Principal Software Engineer- Dallas, TX
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Posted 4mo ago
Looking for a Principal Full-Stack Engineer with a passion for crafting and delivering software solutions to be part of its diverse, globally distributed team of IT professions responsible for the development and maintenance of IWMS client platforms and offerings.
In this role you will use your knowledge of software development, platform integration, and cloud computing to modernize a diverse suite of applications that support our intermediary (clearing and custody) business! You will be a member of our team collaborating with product management, architecture, engineering, and technology partners to innovate, design, and deliver highly scalable applications and platforms using Agile methodologies.
The Expertise We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Solid foundation in Computer Science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
- 10+ years of development experience with strong working knowledge of Java/JEE, Spring/Springboot, RESTful Services, Cloud (AWS), SQL, NoSQL, Python, Test and Deployment technologies, Kubernetes
- Strong experience with web services (JSON, XML, REST, SOAP, YAML, etc.)
- Conversant in REST API authentication including OAuth, SAML and JWT
- Deep understanding of API design, including versioning, isolation, micro-services, and experience in detailing APIs using an API documentation framework (Swagger)
- • Cloud skills working with AWS EKS/ECS and AWS handled solutions such as Lambda, SQS, EC2, S3, CloudWatch and IAM roles/polices
- Strong knowledge in application development with micro architectures.
- Strong knowledge of API gateways such as Stratum, WSO2, and Tomcat
- Experience with test automation and frameworks like Cucumber, Karate, Bruno
- Knowledge of logging and observability concepts and the usage of tools such as Datadog and Splunk
- Proven experience in building and deploying software solutions using public cloud provider services like AWS and Azure using Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools like Terraform, Jenkins
- Exposure to domain design, micro services architecture, data aggregation, service integration
- Ability to understand and adapt to changing business priorities and technology advancements
- Knowledge of end-to-end DevSecOps automation with CI and CD pipelines including Unit, Component, Functional, Performance, and Security test automation
- Certifications in, and working experience with, AWS
- Perform troubleshooting and triaging in Assist in production and nonproduction environment
- Standout colleague, self-starter, collaborative, innovative and eager to learn every day.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to multi-task within various initiatives if needed
- 2-3 years of experience in Agile development
- Experience with Jira
The Purpose of Your Role
This role will focus on the design and development of our Institutional products and services platform. The candidate will work with project managers, systems analysts, offshore resources, tech leads, quality assurance, and architects to build solutions that meet critical business needs. You should possess problem solving skills and be able to translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
The Skills You Bring
- Initiative and self-motivation
- Formal project life cycle methodology experience – waterfall and agile
- Organizational and presentation skills
- Willingness to explore and learn new technologies
- Understanding of building net new UI’s as well as integrating with other applications and services
- Help maintain code quality, security, organization, and automation
The Value You Deliver
- Design and implementation of software solutions that meet requirements and are aligned to the project/program strategic direction
- Adhere to engineering best practices and participate in design and code reviews
- Develop and maintain partnerships across the organization
- Working as part of a team in a collaborative environment to deliver an exceptional experience for our clients
- Expert understanding of the software development process including analysis, design, coding, system and user testing, problem resolution and planning
- Identify creative ways to drive desired outcomes and promote culture of innovation by setting examples
- Collaborate with peers through code reviews, pair programming or interactive discussions daily
- Work across multiple squads and are adaptable to change
- Follow outstanding software engineering practices and always looking to improve your engineering skills and industry knowledge
- Bring a data-driven and team approach to decision making, both in day-to-day work and in making strategic trade-offs
- Comfortable working with and communicating to all levels of the organization including technology leadership and business partners regarding technology design and rationale
- Familiarity with delivering solutions to the market and having them scale for product growth with recognition of technology trends in implementing business applications
- Collaboration with business and technology partners to define and deliver our strategy and roadmap based upon business requirements
- Engage with distributed team of developers in leading standard methodologies for software engineering
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation
USD 39,000
Maximum Compensation
USD 137,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
Skills
- Java
- Spring
- Spring Boot
- AWS
- SQL
- Python
- Kubernetes
- JSON
- XML
- SOAP
- YAML
- OAuth 2.0
- SAML
- JWT
- Swagger
- EKS
- ECS
- AWS Lambda
- AWS SQS
- EC2
- S3
- AWS CloudWatch
- IAM
- Tomcat
- Cucumber
- Datadog
- Splunk
- Azure
- Terraform
- Jenkins
- Jira
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