Intermediate Software Developer

The kind of person we're looking for:

A Scala/Java software engineer with a handle on good software design, a knack for solving difficult problems in complex multi-component distributed systems, and an interest in learning new things. Must be happy in a highly team-oriented environment where collaboration between developers and across teams is common; where giving and receiving of feedback, debate, and constructive criticism are actively encouraged.

Our company has an open, relaxed, and friendly environment where jokes and silliness are common, yet we’re serious about the work we do. We fully expect the same from you. Our organizational structure is pretty flat so you’ll be given a fair amount of latitude with, and responsibility for, your own time. Our open collaborative culture emphasizes values such as customer orientation, purpose/mission, ownership, and innovation, and where you will have the autonomy to drive your own execution and gain domain mastery along the way.

The kind of stuff you'll be doing:

• Designing and developing new features for Back End Services and Components in a service-oriented system
• Interacting with Front End developers, other Back End developers and database specialists to accomplish your development mission
• Must be able, on a rotational basis, to work outside normal business hours (i.e. early mornings, evenings and weekends) to support critical systems and perform deployments 
• Improving our software engineering standards and processes by incorporating best practices to the software development/deployment pipeline
• Working side-by-side with the Product team to best understand the needs of our customers and transform ideas into software
• Collaborating with our customer support and integrations teams on troubleshooting issues in configured programs, typically by spending time to understand the customer's use cases and the reading the existing code base to determine whether there may be bugs or configuration issues.  
• Working collaboratively with all teams in Engineering and Operations to maximize system stability and uptime, and help design/develop innovative solutions to solve challenges that come with a rapidly growing SaaS platform

The kind of experience you'll need:

• 4-5 years of experience in software development with Java code
• Professional experience building and supporting APIs and other web services/applications
• Experience with MS SQL Server or other relational databases
• Understanding of and experience with web technologies: HTTP(S), REST or gRPC, JSON, XML
• Good knowledge of SQL and working with SQL databases like MS SQL Server
• Strong knowledge of Git/version control and the software development pipeline
• Experience articulating questions about requirements and creating complex design specifications
• Strong collaborative skills and a curiosity/willingness to learn as well as teach
• Ability to work in our Newton, MA corporate office.

The extra stuff that would be nice:

• Experience writing Scala or similar functional programming language experience
• Experience with establishing and analyzing API metrics and KPIs
• Knowledge of DevOps principles for deployment, maintenance and monitoring
• Experience working with Unix and/or Linux shell environments
• Experience writing Unit Tests, especially with JUnit, Scalatest and Specs2
• Experience using AWS Services (e.g. Lambda functions, Kinesis, Secrets Manager, DynamoDB, S3) or Azure equivalents (e.g. Azure functions, Event hubs, SQL services, Cosmos DB, Blob storage)
• Experience working with advanced MS SQL Server features including SSIS packages and SolarWinds, ETL tools, etc.
• Experience working with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, etc.
• Experience working with Apple Push Notification service (APNs) and Google Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)

Salary: 105-120k