Title: Java Full Stack Engineer(POS/Payment Gateways) - W2 contract
Work Location: Seattle, WA, 98101
Duration: 9 Months
Job Type: Hybrid
Work Type: Onsite
Pay Rate: $70-70$/hr.
Job Description:
Duties:
- We are seeking an Engineer 2 to join our POS+ team.
- This role is an excellent opportunity for a skilled full-stack engineer to develop the systems to shape the future of our modern Point-of-Sale system at scale.
- You will work across a distributed system and a network of devices, contributing to large-scale frontend web application with distributed microservices development that enhances the in-store experience.
Skills:
- Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain RESTful microservices using Java 8+ and Spring Boot, deploying to Kubernetes in the cloud.
- Frontend Development: Build highly responsive and scalable web applications using React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS, enhancing the point-of-sale user experience.
- AWS Multi-Region Deployment: Architect and implement solutions leveraging AWS multi-region capabilities to ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery.
- System Thinking: Consider how your code behaves in production, focusing on maintainability, testability, and supportability.
- Design and Prototyping: Lead the design and prototyping of solutions, setting the path and standards for the team.
- Telemetry and Monitoring: Implement monitoring solutions to proactively detect and address potential issues before they impact customers.
- On-Call Support: Participate in a scheduled on-call rotation to ensure system reliability and customer satisfaction.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
- Delivery and Quality: Consistently deliver valuable features and address design or architectural deficiencies.
Education:
- As an Engineer 2, Ideal candidates should be able to demonstrate the skills
- Technology Understanding & Programming (Must be very Strong)
- In-depth knowledge of Java 8+, Spring Boot, React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS.
- Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and Git.
- Experience with API development, API Gateway & load balancer configurations, and microservice patterns.
- Experience with AWS services (e.g., RDS, ECS, EKS, DynamoDB).
- Strong understanding of AWS multi-region architectures, including setting up services across multiple AWS regions for high availability and disaster recovery.
Preferred to have,
- Experience with global load balancing, data replication strategies, and failover mechanisms in a multi-region setup.
- Familiarity with AWS services like Route 53, CloudFront, Global Accelerator, and how they facilitate multi-region deployments.
- Knowledge of data consistency models and synchronization across regions, including eventual consistency and conflict resolution strategies.
- Experience with Kafka, and NoSQL databases.
Design Skills:
- Ability to apply appropriate design patterns and principles (e.g., SOLID, CQRS, eventual consistency).
- Preferred experience in designing for performance, scalability, and distributed architecture.
- Proficient in modeling problem domains and anticipating future changes.
Development Practices:
- Advocate for automation in testing, deployment, and security scanning.
- Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of test-driven development (TDD) and comfortable with the TDD cycle.
Infrastructure Knowledge:
- Ability to automate and build Infrastructure as code with Terraform scripts.
- Proficient with multiple operating systems and scripting techniques.
- Expertise in one or more databases and understanding of various data storage paradigms.
Security Awareness:
- Commitment to writing secure code by default.
- Experience with security tools and practices, including deep security probes and server hardening.
Soft Skills:
- Strong leadership in group discussions, design sessions, and presentations.
- Proven ability to mentor and develop team members.
- Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to drive value with product owners.
- Innovative mindset with the ability to evaluate and introduce new tools and methodologies.
Certifications & Licenses:
- Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and Git.
