Application Engineer

Applications EngineerAn Applications Engineer is more than just a front-end or backend developer. They understand the systems that drive functional and efficient applications and its data, and can complement existing systems. The experience of developing, deploying, and operating the application is important as well. They're problem solvers that seek out ways to build better software.Senior Engineers help drive the development of personnel as well as the technology being developed. They can develop software, but can also help other developers.Essential DutiesLead the development of mid-scale and highly-available web-delivered applications and frameworks.Develop software solutions, in accordance with the systems' workflow and processes, by studying requirements and communicating with users.Document solutions by developing system architecture, process flowcharts, and code comments.Advocate component reusability while building complex systems. Modernize existing architectures by taking costs and scalability into account.Develop and Deliver container-based or serverless microservice architectures that are heavy on content delivery and data management.Implementing systems that solve integration challenges with existing infrastructure (potentially unruly and on-premise/off-premise) is paramount.Drive collaboration between ITOps and AppDev teams and mentor other personnelDevelop application architecture through all key pillars (e.g. storage, availability)Drive software development and automation best practices throughout the SDLCEducation RequirementsTechnical or project management expertise must be documented in the form of academic degrees or other documented credentialsMaster's degree in Computer Science or Computer EngineeringOR equivalent experienceSpecial SkillsWe provide a list of technologies as a reference, but we are ultimately looking for traits and skills that are complementary to our team and the markets we serve. Candidates should be able to communicate thoughtfully about the following (or related) technologies and have solid technical fundamentals that enable them to adopt new capabilities with ease.Proficiency is desired in the following technical areasServerless or Container-based Microservice Architecture and OrchestrationContinuous Integration / Deployment / DeliveryEnterprise Architecture, System Integration, APIs, and Web Application developmentNATS, Redis, and other queues, buses, and cachesFamiliarity with Platform as a service (PaaS) (AWS/Azure/Google/Rancher/etc)Document and Relational Databases / SQL, NoSQLSoftware development using Golang / Python / NodeJS / RustModern web application developmentDevelopment experience leveraging the browser platform, web APIs, and enforcing strong core software development principles is a plusFamiliarity with web concepts such as JAMstack or static/serverless a plusPrinciples of Clean ArchitecturePlus: Experience with "legacy" systems, languages, or frameworks and their rearchitecturePlus: Experience with Web Assembly