Software Development Engineer

The hiring client is a confidential medical device and healthcare technology company. The Software Development Engineer develops and maintains cloud-based software systems, including APIs and web applications, for a centralized account and consent management system. The role works with an Agile, cross-functional team on requirements, testing, deployment, quality, and technical support.

Responsibilities:

• You will develop cloud-based software systems (APIs and Websites) as part of a multi-disciplinary team that works with an Agile methodology that integrates design, development, testing, and quality control. Participate in and drive gathering and documentation of technical requirements
• Directly interface with UX Design, tech support, and tech leads, gaining an understanding of customer needs, providing support (both integration/onboarding and sustaining)
• Select development approaches that can accommodate high uncertainty in requirements and changing needs
• Apply best practices for development, testing and deployment of application in an Agile environment
• Understand and look for opportunities to optimize quality management
• Support product assurance in diagnosing and resolving bugs
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives as part of an agile team
• Design, develop, and maintain UI and APIs for company centralized account and consent management system
• Ensure APIs are scalable, low latency, and fault-tolerant to meet business and customer needs
• Build responsive frontend and backend applications using modern frameworks and technologies such as Spring Boot, Java and Kotlin
• Work with NoSQL databases like Cassandra, MongoDB, DynamoDB, or RDBMS like MySQL, Postgres, Oracle
• Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests using frameworks like JUnit, Mocha, and Karma
• Develop web applications with Angular or other modern JavaScript frameworks
• Design and optimize database schemas and queries to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate design, development, testing, and quality control
• Ensure code quality and reliability through continuous testing and code reviews
• Containerize applications using Docker and deploy them to cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform
• Use tools like Kubernetes (K8s) and Helm for orchestration and management of containerized applications
• Implement and manage authentication and authorization mechanisms using OAuth, OpenID, and SSO
• Ensure secure access to APIs and data
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions
• Automate build, test, and deployment processes to ensure rapid and reliable delivery of software
• Monitor and optimize the performance of data pipelines and APIs
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks to ensure high availability and responsiveness
• Document API specifications, design decisions, and development processes
• Collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and partners to gather requirements and provide technical support

Requirements:

• You bring rich experience developing full stack applications, preferably in a cloud environment, like AWS, Azure, or GCP
• You have some knowledge of modern Auth and SSO frameworks such as OAuth 2.0, OpenId and/or SAML
• You have excellent programming skills in Kotlin, Java, Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript or other similar languages
• You are experienced in building frontend and backend applications using modern frameworks and technologies
• You have previously worked with a NoSQL (Cassandra, MongoDB, DynamoDB) or RDBMS (MySQL, Postgres, Oracle)
• Familiarity using relevant, modern software test tools and equipment
• You are experienced in building cloud-based container components, CI and CD Pipelines
• You are experienced, and comfortable with, being part of a team that builds components as part of a distributed environment
• You possess the ability to work in a dynamic team environment, and possess time management skills to meet schedules and participate in Agile software development
• You have exposure to GitHub Actions, Helm, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform or AWS
• Programming in Java / Kotlin – 2 years minimum
• REST APIs and Angular
• RDBMS
• Containerization and GCP or AWS
• Bachelor's Degree+ in data/software engineering or similar
• Software Skills Required: Mobile app dev (iOS + Android ideal but iOS only is acceptable), backend dev
• Keycloak
• Spring Boot, Karate/Playwright Testing Framework