Senior Backend Engineer

Insight Global
Sunnyvale, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 121K

Job location

Sunnyvale, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
JIRA
Azure
Software as a Service
Cloud Computing
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Python
Machine Learning
MySQL
Oracle Applications
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
Scrum
Selenium
Systems Architecture
Private Cloud Environment
Appium
Gatling
Technical Debt
Backend
Event Driven Architecture
Deployment Automation
Cassandra
Extreme Programming (XP)
Non-relational Database
Cloud Optimization
REST
Programming Languages
Microservices

Job description

We are seeking a talented and passionate Staff, Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a large project environment with solid technical leadership abilities and strong development background in Java along with experience Cloud Implementation architecture and a proven track record of delivering high-quality scalable software applications.

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of experience in architecting large scale systems with challenges of scalability and delivering sub-second latencies on 99.99% uptime.

  • Expertise in one or more programming languages (e.g. Java, Python, etc.)

  • Strong background in algorithms and data structures.

  • Experience in leading teams and delivering large scale distributed systems and event-driven architecture.

  • Proven understanding of microservices oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs

  • Experience with cloud application development including scalable, data driven, Cloud Cost-optimization and message-oriented architecture.

  • Understanding of SaaS or PaaS or IaaS industry with hands on experience with public or private cloud offerings (e.g., AWS, GAE, Azure)

  • Experience using any of the automation toolset like Appium, Selenium, Jira, Rest Assured, AssetJ, Gatling, etc. or equivalent tools is a plus.

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and best practices. Automated deployment experience is a plus.

  • Advanced knowledge of performance, scalability, and system architecture with an eye toward avoiding and reducing technical debt.

  • Practical knowledge of agile software development methodologies (e.g., XP, Scrum)

  • Experience and fluency with relational / non-relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, Cassandra, etc.)

  • Strong inclination towards exploring and learning new technologies.

  • Understanding machine learning preferred.

  • Previous experience in the marketplace domain

Benefits & conditions

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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