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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software developer - Anchor to lead our development team and be responsible for developing and managing our solutions/products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java, Microservices, Rest API, and good understanding of cloud platforms, specifically Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to create efficient and scalable software solutions/products that drive innovation and excellence.

You will work in small, cross-functional teams and embrace lean and agile practices, software best practices, software quality scanning, automated testing, and CI/CD Pipeline. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable microservices architecture that will support the company's business requirements.

If you are a highly motivated and experienced Software Engineer with a passion for building scalable and robust microservices platforms/solutions using open-source technologies, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

• Design, develop, and implement high-quality, reusable, and testable code that adheres to industry best practices and standards.

• Build reusable frameworks and work closely with DevOps and other teams to ensure the platform/application is highly available, scalable, and fault tolerant.

• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications by identifying bottlenecks and bugs, and devising solutions to these problems.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, Architects, DevOps to define, design, and ship new features and improvements.

• Lead Rally boards and Sprint planning meetings to ensure agile practices and project timelines are adhered to.

• Maintain a good understanding of GCP services relevant to data processing and analytics and apply best practices for cloud-based solutions.

• Stay updated with emerging technologies and frameworks and evaluate their applicability to our goals and needs.

• Be part of a team of software developers, providing technical guidance and support throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to standards, patterns, and architecture principles.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation and user guides for the platform/product/solution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

• 7+ years of Object-Oriented Development experience where you applied expertise in building micro services architectures on JVM platform concepts with the following tools and technologies:

• Spring Platform (Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Spring JDBC, Spring Cloud)

• Automated Testing, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and technologies (Jenkins CI or similar)

• 2+ years of understanding, practicing, and advocating for clean code principles such as test-driven development (TDD/BDD), Extreme Programming (XP), self-documenting code, continuous refactoring, and writing Unit, Integration, and Acceptance test cases

• 1+ Experience with cloud platforms, specifically Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Familiarity with agile methodologies and experience in running Rally boards and Sprint planning meetings.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Possess deep understanding of programming fundamentals and can learn new frameworks, languages and tools as required on projects.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• A proactive approach to tackling challenges and improving processes.

• Experience in Automotive Industry/Domain or PLM is a plus.

Requisition ID : 29442