Empowered, Quality focused and socially responsible. Our values direct our company in how we do business and enhance the lives of our employees. Do our values speak to you?

Benefits

• Kitestring offers excellent benefits to its employees including:
• Flexible PTO
• Maternal/Paternal Leave Policy 
• Healthcare Benefits for Spouse, Domestic Partner, and Dependents
• Matching 401k 2-1 up to 4%

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and maintain software applications using Java 8+ and related technologies.
• Design and implement RESTful web services to support our applications.
• Write unit, integration, and component tests using JUnit and Mockito.
• Work with SQL databases to manage and query data.
• Collaborate with the team using Git for version control.
• Build and manage projects using Maven and Gradle.
• Contribute to web development projects using HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS/SCSS, and React.
• Implement messaging solutions using JMS, such as Apache ActiveMQ.
• Utilize Jest and enzyme for frontend testing.
• Participate in DevOps practices and support Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Provide technical expertise and mentorship to junior developers.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of relevant work experience with React / Java Spring Boot.
• Experience with RESTful web services.
• Proficiency in unit, integration, and component testing using JUnit and Mockito.
• Knowledge of SQL databases and database design.
• Familiarity with Git for version control.
• Experience with build tools like Maven and Gradle.
• Understanding of messaging systems like JMS, e.g., Apache ActiveMQ.
• Frontend testing using Jest and enzyme.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines.