Backend Developer

Backend DeveloperLocation: San Jose, CAJob Type: C2HDescription:• 7+ years' experience developing large scale web applications using GO and Java• Experience with modern libraries and tooling• Significant GO and Java programming skills and data structures• Significant Microservices architecture and development skills• Significant experience with the Spring Framework (Persistence, REST, Messaging, Integrations) such as Spring Boot• Significant experience on core features of Spring such as Dependency Injection and Aspect-Oriented Programming, Spring Security etc• Significant knowledge of SQL Database and NoSQL Databases (Oracle, Postgres, Cassandra)• Significant experience in Messaging architectures & development- Kafka or equivalent• Proven Experience in building RESTful APIs and a deep understanding of REST principles• Proven Experience working with Docker or similar technologies, GIT, CI/CD and writing unit/integration tests• Strong analytical problem solving skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills• Self-starter with strong initiative, quality deliverable and ability to work under pressure• Business-minded approach to time, costs, and deadlines• Demonstrated ability to work well within a team environmentBonus Points:• Proven Experience Cloud Platforms like Azure or Pivotal Cloud Foundry• Experience in programming using Javascript, Node and React ecosystem is a plus point• Familiarity with developing e-commerce application modules such as Catalog setup and Search (Solr, ElasticSearch etc)• Proven Experience with Continuous integration, Continuous delivery and Continuous deployment• Experience architecting and building high volume, fault-tolerant, highly available, and globally distributed systems in a cloud-native environment• Experience with Agile development methodologies• Familiarity with A/B testing, monitoring, and alerting• Energetic, flexible, collaborative, team player and good interpersonal skills• A passion for keeping up-to-date with the latest cloud trends and technologiesKey Responsibilities:Develop backend eCommerce web and Merchandizing applications in cloud platform technologiesCollaborate with designers & product managers to iterate on the design & implementation of our productWork with Engineers from the full stack to build and ship featuresIdentify and uphold engineering best practicesMonitor performance, watch for traffic drops related to usability problems & rectify the issuesReview app and feature code, and plan future API upgrades with the development teamStay up-to-date on emerging technologies Kroger Technology