Senior Software Engineer – Java & Python 100% Remote Direct Hire Fortune 100 Co

Confidential Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer skilled in Java and Python for a remote, direct hire position. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud-native applications and a proven ability to mentor junior developers. This role focuses on delivering high-quality code and implementing best practices in software development to enhance product delivery and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in building high-performance applications.
• 3 years of cloud platform development experience.
• Experience with open-source frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develops high quality software solutions based on product requirements.
• Leads adoption of architecture standards and conducts code reviews.
• Writes effective technical user stories and ensures software performance.

Skills

Cloud-native application development

REST API design

DevOps practices

Agile methodologies

Software architecture standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Spring

Job description

Senior Software Engineer – Java & Python 100% Remote Direct Hire Fortune 100 Co

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Drives effective delivery of product/platform needs through developing high quality software and technical solutions. Fluent across the full stack and coaches junior developers to promote a flexible mindset and develop technical competence.

Responsibilities

• Leverages strong understanding of business to develop high quality code to meet product/platform requirements.
• Drives and leads adoption of architecture standards and development practices like Test-Driven Development, code reviews, static code analysis, etc.
• Writes effective technical user stories and ensures that non-functional requirements are met to ensure performance, scalability, resilience, and maintainability of software/solutions.
• Actively resolves defects and manages technical debt.
• Develops unit tests to ensure good coverage and regression testing ability.
• Assists in the development of automated tests and environment management scripts.
• Practices DevOps methods like CI/CD, SDLC automation, and proactive monitoring/telemetry.
• Participates in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to enable progress and resolve impediments.
• Evaluates emerging technologies continually to identify opportunities, trends, and best practices to strengthen our development practices.
• May play a supervisory role toward junior technical resources.

Mandatory Experience

• Bachelor's degree in CS or 4-5 years of relevant developer experience.
• 5-8 years of experience in developing high-performance and highly scalable applications in an agile environment.
• 5 years in solution design and development experience building cloud-native applications using open-source frameworks like Spring.
• 3 years of experience building & deploying applications on a cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• 3 years of knowledge and experience with REST API design and implementation, and event-driven architecture.

Competencies

• Understands and implements code quality best practices, and supports others in these practices.
• Develops effective unit tests and implements integration and end-to-end testing.
• Supports release management processes including versioning, branching, merging, testing, and deploying software releases.
• Proficiency with DevOps tools and concepts, including CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure as code, and monitoring.
• Experience with Agile practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and leverages these to improve processes.
• Strong experience building and deploying applications on cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Researches answers independently, supports team growth, and contributes to continuous learning initiatives.
• Communicates effectively with business and technical stakeholders across multiple channels.
• Works collaboratively within and outside the team.
• AWS/Azure/GCP Certified Developer and DevOps Engineer preferred.

Senior Level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function & Industries

• Information Technology and Engineering
• Information Services and Technology, Media

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