Hybrid Senior Developer – Smart Comms

at Datacom

• Job title: Senior Developer – Smart Comms
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Cloud, J2EE, Java, JUnit
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Taguig, Philippines

About the role

• Smart Communications Developer responsible for designing and implementing customer communication documents with a focus on high-quality solution delivery. Collaborating in a dynamic team environment for Smart Communications projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement customer communication documents based on detailed business requirements.
• Author and configure templates using Smart Communications modules, including Advanced Template Designer, Data Modeler, and Web Editor.
• Develop Static Layouts for Print and Responsive Layouts for Web within the Smart Communications platform.
• Prepare and map XML data schemas to ensure accurate integration with business data objects.
• Create Simple/Scriptable Batch Config/Template Selector and Output Configurations for post-processing.
• Design and develop high-quality, clean, understandable, maintainable, and extensible code.
• Develop and implement comprehensive test plans to accurately validate application code and functionality.
• Maintain detailed and accurate documentation, adhering to all company standards.
• Contribute significantly to the project estimation process, reviewing and challenging estimates where necessary.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on Smart Communications (or Thunderhead) development experience.
• Expertise in template authoring, recognizing common graphical elements, information blocks, layouts, stylesets, variable data, and functional similarity.
• Sound knowledge of the SMARTCOMM/Thunderhead Suites of Products and related APIs.
• Familiarity with Smart Communications Appliance Configuration and Deployment Models (Cloud/Hybrid).
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on Java development experience in a professional setting.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and core Java features (e.g., generics, streams, lambda expressions).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Basic understanding of security best practices in Java applications.
• Expertise in Java/J2EE, JSON, and web services is highly desirable.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks such as JUnit is desired.
• Good written and verbal communication skills are essential for collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.