Software Developer - Java, Kotlin, SQL, GIS

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY 3RD PARTY SOLICITATIONS. ANY SUCH INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED OR RECEIVE A RESPONSE. WE CAN ONLY WORK WITH DIRECT APPLICANTS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE US WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP. THIS IS AN ON-SITE ROLE FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY.If you are NOT currently located in the NYC area you will be disqualified!!!!!!SOFT's client located in New York, NY ( Hybrid ) is looking for a Software Developer - Java, Kotlin, SQL, GIS for a long term contract assignment.Abilities, technical skills and domain knowledgeAbilities• Must be intellectually curious and passionate about technology• Ability to collect and analyze data effectively• Ability to work independently• Must possess excellent planning and analytical skills, superior communication skillsTechnical skills• Must possess basic knowledge of our platforms and systems: EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudWatch, Docker, ActiveMQ, RDS/Postgres, Firebase and Sentry.• Must possess knowledge of languages including Java, Kotlin and SQL. Optionally React, HTML/CSS and JavaScript, as well, for frontend work.• Knowledge of React Native and Kotlin is desired but not required.• Knowledge of our SaaS providers is desired but not required: GitHub, GitLab, Sentry, Intercom, Airtable, Expo.If you are NOT currently located in the NYC area you will be disqualified!!!!!!Domain knowledge• Prior working knowledge of railroad operations.• Prior working knowledge of GIS or location-based data and systems (including Mapbox and ESRI).Experience and education• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field is required. Demonstrated equivalent experience and education may be considered in lieu of the degree, subject to approval.• Prior experience designing customer-facing applications.• Must possess prior experience running projects, writing technical documents including scopes of work, software requirements, and estimates.