Senior Software Development Engineer (Java)

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years.

We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably.

We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data.

Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, with additional offices in Missouri, Oregon, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com / company .

Job Application Deadline : 09 / 30 / 2024

The Opportunity

DAT is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to join our core services development team. This position will work hybrid in either our Denver, Colorado or Beaverton, Oregon offices.

Candidate profile

• Veteran engineer with proven breadth and / or depth of technical experience.
• Experience transitioning services to AWS using AWS cloud native services
• Demonstrated ability to lead a project or feature including planning, design, development, and deployment.
• Ensures technical and inter-team dependencies are noted and well understood by the team.
• Works within their team to foster a culture of priority setting and urgency in all aspects of delivery.
• Improves code structure and architecture in service of testability, maintainability and observability.
• Writes, co-writes, and reviews design documentation. Provides constructive criticism.
• Mentors other engineers, individually and in groups.
• Collaborate with architecture groups to guide and define the technical direction.
• Write unit, integration, and functional tests.
• Participate in design & code reviews.

What You'll Do

• Work cross-functionally to craft industry leading software experience for our customers.
• Leverage AWS to transition existing services to the cloud and deliver efficient, cloud-native solutions.
• Write unit, integration, and functional tests, and guide others in doing the same.
• Review functional requirements and analyze their impact on schedule and software design.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and direction to other team members.
• Design and develop high volume, low latency, backend services and other code that is reliable, maintainable, and extendable.
• Serves as on-call first responder for software their team owns
• Participate in design / code reviews.
• Document software designs and project tasks.
• Work with team members to improve development processes and practices.

The Skills and Experience You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience working with Java, J2EE, and / or Spring to build software systems and backend services.
• Applied knowledge of AWS native technologies such as MSK, DynamoDB, RDS, Lambda, SES / SNS / SQS, API Gateway, S3, Route53.
• Passionate about achieving high quality results and strives to continuously raise the bar
• Working knowledge of DevOps pipeline and build / deploy tools.
• Effective interpersonal, written communication skills..
• Committed to ongoing professional development and learning.
• Practical experience of Design Principles and Patterns.
• Applied Knowledge with unit testing.
• Exposure to Agile and at least one agile methodology such as SCRUM, XP, or SAFE.

Bonus Skills

• Understanding of messaging systems like Kafka.
• Experience with Elasticsearch / OpenSearch.
• Applied knowledge of Cloud-native deployment tech like Terraform, CloudFormation.
• Experience lifting and shipping legacy applications from on-premise / co-located data centers to cloud platforms.
• Applied Knowledge of Microservices and related best practices.
• Experience with containerization and local development toolings for Docker & Kubernetes.
• Experience with object-oriented / functional programming languages : Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc

Why DAT?

DAT is an award winning employer of choice.

For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time-tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence.

These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We've been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado's 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Up to 20 days of paid time off starting in year one
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

For Colorado-based candidates, in compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the minimum salary for this role is $105,000.

00 + benefits. The maximum compensation for this role can vary significantly depending on your job-related skills and experience.

DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer.

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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