Software Service Engineer

Role: Service Engineer

Location: Remote

FTE

Position summary:

The client is a growing company in search of the right person to extend their solutions via mobile and web technologies. The ideal candidate will build services using GitHub Actions and deploy to Kubernetes via docker images. Work will also involve extending the existing REST services and possibly adding new services and features.

Responsibilities Include:

Influence and mentor more junior developers in an effort to continuously improve the tools, skills, and processes of the team

Contribute to the architecture of projects relating to a company’s business structure and job assignment

Take ownership and responsibility for the delivery and quality of code your team produces

Work under minimal supervision and act independently, requiring a high level of judgment and interpretation to determine the best methods and procedures to make progress

Work as part of the technical team that designs, develops, implements, and maintains scalable cloud-based products

Work closely with other developers to ensure successful implementation of application services

Convert specifications and requirements into functional application code

Understand and adhere to industry best practices for delivering high-quality code

Break down projects into tasks with time estimation

Proactively identify and communicate issues

Work in a team environment with other developers, architects, designers, product managers

Other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

3+ years of experience in software engineering

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Prefer Test Driven Development (TDD) experience

Excellent communication skills

Demonstrated experience driving teams forward

Experience with Windows Azure, AWS or Google Cloud Platform

Strong knowledge of Kotlin

Experience with Ruby and Ruby On Rails  

Experience with Quarkus or other web application frameworks

Experience with Kubernetes and Docker containerization

Knowledge of Redis (or similar caching services)

Understanding of SQL (postgres or mysql)

Version control with git on Github or DevOps

REST API design and use

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Java

Mix of start-up and large-company experience