[Hiring] Sr. Software Development Engineer @iHerb

Role Description

The Sr. Software Development Engineer will be part of an agile development team, building and working on payment domain services. The Sr. Software Developer develops information systems by designing, developing, and installing software solutions that are scalable for a high transaction environment.

• Works with an agile development team that designs, develops and maintains scalable services.
• Responsible for writing technical design specifications.
• Recommend and develop an architectural and detailed design that is used by other members of the development teams.
• Coach the team on software best practices (design, coding, troubleshooting, work breakdown, work estimation, refactor strategies, automated testing, etc.)
• Work closely with the other teams to optimize system architecture and project efficiency.
• Partner with our Product Owner to plan work and prioritization.
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
• Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Collaborate and add value through participation in peer code reviews, providing comments and suggestions.
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• Regular practice of CI/CD.
• Support, maintain and document software functionality.
• Research and evaluate a variety of software products; create PoCs as necessary to demonstrate new ideas and technologies.

Qualifications

• Communication skills: must be able to articulate and have a strong technical vocabulary.
• Must be able to coach the team on software best practices (design, coding, troubleshooting, work breakdown, work estimation, refactor strategies, automated testing, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of system architecture, best practices and design patterns.
• Evaluate and identify new technologies for implementation.
• Strong background with .NET Core, C#, Kubernetes / Docker.
• Knowledge and experience in Distributed systems, MicroServices, SOA and n-tier architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Relational and non-relational DBs.
• Knowledge of REST API, event-driven architecture applications, caching, scaling, security, etc.
• Strong knowledge of Managed Memory Architecture / Garbage Collector / Cache Management.
• DDD and event driven architectures a plus.
• Ability to inspire team.
• Expert knowledge of and ability to communicate software architecture and design principles.
• Expert in writing testable software.
• Expert in design.
• Strong knowledge in CI/CD systems.
• Proficient with Object Oriented programming.
• Experience with source control systems (git).
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization.
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems.
• Attention to quality through unit tests, integration tests, and code reviews.
• Understanding of queue processing (MSMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• NoSQL databases (Elastic, Cassandra, Mongo).
• Relational Database Experience (MSSQL, Postgres).

Requirements

• Requires a minimum of 5 years of experience with software development, design patterns, software architecture.
• Experience with e-commerce payment systems preferred.
• Experience in Distributed systems, MicroServices.
• Experience with REST API, event-driven architecture applications, caching, scaling, security.
• Experience with Relational and non-relational DBs.
• 5+ Years of experience working with C#, .NET Core.
• Experience using Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker.
• Experience building dashboards and alerts.
• Experience using Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Kibana.
• Experience in the CI/CD.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• Experience working with RabbitMQ, Redis, Kafka.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required. An emphasis in Computer Science is preferred.

Judgment/Reasoning Ability

• Able to identify, troubleshoot and resolve problems quickly using sound judgment, poise and diplomacy.
• Ability to use judgment and reasoning skills, and determine when to escalate issues, as required, in a timely manner.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The team member is frequently required to sit; use hands and fingers, bend, stoop and reach with hands and arms.
• May require walking primarily on a level surface for periodic periods throughout the day.
• Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the work day.
• Proper lifting techniques required. May include lifting up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• The noise in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Hectic, fast-paced with multi-level distractions.
• Professional, yet casual work environment.
• Office / Warehouse environment.
• Ability to work extended hours as required.