Senior Software Engineer

A US-based Ed-tech company with a worldwide impact and helping children build critical skills for school and life is looking for a Senior Software Engineer. The engineer will be in charge of the company's proprietary subscription-related Java microservices as well as the integration of larger e-commerce platforms. The company's fast-growing direct-to-consumer children's brand contributes to creating innovative stories and activities centered on geography, culture, science, and art. This role requires a significant overlap with the PST time zone. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand the big-picture business needs and figure out the best solutions to meet them
• Influence and lead software engineers at the project level, mentor the team and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Collaborate with the platform team to design and build the best software solution to handle complex business problems
• Design generalized solutions across domains, utilizing a consistent set of architectural components to ensure consistency
• Collaborate with stakeholders to help set and document technical standards
• Compose the software architecture and structure, taking into consideration reusability, the total cost of ownership, time-to-market, and high availability
• Facilitate the analysis of complex technical issues to reduce technical debt and improve code quality

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 5+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer
• Core expertise in building composable microservices using Spring Cloud Data Flow
• Prior experience with data modeling and database design
• Proficiency in test-driven development and unit testing frameworks
• Good working experience with design, cross-functional stakeholders, and product teams to simplify complex processes for users
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with agile software development process and iterative DevOps model for continuous integration and deployment
• Experience working with public cloud platforms like GCP or AWS 
• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes
• Extensive experience working with Java, Spring framework and Hibernate, PHP is desirable
• Experience working in a start-up or fast-paced, high-growth environments