Senior Software Engineer

Penn Veterinary Supply, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Veterinary Supply, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain our B2B ecommerce platform. You will impact brand and customer experience through scalable web applications, APIs, and robust server-side services.

The role supports both frontend and backend development, requires strong Java, REST API, and SQL skills, and offers remote, hybrid, or onsite work. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to modernize legacy systems and enhance security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS with 5+ years of experience.
• Core Java (8 and 21+), Java EE development, REST APIs, etc.
• Front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• SQL databases such as DB2 / DB2 for i, PostgreSQL.
• JUnit, Git, Maven for testing and builds.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with stakeholders, other developers, and teams to translate requirements into deliverables.
• Designs scalable, responsive, and user-friendly web applications with front-end and back-end focus.
• Develops well-structured code using Java, frameworks, and best practices.
• Creates and maintains databases, APIs and server-side functionalities.
• Ensures security and data protection across the app.

Skills

Java development

Frontend development

REST APIs

Security best practices

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS

Tools

Eclipse / IBM RAD

IntelliJ

Git

Maven

JUnit

OpenLiberty

WebSphere

DB2

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

ABOUT US

Founded in 1981, Penn Veterinary Supply was created out of the belief that there is a better way to supply veterinarians with products and services. This belief remains at the core of everything we do. We proudly remain a family owned and operated business, free of corporate ownership. This enables us to best meet the needs of our customers on an individual basis without the pressure of answering to shareholders. We strive to set a higher standard of servicing the veterinary profession by focusing on our Power in Partnership model:

• Penn Vet is a Family-Owned Business that values our PEOPLE and yours.
• Our team is dedicated to providing SOLUTIONS for the veterinarians and entire staff at independent, privately held veterinary hospitals.
• We aim to be a true business partner that strives to consistently exceed your SERVICE expectations.
• We select partners who advocate for the importance of the veterinarian's recommendation of PRODUCTS that provide quality, savings, and value.

Penn Vet was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and has since grown to open branches in Michigan, Florida, and North Carolina.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for creating, maintaining, and updating Penn Vet's B2B eCommerce website. This position will be a key player in achieving digital and eCommerce goals, having an immediate effect on our brand and customer experience.

This position can be remote, hybrid or onsite: candidates must be able to have a designated home office space to allow a quiet and secure work environment using Penn Vet provided equipment

• Collaborates with business stakeholders, other developers, and other teams to understand project requirements and translate them into technical deliverables.
• Designs and implements scalable, responsive, and user-friendly web applications with a focus on both front-end and back-end development.
• Develops well-structured and efficient code using appropriate programming languages and frameworks, ensuring high performance and maintainability.
• Creates and maintains databases, APIs and server-side functionalities to support seamless dataflow and application functionality.
• Ensures the security and integrity of web applications by implementing best practices for authentication, authorization, and data protection.
• Analyzes, supports, maintains, refactors, and modernizes legacy code.
• Participates in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback to maintain code quality and consistency across the team.
• Completes other related duties as assigned, customary to department and role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field and 5+ years of experience and knowledge in the following areas:
  • Core Java (8 and 21+), Java EE development, REST APIs, etc.
  • IDEs such as Eclipse (IBM Rational Application Developer) and Jetbrains Intellij
  • Front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Complex SQL and relational databases (DB2 / DB2 for I, PostgresSQL)
  • Unit testing frameworks such as Junit, source control such as Git, and Java build/dependency frameworks such as Maven
• Strong experience with installation, configuration, upgrade, and administration of Linux environments
• Strong experience with installation, configuration, upgrade, and administration of HCL Digital Experience, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM DB2, and/or OpenLiberty
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, principles, standards, best practices, and security
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail, well organized
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate sophisticated technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to organize one’s own activities and manage multiple priorities independently while also working as an active member of a team
• Ability to work outside normal hours to deploy code changes, update/maintain OS, software, frameworks and all other aspects of the ecommerce ecosystem.
• Ability to work from home (remotely)

Preferred Experience

• Strong experience with eCommerce website development
• Strong experience with IBM Portal/HCL Digital Experience development including Portlets and WCM
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Penn Veterinary Supply is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check. Penn Vet is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, marital status, age, pregnancy, national origin, protected veteran status, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state laws.