Senior Software Engineer

Cielo Talent; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cielo Talent is seeking an experienced developer responsible for programming components and features in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate has at least 6 years of professional experience with strong expertise in C, C++, Python, Kubernetes, and AWS services. Responsibilities include driving design discussions, documenting problem statements, and delivering solutions utilizing a solid understanding of software design principles. Candidates with experience in microservices and cloud infrastructure management will thrive in this role.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 years of professional experience.
• Strong knowledge of performance optimization and high-throughput data systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for programming a component, feature and/or feature set.
• Works independently and contributes to the immediate team and to other teams across business.
• Contributes to design discussions.

Skills

OOD/OOP software design patterns

C, C++ development

Python

GoLang

Microservices

Distributed systems

Docker containerization

Kubernetes

AWS services

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

Role Summary/Purpose

Responsible for programming a component, feature and/or feature set. Works independently and contributes to the immediate team and to other teams across business. Contributes to design discussions.

Essential Responsibilities

• Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts.
• Ability to take ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members.
• Has the ability to analyze impact of technology choices.
• Helps drive pair programming practices and code reviews across the team.
• Demonstrates awareness of product positioning and key differentiation.
• Expert in writing code that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project.
• Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems. Skilled in core data structures and algorithms and implements them using appropriate chosen language.
• Promotes transparency by proactively sharing design choices with appropriate audiences, with the appropriate level of detail and timeliness.
• Demonstrates expert understanding of functional and nonfunctional requirements and their priority within the backlog.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or in STEM Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• A minimum of 6 years of professional experience

Technical Expertise:

Core Development Skills

• Strong knowledge of OOD/OOP software design patterns and principles
• Strong C, C++ development experience on Linux platform
• Experience in Python and GoLang
• Experience in building microservices and distributed systems
• Experience working with high-throughput data systems and performance optimization; Cloud & Containerization
• Docker containerization
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes (deployments, services, scaling, troubleshooting)
• Experience working with AWS services such as EC2, S3, EBS, VPC, IAM
• Experience with container orchestration using EKS AWS Architecture & Platform
• Good understanding of AWS networking (VPC, security groups, load balancers)
• Experience with CloudWatch for logging and monitoring
• Knowledge of Auto Scaling, high availability architectures, and cost optimization
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification preferred

DevOps & Infrastructure

• CI/CD pipeline experience (Jenkins / GitHub Actions / GitLab CI)
• Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Strong DevOps practices and automation mindset
• Experience with Git workflows and Linux administration

Platform & Supporting Technologies

• Good knowledge of Kubernetes ecosystem tools
• Redis cache
• Monitoring and observability tools
• Metering and telemetry systems
• EKS, CFTs, Terraform, and cloud infrastructure management