Senior Software Engineer

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Senior Software Engineer

Job Summary
Results-driven professional with a strong skill set in Java programming language and its ecosystem. Proficient in developing scalable and high-performance applications using frameworks like Spring Boot and Java EE. Skilled in database management, RESTful API development, Kafka and cloud technologies such as AWS.

Responsibilities
Requirements Analysis

• Reviews, analyzes and gives feedback on requirements/functional designs

• Attends and engages in requirement definition meetings

Software/Application Architecture

• Participates and leads architectural review process

Software Design

• Designs for larger enhancements, projects and cross system/functional enhancements

• Conducts design reviews, provides technical leadership

Development/Coding

• Develops and maintains code for larger enhancements, projects and integrations

• Fixes defects and participates and conducts peer code review

• Follows and proposes design and coding standards and processes

• Provides technical leadership

• Conducts code performance analysis, tuning and review

Application QA

• Develops unit and cross functional tests, develops test strategies, executes test cases, logs issues, manages issues, recommends testing frameworks, records and runs automated test scripts, and designs automated test scripts

DevOps

• Defines roadmap of automation tools and its value to software engineering practices

• Drives infrastructure requirements

• Reviews release planning and deployment lists

• Ensures quality and completeness of deployments

Software Reliability & Support Engineering

• Defines roadmap of production change control and its value to software engineering practices

• Drives certification processes working with cross-domain teams

• Takes accountability of the Operational SLAs

• Responsible for the debugging of L2 & L3 incidents/problems

Reporting

• Responsible for status reporting

• Defines and drives release management planning

Technical Project Management

• Provides level of effort (LOE)

• Manages assigned development tasks to schedule/plan, provides leadership and planning for completing development for large enhancements and projects

Qualifications

Must-have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

• Must have a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.

• 8+ years of experience in creating scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions using Java and related technologies.

• Strong proficiency in Java programming language and its related frameworks like Spring boot, microservices etc.

• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.

• Proficiency in Apache Kafka for building scalable and distributed messaging systems.

• In-depth knowledge of software architecture patterns and best practices.

• Experience in designing and implementing scalable and high-performance systems.

• Proficiency in Java EE and related technologies.

• Familiarity with database management systems and SQL.

• Excellent communication and leadership abilities to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and development teams.

Good-to-have

• Experience with ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for log management and analysis.

• Experience with cloud technologies and platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and tools like Jenkins or GitLab.

• Understanding of microservices architecture and related frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot).

• Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

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