Engineer Software

Position Title: Engineer Software

Roles & responsibilities:

• Hands on code writing and doing code reviews
• Evaluates complex user requests, projects, and clarifies objectives and functional requirements for new or modified computer programs
• Designs/develops software solutions and business process solutions based on business needs and requirements using specialized domain knowledge and developed business expertise
• Improves/sustains embedded system software using specialized domain knowledge and developed business expertise
• Conducts and prepares feasibility studies for new applications and/or existing ones and makes decisions within general parameters under little supervisions
• Demonstrates standards to deliver high-quality products and services; models' adherence to quality standards for more junior employees
• Focus on quality in all aspects of work; Follows established standards of excellence and also continues to strive on improving them.
• Participates in the hiring process (by submitting referrals, meeting candidates, attending recruiting events, presenting externally, writing blogs)
• Contributes to team activities and collaborates within all teams within/across domains to solve problems.
• Has deeper understanding of quality standards and guides others

Experience Required:

• 13 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer inJava, Web, and Mobile development technologies
• 1+ years of programming experience in OOAD, Java EE, Web Technologies, and REST APIs
• Specialized knowledge of application servers such as Tomcat, Apache Jetty, Reactor Netty
• Specialized knowledge of database technologies including relational databases (Oracle, Azure SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra), with experience inmobile data synchronization and offline storage
• Specialized knowledge in UI/Web 2.0 Development (JavaScript, CSS, SCSS, HTML5, AJAX, jQuery, NodeJS, ReactJS, AngularJS), includingresponsive and mobile-first design principles
• Strong expertise in design patterns, with a solid foundation in building scalable and maintainable applications across web and mobile platforms
• Minimum 1+ years of experience with cloud platform services and application development using Microsoft Azure, GCP, or AWS
• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools
• Specialized knowledge of the full software development lifecycle
• Specialized knowledge of automated unit testing with tools like JUnit/TestNG and test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Rest-Assured, Karate; plus,mobile testing toolslike Appium or Espresso
• Specialized knowledge of software development methodologies (Agile)
• Ability to understand client/stakeholder expectations and recognize and escalate issues that may affect delivery
• Specialized knowledge in CI/CD processes using Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and/or Kubernetes is a strong plus

Competencies:

• Compassionate and kind, showing courtesy, dignity, and respect. They show sincere interest and empathy for all others.
• Show integrity in what is done and how it is done - without sacrificing personal/business ethics.
• Embrace an inclusion-focused mindset, seeking input from others on their work and encouraging the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions
• Team-oriented, positively contributing to team morale and willing to help.
• Learning-Focused, finding ways to improvise in their field and use positive constructive feedback to grow personally and professionally
• Think strategically and proactively anticipate future problems, needs or changes in the work
• Retail Domain Experience is required
• Experienced in mentoring development teams
• Hands-on experience in production environments with an SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) mindset

Mandatory Skills Required:

• Programming Languages:Java (11+ Version)
• SQL & NoSQL Databases:MySQL / PostgreSQL / Oracle / MongoDB / Cassandra
• Frontend Skills:HTML / CSS / JavaScript / ReactJS / Bootstrap
• Backend Skills:Spring Boot / REST APIs/ Microservices
• Cloud: AWS/ GCP/ Azure
• CI/CD, Github, Jenkins

Additional Skills Required:

• Distributing Computing (Spark / Databricks)
• GraphQL APIs
• GitHub Copilot or similar
• Mobile Development/Android Development - Kotlin, Android Jetpack/Compose, iOS
• BigQuery / Databricks