Location: Hybrid (Seattle, WA)
This position contributes to company's success by delivering high quality and reliable products and services of a Platform Development Team with a strong focus on platform automation, data streaming, and persistence. As engineer Sr. in platform development, you are responsible for planning, delivery, and operations of solutions. You are also responsible for the execution, delivery, and support of the technology for new and existing applications and platforms. This role requires technical expertise, domain proficiency, and platform depth. Models and acts in accordance with company's guiding principles.
Top 3 Skills Needed
- Cassendra / SQL / data streaming Kafka - 7+ years
- Cloud technology - 7+ years
- Problem solving / automation - 7+ years
Years Of Experience
7+ years of professional industry experience with software development and operations. 7+ years of systems or application development projects of all sizes and complexities, including large systems.
Degree Or Certifications Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
Required Background/ Skills
- Strong background database SQL Data streaming platform experience
- Hands-on coding requirement
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in RDBMS and NoSQL i.e., Cassandra
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in the data streaming platform i.e., Kafka
- Ability to design, create, and implement large scale distributed, cloud native platform
Domain Proficiency
Broad and deep understanding of relevant platform and applications capabilities, including established API's, system activity components, process flows, the underlying data model, implementation specifics of important business rules, batch jobs, user interface components, and application configuration. Familiarity and curiosity in the business context and trends, as well as the business customers' opportunities.
Interpersonal Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively to cross-functional teams
- Ability to articulate ideas, using facts and data, for solutions to both technical and business communities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Technology Requirements
- SQL
- Cloud
- Automation / DevOps
Key Projects
Automation platform
Daily Responsibilities
80% hands-on development work
20% troubleshooting
Help influence and drive technical decisions within the team and with stakeholders
Accurately interpret and incorporate automation focus intakes to comply with our Cloud governance and Global Cyber Security requirements
Platform Stewardship
Implement platform automation efforts to promote platform evolvement and stability to support business needs.
Partners with cross-functional teams to strengthen and elevate the platform from a technology perspective.
Successfully sees designs and solutions through enterprise processes and governance to ensure compliant, secure, and supportable solutions.
Production Support for application and platform components
Defines and maintains processes, procedures, and expectations for team's production support responsibilities.
Ensures platform application and platform support documentation is in place.
Self-sufficient and lead through high severity platform-related operational incidents.
Nice-to-Haves
- Azure
- Python
Dis-qualifiers
If they have never done coding before.
If they have never used cloud.
If they never did data streaming.