Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

Pyramid Consulting; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier IT consulting firm based in the United States is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the development of its next-generation e-Commerce Platform. This role requires over 10 years of experience in building scalable cloud applications and expertise in Java EE technologies. The Principal Engineer will direct large-scale projects, mentor junior engineers, and address critical production issues. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, coupled with strong technical acumen and a collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building scalable cloud applications.
• 10+ years of experience developing using Java EE technologies.
• 8+ years of experience writing multi-threaded high performance applications.
• 5+ years of experience developing service-oriented (SOA) and REST architectures.
• 5+ years of experience developing using NoSQL and relational databases.
• 5+ years of experience in messaging queue.

Responsibilities

• Leads the discovery phase of large projects to develop high level design.
• Provides hands-on leadership for the design and development effort.
• Directs root cause analysis of critical business and production issues.
• Mentors junior engineers through discussions and reviews.

Skills

Cloud application development

Java EE technologies

Multi-threaded applications

Service-oriented architecture

REST architecture

NoSQL databases

Unit testing

Source Control systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Git

Cassandra

Oracle

MySQL

Job description

Company Description

Pyramid is a leading Information Technology Consulting services company headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta, GA with prime emphasis on the following service offerings:

• Staff Augmentation
• Lifecycle IT solutions
• Application Development & Support
• Outsourced Testing
• Mobile Development and Test Automation

Job Description

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Duration: 6+ Month

Job Description:

As a Principal Engineer in @Platform, you ll have the opportunity to help define and implement components of our next-generation, Global e-Commerce Platform. This hands-on position, will be responsible to design, build, develop and implement the platform upon which the walmart.com, sams.com, ASDA, and other ecommerce brands will rest. In short, creating a massively scalable, high performance multi-tenant e-Commerce platform on a Java stack leveraging both commercial and Open Source software. The position will serve as a technical leader for the development teams working on aspects of this platform. Some of the key areas you will work in and contribute to will span across e-Commerce applications, Search, and Content, Item, Order and Inventory Management. Responsibilities also span into Integrations with Retail, Supply Chain, Fulfillment, and Warehouse Management System. A wide degree of creativity, flexibility, and efficiency is desired.

Responsibilities

• Leads the discovery phase of large projects to develop high level design
• Provides hands on leadership for the design and development effort for large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects.
• Directs root cause analysis of critical business and production issues
• Mentors junior engineers through formal and informal discussions, code reviews, design reviews, and technical presentations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• A Positive "can do" attitude with the ability to articulate thoughts and ideas and see them to fruition.
• Hands on, demonstrated experience in field with relevant accomplishments and competency
• 10+ years’ experience building scalable cloud applications
• 10+ years’ experience developing using Java EE technologies
• 8+ years’ experience writing multi-threaded high performance applications
• 5+ years’ experience developing service-oriented (SOA) and REST architectures
• 5+ years’ experience developing using NoSQL databases such as Cassandra or relational databases such as Oracle or MySQL
• 5+ years’ experience in messaging queue
• 5+ years’ experience in Unit-testing (Junit, TestNG, Jmock, MockIt, etc.)
• 4+ years’ experience in Source Control systems such as Git, ClearCase, CVS, Subversion

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.