Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend EngineerCloudHesive is an Amazon Premiere Partner and Amazon Managed Services Partner founded by veterans in the cloud technology space. We help our customers adapt and transform their organizations by leveraging the power of the public cloud ecosystem through consulting and next generation managed services with a focus on Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency and Cost Optimization.Our employees are the foundation of our success, and we invest in them! We are growing fast and have built a phenomenal team through in-depth training, partner events, community involvement, mentoring and much more. We move quickly, act decisively and communicate openly to drive a collaborative environment and our customer's success. With offices in the U.S. and Latin America, you will work with experts in the industry on revolutionary technology solutions that have been deployed successfully around the globe.The OpportunityWe are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing team and have a strong preference for this position to be based at our worldwide corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL. In this role, you will be responsible for the development of backend services in support of the development of CloudHesive's SaaS-based Cloud Management Platform, Centricity.What You'll Be DoingWork efficiently and collaboratively as a member of an Agile Scrum team. Partake in estimating, planning, and managing all stories and tasks assigned to the team. Be an active and involved participant in all aspects of the agile process/cycle. Take overall responsibility for assigned stories and tasks. Collaborate with testing focused software engineers on the Scrum team to assure delivery of a high-quality product. Understand and adhere to the definition-of-done (DoD). Participate in technical discussions ranging from current implementation challenges to architectural evolution of the product portfolio. Create and maintain applicable documentation (Swagger, JSDoc, YUIDoc, TSDOC).Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; and/or 5 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Self-motivated with strong task and time management skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills coupled with an open and honest attitude. Prior experience with Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum and Kanban). Strong attention to detail. Ability to lead and direct junior software engineers in small team environments. Strong problem solving and analytical skills coupled with a collaborative approach. Ability to own issues and follow through on solutions and projects. Back-end SaaS development experience using Agile methodologies. Experience with current web technologies (e.g., Java, Node.js, HTML/CSS, AngularJS, React, Vue, REST, JSON), weighted towards backend web technologies. Experience creating, deploying, and managing/scaling micro services architectures. Experience creating versioned public and private APIs. Experience with Test Driven Development (Jasmine, Junit, Chai, Protractor, Jest, PHP Unit, Moq). Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline tools (e.g., CodeSuite, Jenkins). Familiarity with serverless and container technologies (e.g., Docker on ECS, Lambda). Comfortable with general cloud-computing concepts and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). Understanding of various data persistence technologies (e.g., Relational, Schema less, etc.). SOLID and DRY development methodologies. An understanding of when to use what programming design pattern (Gang of Four, etc.). A deep understanding of encryption, authentication, authorization, single sign on, MFA. Periodically engage with the technical community via Pull Requests, Blog Posts, Social Media, Webinars, Meet Ups, etc. Attain and/or Retain relevant Certifications. Commit to continuous learning via reading technical documentation, participating in Webinars or other such events.In addition to the perks of working with an awesome team, CloudHesive offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, training on cutting edge technology and partners (AWS), a flexible work schedule, responsible time off, standing desks, a kitchen filled with snacks chosen by our employees and much more! If you think you'd be a great fit, we'd like to learn more about you!