What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software/Senior/Principal Engineer, Back End position at Roberts Recruiting?
We are a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. With a vision of creating a world where farming is an economically desirable and accessible profession, we work alongside growers to apply natural approaches, conserve resources for future generations, and grow healthy food for all.
The Software Engineer, Back End will engineer interfaces for our customer-facing applications and backend data solutions that support large-scale data transport. This person is responsible for maximizing reusability and testability of the software. This person will also be a critical member of a highly efficient and cohesive engineering team that is focused on the customer’s needs and requirements.
The Software Engineer, Back End will engineer interfaces for our customer-facing applications and backend data solutions that support large-scale data transport. This person is responsible for maximizing reusability and testability of the software. This person will also be a critical member of a highly efficient and cohesive engineering team that is focused on the customer’s needs and requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Implement performant APIs according to well-defined technical specifications
- Leverage existing API design patterns to maintain organizational consistency
- Ensure that all APIs are fully tested in an automated framework, including functional and performance tests
- Work collaboratively with rest of Engineering team and cross-functional stakeholders
Competencies:
- Extremely focused on the customer (Application Developer, Data Engineer) and their API needs
- Deep commitment to quality, reliability, scalability and maintainability
- Works and interacts well with software engineering, product management, customers, and non-technical users
- Passion for our mission and values
- Strong communication skills
- Able to learn new technologies quickly and stay up-to-date with best practice trends; not afraid to ask questions
- Results oriented, demonstrating an ability to meet deadlines
Qualifications:
- 2-10 years professional experience developing software
- Understanding of software design, including versioning, isolation and micro-services
- Familiarity with AWS preferred
- Prior experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment required