Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
SquareTrade is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its engineering group and contribute to mission-critical applications as the company expands its architecture and solutions for customers worldwide. The role works with engineering leads, product and design teams, and other developers to deliver scalable, secure, robust, and high-performing applications. The team uses Agile XP practices, including pair programming and test-driven development, and works with microservices, distributed technologies, modern frontend frameworks, and monitoring tools. The position is hybrid and associated with SquareTrade’s Dallas office.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related major.
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience with a successful track record.
- Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and microservices frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with test-driven development (TDD) and writing high-quality, testable code.
- Comfort working in a pair-programming (XP) environment.
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
- Familiarity with code versioning tools such as GitHub.
- Familiarity with build pipelines such as Jenkins.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with cloud and hybrid environments, including Azure, AWS, and on-premises systems.
- Familiarity with web technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, and CSS.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.
- Experience in the warranty, insurance, fintech, or e-commerce domains.
Responsibilities
- Participate in iteration planning meetings and provide technical input to backlogs.
- Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, high-performance microservices and APIs using modern frameworks such as Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and ElastiCache.
- Perform continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines on AWS and Microsoft Azure.
- Monitor production systems and improve performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Adopt XP methodology and practice pair programming and test-driven development daily.
- Participate in daily standups, code reviews, and retrospectives.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with network options and the ability to contribute to an HSA or FSA.
- Up to 4% company match into a 401(k) and contributions to a company-sponsored pension.
- $75 monthly budget to support physical wellbeing.
- $80 monthly stipend to subsidize connectivity costs.
- Mental health resources, including free one-on-one therapy, coaching sessions, and digital resources.
- Supportive leave policies.
- Competitive PTO program and 9 paid company holidays.
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.
- Hybrid work arrangements and company gatherings/offsites.
- Corporate perks and discounts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
