Software Engineer

Staff Software EngineerOur Digital and eCommerce division is looking to transform the Digital and eCommerce technology engine. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a leadership role on a product team to design and build new features and components in our evolving platform, helping to embrace modern principles like microservices and event driven architectures.The Digital and eCommerce team currently operates several B2B websites and direct digital sales channels via a globally deployed cloud-based platform that are a growth engine for Client's life science business. We provide a comprehensive catalog of all products, enabling our customers to find products and purchase products as well as get detailed scientific information on those products.Essential Job Functions:Work as part of an Agile development team, taking ownership for one or more servicesProvides leadership to the Agile Development team, driving technical designs to support business goalsEnsuring the entire team exemplifies excellence in design, code, test and operationA willingness to lead by example – embracing change and foster a Growth and Learning culture on the teamMentoring team members through code review, design reviewsTaking a lead role, working with product owners to help refine the backlog, breaking down features and epics into executable storiesHave a high quality software mindset – making sure that the code you write worksDesign and implement robust data pipelines to ingest, process, and store large volumes of data from various sources.Stay updated with the latest technologies and trends in data engineering and propose innovative solutions.Qualifications:Education:Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science or equivalent.Mandatory Skills:8-10+ years of hands-on software engineering experienceRecent experience in Java, Kotlin, Oracle, Postgres, Data handling, Spring, Spring BootRecent experience in Kafka, in memory cachingExperience in developing REST services.Experience in unit test frameworks.Ability to provide solutions based on business requirements.Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.Ability to work with global teams and a flexible work schedule.Must have excellent problem-solving skills and be customer-centric.Excellent communication skills.Preferred Skills:Experience with Microservices, CI/CD, Event Oriented Architectures and Distributed SystemsExperience with cloud environments (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Amazon Web Services, etc.)Experience leading product oriented engineering development teams is a plusFamiliarity with web technologies (e.g., JavaScript, HTML, CSS), data manipulation (e.g., SQL), and version control systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab)Familiarity with DevOps practices/principles, Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines and the product development lifecycleFamiliarity with modern web APIs and full stack frameworks.Experience with GCP, Docker, Kubernetes is a plusExperience with Apache Airflow, Apache Flink, Google BigQuery is a plusExperience developing eCommerce systems – especially B2B eCommerce – is a plus.