Full Stack Developer II (with strength in backend)

at  Somos Inc

We are looking for developers with a broad interest and understanding of technology, software, databases and the web, but with deep interest and strength in front-end work. Be part of the development team where the passion to improve, extend, re-architect and transform existing products to be amazingly scalable, improved throughput, resilient and modern. Develop ideas, conceive solutions and implement minimally viable proof of concepts and robust products. Apply web-scale design patterns to solve practical problems around high transaction, massively scalable and concurrent search and reserve problems. Have a strong team mindset towards producing a high-quality product, by collaborating with SDETs/QE and contribute to writing automation testing code that includes but not limited to unit, integration, system and acceptance tests.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Minimum of 5 plus years of relevant experience in a technical environment.
• Experience working in a polyglot environment
• Experience with Agile methodology: Scrum, DevOps, Continuous Development/Continuous Integration, and automated test tools
• Experience with cloud-oriented development using Amazon Web Services (AWS) services such as RDS, S3, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, SQS/SNS, EKS
• Solid, practical knowledge of Java Eco System: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Data, Hibernate, REST, Maven or Gradle
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases: MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Oracle, or similar experience
• Experience with Front-End technologies: Typescript, Javascript, React, Tailwind, HTML, CSS, storybook.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external resources
• Hands on experience in python and related libraries and frameworks is highly desirable
• Should be open and willing to learn and write in new languages such as Golang and Rust
• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience in micro frontends (MFEs)
• Familiarity with design systems and component libraries
• Experience with serverless architecture
• Experience in query optimization to produce fast results and GraphQL
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
  Somos is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
  This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of this position. Aspects of this job description may change at any time, with or without notice.
  This job description is not intended as and does not create an employment contract. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.
  Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
  The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c

• Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Hands on development, implementation, integration, and testing using Java, Node, and/or Python.
• Build and maintain user interfaces using React, ensuring adherence to best practices and design patterns.
• Implements software using best practices (e.g., software reuse, modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and secure)
• Create microservices following API-driven design patterns.
• Develop applications using an Agile approach.
• Integration with existing systems
• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities.