Senior Software Engineer - Python/Java (Remote)

Position Purpose: The Sr. Software Engineer is responsible for independently developing and consistently redesigning/refactoring a product to adapt to our customers and associates needs. As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic team with engineers of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical and leadership skills while creating, deploying, and supporting production applications. In addition, Sr. Software Engineers may be involved in product and tool selection, configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning and production monitoring as well as mentoring less experienced engineers. Key Responsibilities: • 50% Delivery and Execution - Develops, tests, deploys, and maintains software, with a clear understanding of the value the software is to provide; Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm; Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances; Develops test suites (functional, destructive, etc) to enable success, rapid deployment of code to production; Takes a broad view when approaching issues; using a global lens • 20% Learns and Grows - Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems; Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels • 20% Plans and Aligns - Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful; Works the Product Team to ensure user stories are valuable, developer ready, easy to understand and testable; Delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences; Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people • 10% Supports and Enables - Helps grow junior engineers by providing guidance on modern software development frameworks, and leading technical discussions Direct Manager/Direct Reports: • This position typically reports to Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager • This position has 0 Direct Reports Travel Requirements: • No travel required. Physical Requirements: • Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Working Conditions: • Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Minimum Qualifications: • Must be eighteen years of age or older. • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Preferred Qualifications: • Design, develop, and maintain reliable, scalable, and performant RESTful APIs and GraphQL services using Java (Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux) for customer-facing applications. • Contribute to the development and optimization of big data pipelines using Apache Spark, Apache Beam, and PySpark to support customer-facing API services. • Collaborate with data scientists to implement and deploy machine learning models that enhance customer-facing API features and performance. • Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring consideration for the high availability, scalability, and security of customer-facing systems. • Mentor junior team members in building and maintaining high-quality, customer-facing APIs. • Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders to define and prioritize features and improvements for customer-facing APIs. • Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of systems, with a focus on meeting the requirements of customer-facing APIs. Minimum Education: • The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education: • No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience: • 3 Preferred Years of Work Experience: • No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience: • None Preferred Leadership Experience: • None Certifications: • None Competencies: • Global Perspective • Manages Ambiguity • Nimble Learning • Self-Development • Collaborates • Cultivates Innovation • Situational Adaptability • Communicates Effectively • Drives Results • Interpersonal Savvy The application window is anticipated to be closed on May 5, 2024. See more benefits: livetheorangelife.co Apply Job!