The Back End Software Engineer will design and develop complex new software products, or make significant enhancements to existing software.  The ideal candidate is a hands-on developer with significant experience in building modular, reusable services and features.  They must have extensive, firsthand technical expertise in a modern service-oriented architecture. They must be at ease working in an Agile environment with little supervision.  This person should embody a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Build reusable components that align with the system design patterns. 

Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability. 

Participate in team design and code reviews 

Collaborate with a small team of engineers and designers to understand business requirements and user experience goals. 

Provide recommendations for continuous improvement 

Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements in existing systems and platforms. 

Troubleshoots complex problems and provides customer support for software systems and application issues. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

Expert knowledge of NodeJS or Python. 

Experience designing complex discrete services. 

Experience in services for performance and scalability. 

Experience integrating with third party APIs. 

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git 

Experience with Linux operating systems 
 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

Docker or other container experience 

Hands-on experience working with Elastic and RabbitMQ (or other queue technology) 

NoSQL experience (i.e. MongoDB) 

Nifi experience 

Distributed architecture creation 

Cloud based architecture creation or experience  

 
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