Senior Software Development Engineer (Remote)

Job Summary: 

The Senior Software Development Engineer at iHerb Supply Chain Solutions will be part of a team of engineers responsible for building a multi-tenant SaaS product hosted in AWS for a fast-growing international client base of shippers. The Senior SDE will be tackling problems that span a variety of domains and working on complex problems including high-scale and fault-tolerant services to spearhead iHerb’s investment in the shipping, sort center, carrier and global logistics business. In this position, you will be focused on outcomes, building robust, scalable and elegant solutions.  This role will be responsible for balancing a feature-rich, long lasting solution while quickly meeting the needs of our customers.  Experience with data driven engineering, microservice and/or event driven serverless architectures empower the Senior SDE to make informed decisions to solve our most complex technical problems. 

Job Expectations: 

• Collaborate with experienced, cross-disciplinary team members to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market

• Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the supply chain management industry

• Employ secure programming and web application security best practices

• Responsible for writing technical design specifications

• Recommend and develop a detailed architectural design that is used by other members of the engineering organization

• Work in an agile environment to deliver high quality software

• Deals well with ambiguous/undefined problems

• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems

• Regular practice of CI/CD

• Support, maintain and document software functionality

The duties and responsibilities described above may provide only a partial description of this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all aspects of the job.  Other duties and responsibilities not outlined in this document may be added as necessary or desirable, with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Communication skills; must be able to articulate and have a strong technical vocabulary

• Ability to coach the team on software best practices (design, coding, troubleshooting, work breakdown, work estimation, refactor strategies, automated testing, etc.)

• Computer Science fundamentals in OOD, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis

• Demonstrated ability to identify, learn, and adapt relevant new technologies quickly

• Proficient in at least one: C# (preferred), Java or other statically compiled language

• Strong knowledge of Relational and non-relational DBs

• Knowledge and experience in Distributed systems,  MicroServices, SOA and n-tier architectures

• Knowledge of REST API, event-driven architecture applications, and associated technologies

• Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project

• Knowledge of Publish/Subscribe or other event messaging technologies

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and deployment

• Experience with Parallel Programming / Thread-safe coding  

• Production experience with Docker, Kubernetes is a plus

• Experience with DDD, Event-Sourcing and CQRS is a plus

Equipment Knowledge: 

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Experience with Google Business Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms) preferred

Experience Requirements:

Requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience with software development, design patterns, software architecture

Education Requirements: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related fields

Judgment/Reasoning Ability:  Able to identify, troubleshoot and resolve problems quickly using sound judgment, poise and diplomacy.  Ability to use judgment and reasoning skills, and determine when to escalate issues, as required, in a timely manner.

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk and hear. The Team Member is frequently required to sit, walk, climb stairs, use hands and fingers, bend, stoop and reach with hands and arms.  Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the work day.  The Team Member may occasionally lift or move office products and supplies up to 25 pounds.  Proper lifting techniques required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:  The noise in the work environment is usually moderate.  Other factors are:

• Hectic, fast-paced with multi-level distractions

• Professional, yet casual work environment

• Office / Warehouse environment

• Ability to work extended hours as required

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