Software Engineer (Java backend)
About The Position
The Software Engineer develops quality software according to clean code principles and Blue Yonder standards, writes effective test cases, and contributes to the design of individual stories. The role involves understanding basic functional and technical requirements of software components, independently working on backlog issues, participating in team planning and review activities, and continually improving engineering skills and code quality. The engineer incorporates information security into their work and considers how team deliverables affect other teams and customers. For service-delivering teams, the role includes identifying and raising operational issues, planning and performing routine changes, resolving incidents within a limited set of service functions, handling service requests, and recognizing the impact of resource consumption on SaaS profitability. The engineer also performs small refactorings, supports the continuous integration pipeline, contributes feedback in code reviews, helps onboard team members and develop junior engineers, assists colleagues with implementation and operational issues, communicates impediments, and participates in performance benchmark testing. The role calls for understanding the team’s vision and problem domain, along with problem-solving and innovation. The position is based in Dallas, Texas, in a hybrid work arrangement. Blue Yonder describes its environment as diverse and innovative, with opportunities to learn from industry experts and contribute to supply-chain technology projects.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Strong interest in Generative AI and familiarity with at least one LLM API, such as OpenAI, Cohere, or Hugging Face.
- Excellent communication skills to understand and support internal teams with varying levels of technical proficiency.
- A problem-solving mindset and eagerness to continuously learn and improve.
Responsibilities
- Develop quality software following clean code principles and Blue Yonder standards, and write effective test cases.
- Autonomously take issues from the team backlog or support teammates with their issues.
- Participate in backlog grooming, planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Understand basic functional and technical requirements of software components.
- Contribute to the design of individual stories.
- Continuously improve personal skills and the quality of the code produced.
- Incorporate information security considerations into own work.
- Understand how changes to team deliverables affect other teams and customers.
- For service-delivering teams, identify operational issues and bring them to the team’s attention.
- For service-delivering teams, plan and perform routine changes autonomously.
- For service-delivering teams, independently resolve incidents involving a limited set of service functions.
- For service-delivering teams, independently handle service requests.
- Recognize that resource consumption directly affects SaaS profitability.
- Perform small refactorings to improve local software quality.
- Understand the team’s continuous integration pipeline and fix broken builds as necessary.
- Provide feedback during code reviews.
- Onboard new team members and help develop junior engineers.
- Assist associates with implementation and operational issues.
- Communicate impediments clearly and seek support from teammates to overcome obstacles.
- Participate in implementing performance benchmark tests.
- Understand company and team visions and the team’s problem domain.
- Demonstrate problem-solving and innovation ability.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with matching.
- Flexible Time Off.
- Corporate Fitness Program.
- Voluntary benefits, including legal plans, accident and hospital indemnity coverage, and pet insurance.
- Eligibility to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, depending on the nature of the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
