Senior Software Engineer: Scalable APIs & Cloud Deployments

MagicCube; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MagicCube in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a skilled software engineer to design, implement, and scale web services and APIs. You will own RESTful API design, microservices, and deployment logic, collaborating with QA and DevOps to ensure reliable releases.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, strong CS foundation, and the ability to learn new technologies. Experience with AWS, containerization, and distributed systems is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Design, implement, and support highly scalable applications and web services.
• Design and implement RESTful API and micro-services.
• Design and implement the deployment logic that ensures your code is deployed correctly and intactly.
• Write unit tests for the code you implement to achieve reasonable coverage.
• Work with the QA team to isolate bugs and support the required automation tests.
• If necessary, debug in-field problems while working with the DevOps team.
• Hands-on coding experience in databases: Mongo, SQL.
• Git for source control and collaboration.
• Build and deployment: Jenkins, K8s, Nomad, Consul, Ansible, Docker.
• Strong computer science and engineering foundation in event-driven and multithreaded programming.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Aptitude to quickly learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support highly scalable applications and web services
• Design and implement RESTful API and micro‑services
• Design and implement the deployment logic that ensures your code is deployed correctly and intactly
• Write unit tests for the code you implement to achieve reasonable coverage
• Work with the QA team to isolate bugs and support the required automation tests
• If necessary, debug in‑field problems while working with the DevOps team
• Hands‑on coding experience in some or all of the following
• Databases: mongo, SQL
• SCM: Git
• Build and deployment: Jenkins, K8s, Nomad, Consul, Ansible, Docker
• Strong computer science and engineering foundation in event‑driven and multithreaded programming
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Aptitude to quickly learn new technologies

Skills

RESTful API design

Microservices

Event-driven programming

Multithreading

Unit testing

Problem solving

Learning new technologies

CS fundamentals

Deployment logic

Distributed systems

API design

Tools

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Nomad

Consul

Ansible

Docker

Git

MongoDB

SQL

AWS

Job description

MagicCube in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a skilled software engineer to design, implement, and scale web services and APIs. You will own RESTful API design, microservices, and deployment logic, collaborating with QA and DevOps to ensure reliable releases.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, strong CS foundation, and the ability to learn new technologies. Experience with AWS, containerization, and distributed systems is highly valued.