Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Senior Backend Software Engineer (Java/AWS) to join our team in Chicago, IL! We offer a hybrid work model, full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your technical career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 500 company - let's talk!
As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you will contribute to programming, project management, and development assignments, focused on backend services on our digital platform.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision.
- Work directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.
- Work independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
- Drive application development focused on delivering business value.
- Mentor and assist software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed.
- Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
- Proactively reach out for help when stuck on an issue after doing reasonable independent research.
- Maintain a sense of urgency when working on tasks and actively follow up on any dependencies or blockers.
Requirements
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering or related field is required AND
- 8+ years’ experience, required
- Master’s degree with 6+ years’ experience
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- 10+ years of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java.
Proven experience in some or all of the following:
- Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software to scale.
- Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases.
- Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.
- Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc
- Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.
- Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)
- Experience with AI tools is a big PLUS.
Strong understanding and/or experience in some of the following:
- Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ.
- Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs
- Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible o Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.
- Hands on experience with testing tools such as Cucumber and Selenium and their integration into CI/CD pipelines.
- Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle. o Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc
- Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms
SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.
- Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
- Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
- Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
Please follow the link to our website for a list of job openings in Engineering, IT, Project Management, and more! https://www.dsnworldwide.com
Salary expectations: 160-170k per annual