Hiring a Mid-Level Software Developer
- 1. Intermediate Software Developer We are seeking a Software Developer who is driven by purpose, passion, thirst for knowledge, and the pursuit of a better world. You are the kind of person who believes that building great software is more than just delivering working code, that other aspects such as reusability, testability, maintainability, security, and performance are just as important. You can also mentor software developers willing to become world- class. You will use your expert knowledge in sets of technologies to: - Deliver great software solutions with an exceptional commitment to excellence that meet our customer’s needs. - Be responsible for the engineering best practices, coding standards, conduct and deliverables of your fast-paced teams. - Lead the Engineering teams in developing world-class products, identify and clear roadblocks while mentoring them. It is important that you have the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamically changing environment and excited to bring an energetic, fun and creative approach to your work. Experience 3-5 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built deep technical expertise, exercised ownership on various technical teams and demonstrated technical leadership. You will be responsible for developing, supervising and leveling up software developers utilizing technologies such as Java, Node.js, Vue.js and Kubernetes. Key Responsibilities Experience with architecture and design principles, building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact. Demonstrated experience of having taken initiatives from conception through to production, while continuing to support, optimize, and iterate. Leadership skills with a high amount of emotional intelligence. You’ve led teams, initiatives, and a range of technical working sessions Understanding of the core features of at least one backend language: JavaScript/Node, Python Advanced understanding of at least one Web Framework for your language of choice: i.e Node/Express for JavaScript; Flask/Django for Python, etc. Deep knowledge of the fundamental front-end languages/technologies -- i.e. HTML, CSS, JavaScript Deep knowledge of the Vue.js front-end framework as well as experience with responsive design interface development Strong understanding of fundamental database concepts - relational (SQL) database, non- relational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs Experience utilizing Azure, Google Cloud, Digital Ocean and AWS Familiarity with at least one web server technology -- (ex: Nginx, Apache) Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management Expert leveraging software-development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, (such as agile) to drive positive personal/team outcomes to increase velocity and on-time delivery Maintain a consistent product velocity and drive the team to deliver on its estimates Provide frequent feedback to engineers on their work Manage technical debt
- 2. Qualifications 3+ years software development experience 1+ years’ experience leading a team of software engineers in an agile environment (weekly standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc) Deep experience building complex, scalable backend systems Have implemented and are familiar with RESTful API implementation, SOA and Microservices Knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL databases (including best practices around design and modeling) Experience using open source technologies Experience setting up and managing a continuous integration or a continuous delivery process Ability to partner with non-technical business peers in meetings and working sessions