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Staff Software Engineer
Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 5,001-10,000Since 1962H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
United States
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
$101.2K - $204.4K / year
Seniority
Lead
Bachelor DegreeExperience acceptedEnglishApacheAWSAzureCloudDockergRPCJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLPythonGo
Job Description
• Write high-quality code for complex scenarios with good test coverage.
• Review and translate product requirements into robust designs to ensure high-quality distributed application systems that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, and are fast, effective, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable.
• Lead design and code reviews of multiple applications to ensure best practices, adherence to Mercury standards, and high quality.
• Lead multiple sprint teams within the same product area to deliver new or improved features, addressing any impediments in delivering high-quality solutions for items in the product backlog.
• Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders as necessary to ensure overall successful delivery of the intended functionality.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across multiple teams within the same functional area, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within Mercury engineering.
• Collaborate with product managers to estimate effort, prioritize work, plan, and deliver prioritized roadmap items.
Job Requirements
- Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related fields
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer Science.
- Minimum: Proficient in programming in one or more industry-standard languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, C++, JavaScript).
- Proficient in leveraging various data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
- Experienced in relational databases, NoSQL, and caching solutions.
- Skilled in APIs using modern protocols like REST and gRPC.
- Experienced in message queuing, data streaming, workflow, and integration frameworks (such as Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, Amazon SQS, MS MQ, Apache Camel, etc.).
- Knowledgeable in microservices architecture.
- Experienced in containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Proficient in cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
- Experienced in leveraging DevSecOps to improve engineering efficiency.
- Proficient in designing and implementing high-quality distributed application systems that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, and are fast, effective, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable.
- Experienced in leveraging analytics data and experimentation to design and improve systems for speed, scalability, and effectiveness.
- Excellent problem-solving skills leading to innovative solutions.
- Strong ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders across multiple functional areas to address impediments and deliver desired results.
- Demonstrated leadership skills through mentoring and providing technical guidance to multiple teams within a functional area.
- Experienced in championing operational excellence and best practices with a focus on quality, performance, scalability, maintainability, and observability.
- Experienced in driving technical strategy and vision for multiple teams.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
- Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
- Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
- 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Engaging work environment
- Promotional opportunities
- Education assistance
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Company recognition program
- Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more
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