Software Engineer (Java backend)

Blue Yonder•Dallas, TX

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Focuses on further improving their craftsmanship and extending their skills beyond plain implementation. Develops quality software according to clean code principles and Blue Yonder standards and writes effective test cases. Autonomously pulls issues from the team backlog or supports other team members with their issues as appropriate. Participates in team activities such as backlog grooming, planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. Understands basic functional and technical requirements of software components. Contributes to designs of individual stories. Continuously improves themselves and the code they produce. Incorporates aspects of information security in their own work. Develops an understanding of how changes in the team’s deliverables affect other teams and the customer. For service-delivering teams, identifies operational issues and brings them to the attention of the team. Autonomously plans and performs routine changes. Independently resolves incidents around a limited set of service functions. Independently handles service requests. Realizes that resource consumption directly affects SaaS profitability.

Requirements

Java backend development
Clean code principles
Writing effective test cases
Understanding of functional and technical requirements
Information security awareness
Understanding of how team deliverables affect other teams and customers
Ability to identify operational issues
Ability to plan and perform routine changes
Ability to resolve incidents
Ability to handle service requests
Understanding of resource consumption's effect on SaaS profitability
Ability to perform small refactorings
Awareness of continuous integration pipeline
Ability to fix broken builds
Ability to provide feedback during code reviews
Ability to onboard new members and develop junior engineers
Ability to assist associates with implementational and operational issues
Ability to communicate impediments and seek support
Ability to participate in implementing performance benchmark tests
Understanding of company and team visions
Understanding of the problem domain
Problem solving ability
Innovation ability

Responsibilities

Develops quality software according to clean code principles and Blue Yonder standards and writes effective test cases.
Autonomously pulls issues from the team backlog or supports other team members with their issues as appropriate.
Participates in team activities such as backlog grooming, planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Understands basic functional and technical requirements of software components.
Contributes to designs of individual stories.
Continuously improves themselves and the code they produce.
Incorporates aspects of information security in their own work.
Develops an understanding of how changes in the team’s deliverables affect other teams and the customer.
Identifies operational issues and brings them to the attention of the team.
Autonomously plans and performs routine changes.
Independently resolves incidents around a limited set of service functions.
Independently handles service requests.
Realizes that resource consumption directly affects SaaS profitability.
Autonomously performs small refactorings to improve local software quality.
Is aware of the team's continuous integration pipeline and fixes broken builds as necessary.
Actively provides feedback during code reviews.
Onboards new members to the team and helps develop junior engineers.
Assists associates with implementational and operational issues.
Clearly communicates impediments and actively seeks support by team members to overcome obstacles.
Participates in implementing performance benchmark tests.
Understands company and team visions and the problem domain their team works on.
Demonstrates problem solving and innovation ability.