Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

ShortList Recruitment have partnered with a FinTech company who are looking to bring in a highly motivated & Driven Senior Software Engineer. Our client is one of the fastest growing companies in the nation, receiving recognition on the list of INC 5000 fastest growing private companies in USA.

Job Description

• Own and lead software development of one or more of our product initiatives end-to-end by working closely with our globally distributed engineering team to deliver best-in-class software solutions.

• Play a critical role in creating Proof of Concepts, Software foundations that would help our business.

• Create and use reusable, configurable, customizable Java-based components and AWS microservices in alignment with our business requirements.

• Translate business requirements into technical specification documents.

• Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members.

• Design, develop, modify, implement, and support software components anywhere in the software stack.

• Troubleshoot the production issues firsthand and help establish the clarity needed between Dev, Test, and customers.

• Determine the root cause for the most complex software issues and develop practical, efficient, and permanent technical solutions.

• Mentor Software Engineers to allow for skill/knowledge development through advice, coaching, and training opportunities.

• Determine process improvements, best practices, and develop new processes.

• Work in close partnership with cross-functional teams and management.

Skills

• Prior experience with evaluating emerging technologies and recommending potential partnerships that provide efficiencies and competitive advantage within the tech stack.

• Experience with developing reusable assets such as prototypes, solution designs, documentation, and other materials that contribute to department and organization effectiveness and efficiency.

• Expertise in design and development of java-based, AWS microservices-based systems.

• Knowledge of SpringBoot is a plus.

• Deep understanding of and experience with building highly scalable and highly secure systems.

• Hands-on experience in cloud engineering and cloud-native design.

• Well-versed in API development and management.

• Experienced in container and container management.

• Experienced with industry-standard programming languages, operating systems, application development frameworks, monitoring tools, and CI/CT/CD tools.

• Experience with both traditional RDMBS and No-SQL databases.