Senior Staff Engineer Software

Position Title: Senior Staff Software Engineer
Job Description:

• Roles & responsibilities:
• Improves code structure and architecture in service of testability and maintainability. Creates reusable code snippets as applicable.
• Writes, co-writes, and reviews design documentation.
• Tech explorations/POCs and owning and managing Tech roadmap for their respective areas
• Is highly proficient in one or more technical areas.
• Interprets business requirements/strategies for assigned groups; articulates capabilities, problem statements and gaps to appropriate audiences
• Continually evaluates technology effectiveness/data interoperability of complex systems, influences vendor roadmap and direction of products
• Leads large complex projects and initiatives
• Assists in presenting proposed future state and strategy/roadmaps to business/tech

Experience Required:

• 10+ years of experience in designing and developing scalable Full Stack applications across web and mobile platforms
• 4+ years of experience in leading development teams and architecting large-scale, cross-platform applications
• 8+ years of programming experience in Java, with a strong focus on building Microservices and RESTful APIs
• 6+ years of experience in developing web applications using ReactJS and/or AngularJS
• Extensive expertise with application servers such as Tomcat, Apache Jetty, Reactor Netty
• Strong knowledge of database technologies including relational databases (Oracle, Azure SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra), with experience in mobile data synchronization and offline-first strategies
• Deep expertise in UI/Web 2.0 development (JavaScript, CSS, SCSS, HTML5, AJAX, jQuery, NodeJS, ReactJS, AngularJS), including responsive design and mobile-first development
• Proven experience in mobile application development using frameworks such as React Native, Flutter, or native Android/iOS SDKs
• Broad understanding of Web Application flow, Single Page Applications (SPA), Server-Side Rendering (SSR), and Content Management Systems (CMS)
• Minimum 4+ years of experience with cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure, GCP, or AWS), including deployment and scaling of mobile and web applications
• Experience using GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools
• In-depth experience with automated unit testing (JUnit/TestNG) and test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Rest-Assured, Karate), plus mobile testing tools like Appium or Espresso
• Comprehensive knowledge of the full software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies
• Expertise in analyzing and tuning application performance in high-volume, high-availability environments across web and mobile
• Advanced skills in capacity planning, systems performance analysis, and optimization in distributed client/server and mobile ecosystems

Competencies:

• Compassionate and kind, showing courtesy, dignity, and respect. They show sincere interest and empathy for all others.
• Foster innovation through creativity to get to a workable solution. Use analytical thinking through issues using logic and reason
• Show integrity in what is done and how it is done - without sacrificing personal/business ethics.
• Embrace an inclusion-focused mindset, seeking input from others on their work and encouraging the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions
• Team-oriented, positively contributing to team morale and willing to help.
• Learning-Focused, finding ways to improvise in their field and use positive constructive feedback to grow personally and professionally
• Think strategically and proactively anticipate future problems, needs or changes in the work
• Delighting our customers and maintaining customer relationships are top priority and they work to always deliver solutions through this lens
• Retail Industry and eCommerce Experience is a must.
• Extensive experienced in mentoring development teams and delivering large scale application
• Strong expertise in ensuring the application is designed and can run in production environments with an SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) mindset
• Proficient in design patterns and architectural skills, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale initiatives while managing multiple parallel projects effectively

Mandatory Skills Required:

• Frontend Skills: HTML / CSS / JavaScript / ReactJS / AngularJS / Bootstrap
• Backend Skills: Spring Boot / Node.js / REST APIs / Express.js
• Automation Testing: JUnit / Selenium / Playwright / Cucumber / Jest
• Microservices
• Event Streaming: Kafka/ RabbitMQ/ Google Pub Sub

Additional Skills Required:

• GitHub Copilot or similar
• Cloud Platform (Azure / GCP / AWS)
• Data warehousing - Big Query / Databricks ETL
• Mobile Development/Android Development - Kotlin, Android Jetpack/Compose, iOS