Software Engineer

Supernova Technology™•Chicago, IL

11d•$108,077 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Work as part of the API (Application Programming Interface) team to contribute to the continuous improvement of our products and services. Participate in the design, development, and maintenance of our API platform and related services. Architect scalable API solutions to support evolving product features using RESTful Services, OAuth, Security, and Java. Implement API security protocols to safeguard data transmission. Monitor and optimize API performance and scalability. Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to define and prioritize API requirements and translate them into actionable technical tasks. Apply Agile methodology in ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable API solutions that adhere to best practices and meet business requirements. Review code, provide constructive feedback, and ensure adherence to coding standards and guidelines. Gather detailed API requirements. Prioritize feature development based on stakeholder input and technical feasibility. Document and maintain an API roadmap aligning with the product vision. Establish and maintain a well-documented set of coding standards and best practices. Conduct regular code reviews and pair programming sessions to foster a culture of quality and continuous learning. Document the system architecture and API endpoints thoroughly for future maintenance and scalability. Ensure code is well-commented and follows clean code principles to enhance readability and maintainability. Use version control for collaborative development, facilitating easy code reviews and feedback. Engage in regular team stand-ups and retrospectives to discuss progress and continuously improve the development process. Build and maintain unit tests and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability. Continuously improve the performance, reliability, and security of our API platform. Address technical debt, refactoring code as necessary, and drive improvements in the team's software development processes and practices. Integrate continuous integration and deployment pipelines for automated testing. Perform root cause analysis on issues and enhance testing protocols. Evaluate and propose the adoption of new tools and technologies to keep the API development process modern and efficient. Write comprehensive unit tests to validate each part of the code in isolation. Develop integration tests that assess the performance of various API components when working together. Implement performance tests to simulate high traffic and assess API performance. Set up automated regression tests to run after each deployment to ensure new changes don't affect existing functionality. Participate in architecture and design discussions, contribute to the overall technical vision and direction of the team. Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in API development, sharing knowledge and insights with the team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or closely related field.
3 years of software development experience with a focus on API design and development.
3 years of experience with API documentation and security standards like OAuth and JWT.
3 years of experience with building and maintaining unit tests and integration tests.
3 years of experience with Java, Spring Boot, and AWS for backend development.
3 years of experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
2 years of experience with RESTful API design principles, best practices, and integration of heterogeneous systems.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the continuous improvement of our products and services as part of the API team.
Participate in the design, development, and maintenance of our API platform and related services.
Architect scalable API solutions using RESTful Services, OAuth, Security, and Java.
Implement API security protocols to safeguard data transmission.
Monitor and optimize API performance and scalability.
Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to define and prioritize API requirements.
Translate API requirements into actionable technical tasks.
Apply Agile methodology to ensure timely delivery of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable API solutions.
Review code, provide constructive feedback, and ensure adherence to coding standards and guidelines.
Gather detailed API requirements.
Prioritize feature development based on stakeholder input and technical feasibility.
Document and maintain an API roadmap aligning with the product vision.
Establish and maintain a well-documented set of coding standards and best practices.
Conduct regular code reviews and pair programming sessions.
Document the system architecture and API endpoints thoroughly.
Ensure code is well-commented and follows clean code principles.
Use version control for collaborative development.
Engage in regular team stand-ups and retrospectives.
Build and maintain unit tests and integration tests.
Continuously improve the performance, reliability, and security of our API platform.
Address technical debt and refactor code as necessary.
Drive improvements in the team's software development processes and practices.
Integrate continuous integration and deployment pipelines for automated testing.
Perform root cause analysis on issues and enhance testing protocols.
Evaluate and propose the adoption of new tools and technologies.
Write comprehensive unit tests.
Develop integration tests.
Implement performance tests.
Set up automated regression tests.
Participate in architecture and design discussions.
Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in API development.
Share knowledge and insights with the team.