Senior Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designing, prototyping and demonstrating new features and components of the back end to users to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Assisting in the design, implementation and optimisation of related approaches, tools and workflows.
• Collaborate with the technical teams, business teams, and product managers to ensure that the code that is developed meets their vision.
• Design the solutions to meet functional and technical requirements.
• Align with Security/Compliance frameworks and control requirements.
• Own quality posture. Write automated tests, ideally before writing code.
• Write code.
• Develop delivery pipelines and automated deployment scripts.
• Configure services, such as databases and monitoring.
• Implement Service Reliability Engineering.
• Fix problems from the development phase through the production phase, which requires being on call for production support.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Software Engineer.
• Expertise in Java (Latest version), SpringBoot, SQL/No SQL- Good to have.
• Experience in designing, developing and deploying SOAP, RESTful, GraphQL and event-driven microservices.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming principles and familiarity with Functional Programming 8 and above( JAVA).
• Professional experience working with Agile Methodologies is required.
• Experience working with DevOps (CI/CD), CDK principles, practices and tools in an enterprise technology environment is required.
• Experience engineering software within an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure or Azure Cloud infrastructure is required.
• Experience in Red Hat OpenShift on AWS platform is an added advantage.
• Experience in JMS, Kafka or any MQ/Topic is required.
• Working knowledge of the full Software Development Lifecycle, building CI/CD pipelines (e. g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline) and practising Test Driven Development is a requirement.
• Fundamental Awareness of Application Security principles (OAuth / JWT) and 12-factor application development principles is required.
• Adhering to secure coding practices is required.
• Experience with source control, build tools and GIT (GitHub, Bitbucket or other) is required.
• Working knowledge of Code Quality and security scans is required.
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases.
• Working knowledge of NoSQL database management systems is required.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking and styles.
• Consistently makes safety and security of self and others the priority.

Good to Have:

• Experience of working with AI tools such as CodeX, Kiro, etc.
• Experience working in an airline technology environment is preferred.
• Experience working in an e-commerce and payments domain is an added advantage.
• Adapt to and incorporate new and emerging technologies
• Work under minimal supervision, exhibiting strong analytical, problem-solving, and strong and succinct communication skills

Behavioural Competencies:

• Ability to produce high-quality results, work in a collaborative environment by embracing diverse perspectives and with a solution-based approach.
• Adapt communication clearly and concisely based on team dynamics and express thoughts and ideas effectively.
• Ability to engage effectively with peers and stakeholders to build trust and reliable working relationships.
• Ability to understand business processes, implement innovative solutions, and guide juniors on continuous improvement by constantly updating oneself on current technology and trends.
• Inquisitive to understand customer and business expectations while creating value addition on technical solutions.