[Hiring] Applications Development Engineer @GXO Logistics

Role Description

Provide in-depth technical web application programming expertise that meets technical specifications and business requirements.

• Research business problems and propose software solutions.
• Mentor junior programmers in the department.
• Provide estimates and create functional and detailed design specifications for programs to be developed.
• Convert system designs and technical specifications into program code for complex applications.
• Develop, test and maintain complex application software; comply with project standards and processes related to producing quality software products and documentation.
• Provide project management for moderately sized, complex efforts.
• Debug and troubleshoot existing program codes and correct errors as required.
• Provide level 2 support to resolve systems-related issues.
• Apply software releases to production in a controlled, methodical manner and verify systems are stable after patching.
• Participate as a high-level technical expert in design development, coding, testing and debugging new software or significant enhancements to existing software for third-party customers.
• Work with technical staff to understand problems with software and develop specifications to resolve them.
• May telecommute up to 5%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (willing to accept foreign equivalent) or related field.
• 1 year of experience in the job offered or in an Applications Development Engineer (Java)-related occupation.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in the following:
• Windows
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Python/React
• Java 11
• Spring boot
• Fast API
• Angular
• Oracle
• SQL Server
• Visual Studio
• MongoDB
• Redis cache
• Google Pub/Sub
• IntelliJ
• RESTful APIs for application integration and data exchange, consumed and used by external systems and clients.
• Integrating RESTful APIs to communicate with other warehouse management systems including Blue Yonder, Boomi and Workato.
• Orchestrating multi-stage deployment pipelines across Dev, QA, Staging, and Production environments, utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated CI/CD workflows.
• High-throughput Webhook APIs integrated with external providers, utilizing asynchronous processing queues (e.g., Google Pub/Sub) and cryptographic verification (HMAC) to ensure secure, real-time data ingestion.
• Dead-letter queue (DLQ) workflows and observability dashboards.
• API security (HMAC, OAuth, SSL/TLS), distributed systems patterns (idempotency, circuit breakers), and messaging queues (Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, SQS).
• PostgreSQL queries and advanced CRUD operations under heavy workloads.
• Python Fast API and Java Spring boot framework.
• Enhance API security by implementing HMAC to verify integrity and authenticity of messages received using shared secret key and configure in GCP secrets manager.
• Google Pub/Sub for asynchronous processing and system integration.
• UNIX shell commands to communicate with Git repositories, CI/CD pipeline and manage containers and images on Docker.
• Compute Engine, Cloud Storage (Blob), and Google Pub/Sub.
• Utilizing GCP CI/CD tools, while leveraging Jira and Agile methodologies to streamline sprint planning, track progress, and ensure the continuous delivery of high-quality software.

Company Description

Apply at https://jobs.gxo.com/job/

Indicate Req. 394807 when applying.