Job Description :
Position Overview:
Client is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Software Engineer to build highly scalable API’s to deliver disruptive, innovative solutions to the world that will delight your customers.
Responsibilities:
Design, code, test, debug and document new and existing components to ensure that software meets business, quality and operational needs
Build high quality code following unit testing and test-driven development
Drive and participate in code and document reviews, mentoring team in best practices
Collaborate with peer organizations, dev ops, support organizations on technical issues and provide guidance
Interpret and translate business needs to technical requirements and accurate estimates
Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and processes to ensure the highest quality and performance is achieved
Work with team to troubleshoot code level problems quickly and efficiently
Apply deep technical expertise to resolve challenging programming and design problems
Focus on scalability, security and availability of all applications and processes
Contribute to the design and architecture to enable secure, scalable and maintainable software
Contribute to risk identification and risk mitigation strategies associated with the architecture
Contribute to technical roadmap and technical debt elimination, balancing time, resource, and quality constraints to achieve business and strategic goals and requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
5+ years hands-on experience developing scalable, customer facing web and software applications
2+ years of experience working with Angular, Node, React or similar web frameworks
2+ Experience of REST and ability to build REST APIs with NodeJS
Experience deploying apps in AWS or similar cloud infrastructure
Knowledgeable and enthusiastic about writing well tested applications
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum setting, including partnering with business analysts, other developers and testers, and implementing solutions related to creative process
Experience with third-party APIs and Web Services, API Gateways
Working knowledge of the general web application landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
Preferred Qualifications:
Understanding of container technologies like Docker
Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment and code management using Git and Jenkins
Knowledgeable about AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudFront
Experience building APIs with Serverless framework
Not afraid to take on DevOps tasks to improve developer experience and delivery
Demonstrated commitment to high quality user facing and back end code that is usable, maintainable and well thought out
Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
Self-directed learner who has quickly learned new programming languages
Self-motivated and desire to Get Stuff Done
The Ideal Candidate:
You are a talented Software Engineer who is passionate about code quality, usability, and technology
You excel at working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver great user experiences
You are a power web user keeping yourself up-to-date with the latest trends and breakthroughs in web development technology
You have a strong record of project execution and completion and have experience with Scrum and agile development practices
You love working with smart people and want to be part of a team
You are excited by the challenge of pushing the limits of the web platform to deliver disruptive, innovative solutions to the world that will delight your customers