SquareTrade
Computer Software
SeniorSoftwareEngineer
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“Senior Software Engineer at SquareTrade. Skills: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, microservices, TDD, pair programming, AWS, Azure. Team direction, mentorship and leadership, from technical perspective. Participates in iteration planning meetings, infusing backlogs with technical input”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver applications which are scalable, secure, robust and highly performing; improves system performance, reliability, and scalability
Industry & Context.
background investigation, hybrid work arrangements with regular investment in gatherings/offsites to spend time together as team
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelors in Computer Science or related majors, 5+ years of professional software development experience with a successful track record, proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka and microservices framework, Hands-on experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and writes high-quality, testable code, Comfortable working in a pair-programming (XP) environment, Experience with relational databases, such as PostgreSQL, Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Github, Familiarity with build pipeline such as Jenkins
Nice to Have
Familiarity with cloud and hybrid environments, including Azure, AWS, and on-prem systems, Familiarity with web related technologies, such as Angular, JavaScript, CSS, Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes and DevOps practices, Experience in the warranty, insurance, fintech, or e-commerce domains, Experience in Billing/ Payment Platform/ Killbill(open source billing platform)
What You'll Do.
mentorship and leadership
from technical perspective
Participates in iteration planning meetings
infusing backlogs with technical input
and high-performance microservices and APIs
Performs continuous integration
and continuous deployment pipelines on AWS and Microsoft Azure
Monitors in production and improves system performance
Adopts XP methodology and practices paired programming and test-driven development (TDD) daily
Participates in daily standups
code reviews and retrospectives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work with the engineering leads, product and design teams, as well as other developers; pair programming; Participates in iteration planning meetings; Participates in daily standups; code reviews; retrospectives
Full Job Description
SquareTrade is the fastest growing company of its kind. We’re revolutionizing a $30b industry with service innovation and attention to customer satisfaction. We partner with some of the largest, most sophisticated retailers and carriers in the world (Amazon, Walmart, The Home Depot to name a few), consistently win industry awards, have received tens of thousands of 5-star reviews… and we’re just getting started. A member of the Allstate family, SquareTrade has headquarters in San Francisco and London. We are currently expanding in Europe and Asia Pacific, including Japan and Australia. Our leading-edge Agile team in the engineering group is looking for a motivated and energetic Senior Software Engineer who is eager to learn and make big changes to our mission critical applications. This is an exciting time to join, as we continue to rapidly expand and look for new ways to improve our architecture and solution offerings to serve the millions of customers around the globe. Your opportunities for achievement are limitless with SquareTrade/Allstate. We embrace a fast-paced Agile XP environment where we practice pair programming and TDD. You’ll have the opportunity to work with the engineering leads, product and design teams, as well as other developers to deliver applications which are scalable, secure, robust and highly performing. We adopt microservices architecture, distributed technologies, latest frontend frameworks and sophisticated monitoring tools. Key responsibilities * Can provide Team direction, mentorship and leadership, from technical perspective. * Participates in iteration planning meetings, infusing backlogs with technical input * Designs, develops, and maintains secure, scalable, and high-performance microservices and APIs using modern frameworks (e.g. Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, ElastiCache) * Performs continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines on AWS and Microsoft Azure * Monitors in production and improves system p
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