Senior Platform Developer

Roberts Recruiting, LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Platform Software Developer in Boston. The ideal candidate will have strong software design skills, 5+ years of relevant experience, and expertise in database design and optimization. Join a dynamic team to solve complex business problems and drive product development. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building enterprise products with cutting edge technologies.
• Strong experience in database design and optimization.
• Ability to read and write data from various data stores.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop core architectural components using good programming practices.
• Develop services for internal consumers.
• Optimize large queries and diagnose DB performance problems.

Skills

Software design and coding skills

Object Oriented Software Systems

Database design and optimization

Experience with RESTful APIs

Experience with various data stores

Education

B.S., M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Postgres

MySQL

SQLServer

Oracle

PHP

Python

Ruby on Rails

Java

Apache

Memcached

Job description

Senior Platform Software Developer

We are currently seeking self-motivated Senior Software Engineers to join their growing engineering team, located in downtown Boston, Ma. The ideal candidate will be experienced with solving complex business problems as well as developing high performance, data driven back end systems. This position will require flexibility and adaptability to handle multiple project requirements and make appropriate technical decisions at a very rapid pace.

What you will do:

• Design and develop core architectural components using good Object Oriented programming practices and Design Patterns.
• Develop rock‑solid services for internal consumers.
• Participate in design and code reviews.
• Focus on Unit‑testing, writing testable code, and dependency injection to maximize code testability.
• Optimize large queries, diagnose DB performance problems and apply SQL best practices to maximize system performance.
• Design new database tables, systems and software components for future development.
• Identify new technologies that improve product development.
• Work with a great team solving hard problems.

What makes you perfect for this role:

• Excellent software design and coding skills.
• Excellent foundation leading designs of large Object Oriented Software Systems in PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails or Java.
• Ability to read and write data from various MySQL, memcached, Redis or additional data stores.
• 5+ years of experience building enterprise products with cutting edge technologies.
• 5+ years of hands on experience with database design and optimization using Postgres, MySQL, SQLServer or Oracle.
• B.S., M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Experience with RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Apache and Memcached.

A few extras that really put you ahead of the pack:

• Experience with Facebook APIs is a plus.
• Experience with Advertising Technology is a plus.