Backend Engineer - Sunnyvale, United States - Vision It US

Description

Job Description

Additional Job Details:

• This is a very high visibility and tight deadlines project, so having strong technical knowledge and strong communication skills will be very important.
• The ability to learn quickly and communicate across many XFN teams will be critical for success

Description:

• On the Membership Experience Engineering team at Client , we provide technology to power shopping journeys that help hundreds of millions of customers live better be it busy families getting groceries easily, new parents welcoming a new baby, organizing a new home or anyone planning a fun party.
• We strive to create the best shopping experience anywhere anytime, meeting customers' evolving needs and expectations.
• Client + is pioneering the way people experience online and in-store shopping.
• We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to help us design and improve customer membership experience and build scalable Web platforms.
• We are just getting started on membership experience and this is a very critical role to shape the face of Client +.
  

What You'll Do:

• Troubleshoot business and production issues for Web applications by reviewing and analyzing information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, possible root cause, etc.)
• Then engaging support teams to assist in the resolution of found issues.
• Upon issue resolution, perform a root cause analysis across multiple Web browsers to prevent future occurrence.
• Develop innovative Web technology solutions and strategies to support business objectives by collaborating with cross-functional business partners
• Developing assessments of key opportunities
• Benchmarking and analyzing industry best practices
• Forecasting for future technologies driving high-priority initiatives
• Identifying and implementing solutions communicating with and influencing decision-makers and executives within the organization
• Influencing the industry to adopt sustainable solutions and defining software development guidelines, standards, and processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine project requirements
• Translating requirements into Web solutions for front-end system
• Gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames)
• Writing and developing code (for example, React/Type Script) that can be applied to multiple types of Web browsers
• Developing user interface solutions conducting testing to ensure solution is functional
• Communicating project status and roadblocks to team members and stakeholders
• Determining solutions to issues
• Enhancing design to prevent reoccurrence of defects across multiple devices
• Ensuring on-time delivery and collaborating with project managers to provide guidance on project implementation plan.
• Remove barriers and obstacles that impact performance
• Providing resources identifying performance standards
• Measuring progress and adjusting performance
• Developing contingency plans and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.
• Promote and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application
• Ensuring compliance with them and utilizing and supporting the Open-Door Policy.
• Ensure business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives
• Consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders
• Soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost- effectiveness and participating in and supporting community outreach events.
• Design, develop SPLUNK and Prometheus dashboards to monitor the W+ platform and BE services (written in Node, Java) performance.?
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine project requirements
• Translating requirements into BE (Java, Node languages based) solutions for W+ platform
• Gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames)
• Writing and developing code (for example, Node, Java)
• Conducting testing to ensure solution is functional
• Communicating project status and roadblocks to team members and stakeholders.?

Requirements

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• 5+ years of professional experience in various elements of full stack software development native mobile, back end (JAVA or Node), and hands-on coding experience in the past
• Experience with a consumer facing Web app and ecommerce or retail shopping
• Hands-on experience building scalable backend systems and platforms
  

Previous knowledge of

• Designing and developing advanced applications for the Web platform
• Unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Experience with bug fixing and improving application performance
• Work with outside data sources and APIs
• Experience with the agile methodology Scrum
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
• Proven software development experience backend using Java or Node.
• Experience translating wireframes into pixel-perfect views
• Knowledgeable about animation and screen transitions
• Have published at least one original Web app
• Experience with Web Api, Services, and various methods of background processing
• Experience working with remote data via REST, JSON, Google Cloud Messaging, and the HTTP protocol
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Experience with analysis of memory issues using Web analytics tools, e.g. Light house
• Working knowledge of the general Web landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full Web development life cycle and writing readable, maintainable, performant object-oriented code
• Experience working with Java, Spring Boot, Functional Testing, and other architectures
• Experience working with an orchestration Layer and GraphQL
• Experience operating in an Agile environment and using tracking tools like Jira

Soft Skills

• Being a team player, critical thinker, and exhibiting problem-solving skills
• Having optimal time-management skills and interpersonal and communication skills
• Eagerness to help shape the direction of Web development at Client
• Dedication to continue to learn, grow, and help Client tackle brand-new challenges
• Collaborating with Frontend and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to ensure that each app is presentable and in perfect working order.
• Experience with collaborating with UI and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to ensure that Client 's app is presentable and in perfect working order
• Taking the initiative to monitor app reviews to detect areas for improvement
• Unwavering curiosity