Senior Software Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is a self-starter and can learn quickly. Someone that is an experienced full-stack developer, maintains focus, is comfortable working collaboratively in an Agile environment, and contributes to the improvement of our Quality and release processes.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in software design, developing and managing the delivery of highly-scalable, micro-services driven cloud based systems.  You will leverage your strong Engineering background cloud native development skills.
 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full-stack hands on development
• Develop a deep understanding of the system, write technical specifications, enforce coding standards
• Create new software for internal and external tools
• Refactor code to reduce complexity
• Implement and integrate third-party products to LegalZoom
• Build APIs and microservices that meet customer needs
• Participate in peer code reviews
• Drive the DevOps culture, pushing taking quality into yours hands, enabled by automated testing and continuous integration
• Following Engineering guidelines, best practices, standards & organizational policies
• Work closely with product, marketing and other business stakeholders to gather and refine requirements, and release software in a timely fashion
• Contribute to the department’s identity, standards, guidelines and best practices
• Take part in agile ceremonies to estimate and execute projects
• Support the daily operations of the IT/Tech department
• Other duties required by Management

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required
• Minimum 5 years of hands on programming experience in any language
• Minimum 3 year of hands on programming on the .NET platform using C#
• Knowledge of software development, QA methodologies & release process
• Hands on experience working with Angular 2+ and/or React delivering great customer experiences
• Hands on experience with HTML, Javascript, CSS including jQuery
• Exposure to front-end frameworks such as Bootstrap or Foundation
• Previous experience with CSS pre-processors like LESS or SASS
• Strong understanding of web optimization techniques
• Hands on experience writing tests using automation frameworks (Jasmine, Karma, etc.)
• Experience with Secure Coding Practices and assurance that these practices are consistently followed in the development of all software products
• Cloud based computing such as Azure or AWS, especially serverless compute such as Azure Functions or AWS Lambda
• Ability to write complex SQL queries with deep knowledge of database indexing and query optimization
• Previous experience working with source control tools (GIT)
• Expert level experience working in a Windows environment
• Strong attention to detail and work ethic
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Previous experience implementing NoSQL solutions (Cassandra, MongoDB, etc…)
• Experience working in cloud based systems like AWS, Azure
• Basic experience building out CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins
• Working with remote and distributed teams