Senior Software Engineer 1 (SE4), Auth Platform, User Services

Dotdash Meredith; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in book and periodical publishing seeks a Senior Software Engineer to enhance their authentication and authorization platforms. The role involves developing backend systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and implementing best practices in software development. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in cloud technologies and a passion for code quality. This hybrid position requires living within commuting distance of Des Moines, IA.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience building and maintaining backend applications and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with AWS or equivalent cloud platforms leveraging CI/CD.
• 2 years of experience with Identity and Access Management systems.

Responsibilities

• Build backend systems for user management and security.
• Collaborate with teams to improve software services and reduce costs.
• Lead technical mentorship and code reviews.

Skills

Cloud Application Security

Agile

Technical Mentorship

Performance Optimization

Code Quality

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science

Tools

Java

Docker

AWS

GCP

Keycloak

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Job Title

Senior Software Engineer 1 (SE4), Auth Platform, User Services

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer 1 (SE4), Auth Platform, User Services

Job Description

Job Description: Work collaboratively with peers to build and maintain the authentication and authorization platforms critical to Dotdash Meredith enterprise architecture. Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to design and implement technical and functional designs to meet business objectives. Daily duties include:

• Build backend systems for management and security of both known users across Dotdash Meredith websites and publications, as well as inter-service enterprise integration;
• Stay abreast of the latest in cloud application security;
• Maintain, extend, and contribute back to industry best practices in authentication, authorization, and identity management;
• Design and implement new services, APIs, and operational monitoring functions;
• Own production services, investigate and resolve issues, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies;
• Collaborate closely with other engineers, designers, and product managers to define innovative ways to improve software services and reduce costs;
• Actively participate in technical mentorship with engineers on the team by performing thorough code reviews, pairing, and architecture reviews of proposed solutions;
• Develop and drive engineering best practices, performance, and scalability;
• Share knowledge with others across the organization through documentation, training, and demos;
• Lead peers through the example of technical and professional excellence, as needed; and
• Demonstrate passion for code quality and lead by example to produce high quality, performant, and secure software services and applications.
  
  

Hybrid position, permits telecommuting - Must live within normal commuting distance of Des Moines, IA office to facilitate office visits 3 times per month.

Minimum Requirements: Requires a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, a related field or foreign equivalent, plus 6 years of progressively responsible full-stack developer experience. Experience must include:

• 6 years of professional experience independently building and maintaining backend applications, RESTful APIs, and administrative UI tools across the full application lifecycle;
• 6 years of experience developing highly available services that integrate multiple interface/access patterns, support multiple consumers and components, provide high concurrency and low latency, with distributed deployment and global exposure, mindful security measures (e.g. WAF, DDOS protection, rate limiting), running in a production environment with SLAs;
• 6 years of experience developing and owning services deployed in AWS or equivalent cloud platforms leveraging CI/CD and codified infrastructure;
• 6 years of experience working in an Agile environment to translate user stories into technical tasks and provide estimations of effort;
• 4 years of experience maintaining microservices built upon serverless (e.g. AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, etc.), event-driven (e.g. Kafka, AWS SNS/SQS, etc.), and caching (e.g. Redis, Memcached, etc.) technologies;
• 2 years of experience maintaining, administering, and contributing code to Keycloak or other Identity and Access Management systems that provide OAuth2, OIDC, and LDAP;
• 2 years experience with Java, Docker, and AWS or GCP;
• Demonstrated experience working in 2+ back-end, or full-stack technology frameworks in at least two languages; and
• Demonstrated experience delivering technology on schedule, in budget, and translating abstract requirements from non-technical stakeholders into actionable technical steps.
  
  

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing [e-mail].

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Book and Periodical Publishing

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