Software Engineer Lead

MicroStar Logistics is built on the simple idea that sharing is better. We provide a comprehensive shared-keg solution designed to eliminate the inefficient and costly method in which kegs have traditionally been owned, tracked and retrieved by breweries. The company manages a pool of over 6 million shareable kegs and the corresponding logistical needs for brewery customers. By sharing kegs rather than owning, our customers reduce the distance empty kegs travel lowering our collective carbon footprint by over 10 million kg of CO2e. This cost-effective outsourced solution also enables our customers to preserve capital, improve quality, and focus on core competencies such as production and marketing. These benefits, combined with MicroStar’s CUSTOMER FIRST! philosophy, have allowed us to develop long-term, exclusive partnerships with many of the world’s best brewers including approximately half of the 50 largest breweries in the U.S.

MicroStar’s 30-year track record of growth is set to continue for the next 30 years through growth in our core business as well as continued geographic and service diversification. Through MicroStar’s acquisition of Kegstar, a leading keg solutions provider in markets including the UK, Europe and Australia, MicroStar is positioned for transformative growth globally. Additionally, our network of 1,500 beer distributors is unequaled and provides a platform for products and services beyond kegs further expanding the company’s growth potential, beginning with the launch of reusable pallet management in 2023.

To learn more, visit www.microstarlogistics.com.

Summary

At MicroStar we believe in a Customer First philosophy. We have a strong conviction that in order to be Customer First, we have to be Employee First! This position serves as both a technical expert and a people leader. This individual will lead the development of business-critical platforms and drive the adoption of new technologies and solutions. This role entails working with a team of developers, along with internal users and stakeholders, and external partners or vendors. This individual has hands on involvement in design, development and testing of new software projects in an Agile and DevOps model, as well as responsibility for Continuous Improvements for Application Development production systems and interfaces.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for the technical design of the Company’s platforms, working with business analysts and end users to understand the functional requirements, and translate these into technical designs for the team to deliver.
• Design, write and optimize your own code, as well as ensuring your team members are able to optimize theirs.
• Assist team members in completing tasks, reviewing and resolving issues, providing technical coaching and promoting simplicity in solving complex problems across our products.
• Participate in all aspects of the product development and software delivery lifecycle, focusing on raising the bar on technical quality, performance, and agility.
• Act as a proactive technical leader with experience owning and delivering technical roadmaps.
• Partner with internal teams to design, build, test, deploy, and sustain complete and functional capabilities to internal users, customers and partners.
• Maintain availability for after-hours production support as needed.
  
  

Required Skills & Competencies

• Technical Knowledge:
• Expert proficiency in Java including JAX-RS web services
• Strong RDBMS skills including data modeling, entity design with advanced SQL skills, and proficiency with Hibernate/JPA.
• Expert Proficiency with AWS, including Lambda, IAM, Cognito, SMS, SQS, Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, CloudWatch.
• Proven experience designing and developing, maintaining and evolving secure and performant RESTful APIs and services.
• Proven experience with event-driven, object-oriented, and service-oriented patterns and architectures
• Experience with React or similar component-based web framework.
• Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, architectural design patterns and best practices
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code concepts and best practices; Terraform experience preferred
• Innovation: experience digitizing and automating operational processes and workflows
• Effective Communication: Provide well thought-out, concise and timely oral and written information through presentation, leadership, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Concern for Accuracy: Experience with Continuous Integration and automated unit and acceptance testing frameworks. GitHub Actions a plus.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Six to eight years of relevant experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with observability platforms; DataDog preferred
• Python experience
• Exposure to Java FX
• Experience in data pipeline technologies such as Apache Kafka, Spark.
• Managerial experience
  
  

Other

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This is a fully in-office position.

Salary Range: $130,000 - $170,000, plus bonus

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, specialty and training.

MicroStar offers a competitive compensation package to include Fortune 500 caliber benefits, 401k Employer Match, PTO and Sick Leave.

MicroStar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.