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Senior Software (API)Engineer- Dallas, TX

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In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
35K-123K Annually
Senior level
In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
35K-123K Annually
Senior level
Lead engineering and develop API-focused full‑stack solutions for brokerage products. Design scalable architectures, build secure cloud-native applications (AWS), drive API strategy, implement CI/CD and DevOps practices, mentor team members, and ensure code quality via TDD/BDD and security/static analysis tools.
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This is a Senior Full Stack Engineer with an API focus in Data Solution. Looking for a hardworking, highly motivated Senior Engineer with strong expertise in analyzing existing solutions, designing new solutions and helping team members in building robust and scalable solutions using the best software design & development practices.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading, engineering, & developing quality software components and applications for brokerage products. You will help drive and build our API strategy within the firm-wide Modernization initiatives. You will also apply and adopt a variety of cloud-native technologies for the products. In addition to building software, you will have an opportunity to help define and implement development practices, standards, and strategies.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

  • Specialization in crafting and developing solutions with matured languages like Java using frameworks like Spring Boot.
  • Proven track record as a Lead Engineer, crafting new solutions and maintaining the applications both on prem and in cloud (AWS).
  • Ability to work autonomously and engage with business partners in multiple aspects of solution.
  • 5+ years of Application using Java & Angular
  • 5+ years’ experience with REST API Design & Development using Java or NodeJS
  • 5+ years’ experience working with backend databases like Oracle, Cockroach as a part of API development
  • Expertise is bootstrapping new projects and setting up guidelines for the team.
  • Experience in Authenticating & Authorizing application & APIs using OAuth2 patterns
  • Expertise in following Agile SDLC
  • Demonstrable ability to develop solutions using TDD (Test driven development) & BDD (Behavior driven development) using Junit5, Cypress, Mockito & others.
  • Mastered in developing highly secure, scalable, readable and maintainable code quality adhering to the guidelines of OWASP using code styles, find bugs, SonarQube and secure code validation with Veracode and others.

DevOps

  • Experience with Source code management using Git (Bitbucket)
  • Develop full stack applications using AWS cloud-platforms like R53, CloudFront, WAF, EC2, Lambda, CloudFormation, S3, IAM Roles, KMS, EKS, CloudWatch, SNS, SQS, Elastic Search and AWS NoSql database like DynamoDB.
  • Experience in writing and maintaining Kubernetes deployment files or helm charts.
  • Experience in IaC (Infrastructure as code) using cloud formation & terraform
  • Experience in Jenkins / uDeploy / Concourse
  • Expertise in using Docker & building docker images
  • Knowledge about in Unix/Linux operating systems and shell scripting
  • Knowledge in developing & deploying applications to Kubernetes cluster
  • Experience with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines including software configuration management, test automation, version control, static code analysis.

The Value You Deliver

  • Partnering with other technology collaborators to understand requirements to provide solutions
  • Designing scalable technical solutions, keeping in mind business requirements and architecture roadmap
  • Implementing Test Driven Design & Development in a CICD mode in support of DevOps
  • Prioritizing and functioning in a fast-paced environment with focus on quality
  • Willingness to seamlessly adapt to changing technology landscape
  • Identify technical debts, make remediation recommendations, and lead the efforts
  • Communicate effectively with extended teams

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 35,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 123,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post

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