Backend Senior Software Engineer

About Ware2Go

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Ware2Go, a UPS Company, simplifies the supply chain to make 1-2 day delivery possible for merchants of all sizes. Our tech-first approach to warehousing and fulfillment is changing the industry and giving merchants the flexibility and scalability they need to grow at every stage of their business from startups to enterprises.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing company (growing 300% YoY) within the UPS brand and be a part of an intentional culture that believes in :

• Building an environment where talented people thrive
• Constant innovation
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Creating a more sustainable supply chain

Position Summary

Ware2Go is looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to join our Product Development Team. As a Senior Backend Software Engineer you will drive projects end-to-end, collaborate on product requirements with Product Managers, architect and implement technical solutions, and ensure continued success after deployment.

You will lead and participate in design reviews and architecture discussions. You’ll write pragmatic code and strive for simplicity, while bringing technical insights into how to refine and improve the system, ultimately ensuring performance, stability, and an exceptional end user experience.

Responsibilities

• Build reusable code, APIs, and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of architecture designs
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Collaborate with Product Analysts, UX Designers, QA, and other Engineers to ensure code and design are in sync
• Review Code written by other engineers
• Serve in a mentor role to team members, while also continuing to learn as a mentee
• Ensure test coverage is being maintained at a specific threshold for all backend code
• Ensure industry standard development best practices are observed, including accessibility, responsiveness, and privacy compliance
• Keep up with the latest backend technologies in the industry

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Proven experience with Java 8 or higher (Kotlin preferred)
• Experience developing Microservices, DevOps, Test Automation and CI / CD
• Experience with Elasticsearch and PostgreSQL, or MongoDB
• Experience designing and building highly scalable, distributed systems
• Extensive experience with JVM based applications (including concurrency and multi-threading) and / or Node.js based applications
• Deep understanding of REST based web services
• Experience working in cloud environments (GCP or AWS), preferably with cloud-native architectures
• A willingness and ability to help mentor junior and mid-level team members
• A passion for clean, high-quality code
• An interest in continuous learning, expanding technical knowledge, and the good judgment to know when and when not to introduce new technologies
• Knowledge of one or more distributed messaging systems (Kafka preferred)
• Knowledge of big data and / or stream processing technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka Streams, Flink, etc )

EEO Statement

Integrated into our shared values is Ware2Go’s commitment to diversity. Ware2Go is committed to being a globally inclusive company where all people are treated fairly, recognized for their individuality, promoted based on performance and encouraged to strive to reach their full potential.

We believe in understanding and respecting differences among all people. This concept encompasses but is not limited to human differences with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, culture and physical ability.

Every individual at Ware2Go has an ongoing responsibility to respect and support a globally diverse environment.

Statement to Third Party Agencies

To all recruitment agencies : Ware2Go only accepts resumes from agencies on the Ware2Go or UPS preferred supplier list. Ware2Go is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

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