Senior Software Engineer

Consistently delivers solid quality in both design and implementation and helps the team shape what is built how, in particular:

• Develops quality software (including effective test code) according to clean code principles and Blue Yonder standards.
• Provides input for the prioritization of issues in the backlog and autonomously pulls issues or supports other team members as appropriate.
• Participates in team activities such as backlog grooming, planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Translates business requirements to user stories and actively seeks feedback by the stakeholders.
• Takes the lead in designs of individual stories and translates the design to subtasks.
• Considers aspects of information security while coding and reviewing other's code.
• Keeps up to date with technology and researches latest trends in the industry.
• Is perceived as the expert in a small area and is the go-to person for related implementational and operational issues.

• Raises operational concerns during design phases.
• Produces actionable user stories to relieve operational pain.
• Plans and performs more complex changes and manages stakeholder expectations.
• Independently resolves incidents, drives associated post-mortem analyses, and ensures outcome is actionable for the team.
• Strives to replace service requests with self-service functionality and automation.
• Understands cost structure of delivered services and makes cost data transparent to users.

• Actively provides feedback during code reviews.
• Onboards new members to the team and helps develop junior engineers.
• Understands functional and technical requirements of software components.
• Participates in team hiring activities.
• Feeds larger refactoring opportunities into the team's backlog.
• Evolves the team's continuous integration pipeline and fixes broken builds.
• Performs benchmark analyses, identifies hot spots, and derives appropriate measures to improve performance.
• Demonstrates problem solving and innovation ability.
• Acts according to company and team visions and requires user stories to adhere to those visions.
• Has a deep understanding of their team's problem domain.
• Clearly understands and communicates the impact of changes in the team's deliverables on other teams and customers.
• Timely and proactively communicates impediments to commitments and helps others to overcome theirs.

Scope:

• Core responsibilities include assist and contribute to Architecture and design (along with counterparts and distinguished Architects)
• The team currently comprises of global associates across US, India (COE) , Mexico , Germany and is expected to grow rapidly. The incumbent will need to have leadership qualities to also mentor junior and mid-level software associates in our team

Our current technical environment:

• Software: Python, Groovy, GitHub, Jenkins, GitHub, Azure, Bash, TypeScript
• Application Architecture: Scalable, Resilient, event driven, secure single/multi-tenant Microservices architecture.
• Cloud Architecture: MS Azure (ARM templates, Application gateway, Event Hub, Azure AD), Azure Firewall, Azure Traffic Manager
• Frameworks/Others: Oracle, SQL Server, Windows, Linux

What you will do:

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on Azure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of applications and services.
• Develop high-quality devops code for implementing various components of cloud-based applications, including APIs, microservices, and automation scripts.
• Build automated regression tests.
• Utilize Terraform, Ansible, Groovy for defining and provisioning infrastructure resources in a declarative manner, ensuring consistency and repeatability across environments.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and other relevant tools to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
• Collaborate within team to review code quality standards using tools like Codacy, conduct code reviews, and provide constructive feedback to improve overall codebase quality.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash and other scripting languages to streamline operational tasks and improve efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree (STEM preferred) and minimum 10 years of experience in Software development; ideally a candidate that has started as a Software Engineer and progressed to Sr. Software Engineer.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience building production software.
• 5+ years of experience working in at least one cloud environment, such as Azure or other public Cloud experience.
• Demonstrable experience designing, building deploying and maintenance of enterprise cloud solutions (we use Azure) in AWS, Azure and or GCP.
• Deep understanding of Azure services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure DevOps, and Azure Active Directory.
• 2+ years of Python programming experience with exceptional understanding of Object-Oriented Design & Patterns.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, subnets, load balancers, firewalls), Azure, and Terraform.
• Working knowledge of Application gateway, Azure Firewall, Azure Traffic Manager.
• Expertise Bash, Groovy or Java.
• Proficient in GitHub Actions, or other continuous integration software.
• Understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
• Working knowledge of quality tooling and automation frameworks.
• Excellent collaborator and work with go-get attitude.
• Effective communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
• Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skills.
• Firsthand development skills along with architecture/design experience; should not have moved away from software development.
• Demonstrable experience, thorough knowledge and interests in Cloud native architecture, Distributed micro-services, Multi-tenant SaaS solution and Cloud Scalability, performance and High availability.

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The salary range for this position is $89,040.00 - $143,896.18

The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors. In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.

At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision

• 401K with Matching

• Flexible Time Off

• Corporate Fitness Program

• Wellbeing Days

• A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more

At Blue Yonder, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. We understand that your career search may look different than others, and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.

Our Values

If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success - and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values

Diversity, Inclusion, Value & Equality (DIVE) is our strategy for fostering an inclusive environment we can be proud of. Check out Blue Yonder's inaugural Diversity Report which outlines our commitment to change, and our video celebrating the differences in all of us in the words of some of our associates from around the world.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.