Software Engineer - Travel Portfolio - Costco Travel

Costco Travel IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. Come join the Costco Travel IT family. Costco Travel IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees. Software Engineers perform development work across the technology stack (both front-end/back-end expertise). They are versatile in how they can add value, demonstrating the ability to manage the completion of projects that involve databases, backend services, or the development of front end applications. They should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of emerging technologies to support the development of new solutions. Software Engineers understand the full technology stackand underlying applications, services, and databases in order to ensure optimal performance.As a Software Engineer your role will be the technical lead for one or more teams. This role requires deep technical expertise, domain proficiency, platform depth, and leadership. The individual in this role will coach and mentor engineers and developers to help them progress their technical knowledge and careers. Typical activities include leading requirements analysis, solution design, technical development, and process improvement coupled with the ability to drive efforts and solution improvementseffectively. If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined. ROLE Performs development and optimization activities to support the implementation of a product/ application. Adopts engineering best practices to deliver higher quality and scalable solutions. Works within the defined development processes and SDLC. Takes part in the design discussions and updates data models. Participates in scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospective, showcases / demos, stand-ups, backlog refinement, etc). Ensures solutions are secure, durable, scalable, flexible, and accessible; and proactively mitigates against production support issues. Demonstrates technical leadership to manage and provide multiple technical solutions; performs code reviews; establishes and enforces coding guidelines and best practices Demonstrates strong understanding of emerging technologies to support the development of new solutions. Provides coaching and mentoring to team members, disseminating information through documentation, workshops, etc. to drive operational efficiencies and technical growth within the team. Understands and escalates technical challenges with options and recommendations. REQUIRED 3+ years of current commercial experience developing with core Java technologies and libraries. 3+ years of experience with design and development of client/server and/or web-based applications. 3+ years of experience working with relational databases (preferably MS-SQL Server and T-SQL). 2+ years of experience with core Java, Java EE technologies (Servlet and JSP). 2+ years of experience with SDLC frameworks and IT best practices. 2+ years of experience with JDBC or equivalent data-tier framework, database design & development. 2+ years of experience with Spring and/or Spring Boot frameworks. Good understanding and experience with SOAP and/or REST based Web services. Must be a quick learner with the ability to learn and incorporate new technologies and concepts. Self-motivated, dedicated, and driven to succeed. Able to easily shift focus with changing priorities. Good debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills.Recommended Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. A passion for being part of a team, willing to self-assess to continually find better ways to do things. Experience working in a Scrum/Agile environment. Excellent organizational skills. Travel industry knowledge. Proficient in Microsoft Workspace applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams. Required Documents Cover Letter Resume Last two performance reviews Attendance records for current year (Do not include absences covered by paid sick/personal time, FMLA or other protected absences.) California applicants, please click here to review the Costco Applicant Privacy Notice.Pay Ranges: Level 2 - $105,000 - $135,000Level 3 - $130,000 - $160,000We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. 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