Staff Software Engineer

ACV Auctions; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & Development Opportunities

Annual Hackathons

Comprehensive benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

ACV Auctions is looking for a talented Staff Software Engineer based in Chennai, India. You will design, develop, and maintain software applications to solve real-world problems, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates will have a BS in Computer Science and expert experience with TypeScript, distributed systems, and CI/CD automation. The company values learning opportunities, offers comprehensive benefits, and fosters a unique culture that prioritizes team growth.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Expert experience with TypeScript and Distributed Systems Design.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and deployment automation.

Responsibilities

• Establish and document best practices and coding standards.
• Conduct code reviews and develop high-quality documentation.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance.

Skills

TypeScript

Distributed Systems Design

Event-Driven development

pyramid testing methodologies

build & deployment automation

AWS

Elastic Search

Pub/Sub patterns (Kafka)

version control systems (Git)

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

TeamCity

Job description

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Staff Software Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain software applications that solve real-world problems and enhance our products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and innovative solutions.

What you will do:

• Establish and document best practices and coding standards.
• Conduct code reviews, develop high-quality documentation, and build robust test suites.
• Own the overall performance of products and frameworks within a defined area of focus.
• Provide technical support for multiple applications within the technology portfolio.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to multiple teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence
• Lead technical discussions to define requirements for new and current products.
• Develop roadmaps and prioritizes technical debt to effectively plan features and work.
• Respond-to and troubleshoot highly complex problems quickly, efficiently, and effectively.
• Assist and lead architectural design sessions
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Expert experience with TypeScript
• Expert experience with Distributed Systems Design and/or Event-Driven development.
• Expert experience and understanding of pyramid testing methodologies.
• Expert experience with build & deployment automation (CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins/TeamCity).
• Experience with AWS (or any big public cloud tech), Elastic Search, and Pub/Sub patterns (Kafka).
• Expert experience with version control systems (Git).Experience maintaining and extending an existing codebase, adapting to pre-existing patterns and tracing the code’s path of execution.
• Expert experience in debugging, profiling, and optimizing distributed systems using tools like CloudWatch Logs and distributed tracing frameworks.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Deployment automation.

What we offer:

• Learning & Development Opportunities! We love to see our engineers grow and learn and have invested heavily in our internal Learning and Development program, which provides access to PluralSight, Frontend Masters, as well as in-person conferences.
• Annual Hackathons with some amazing prizes!
• Comprehensive benefits offerings for benefits eligible Teammates.
• Unique culture that truly values each and every Teammate.
• Career development and Future Growth Opportunities.