Sr. Software Engineer

CDK Global•Austin, TX

13d•Remote

About The Position

Design and develop innovative software solutions within CDK's Dealer Management System. Leverage Modern Retailing's strategy to modernize F&I Digital Sales Express and continue enhancing Roadster/Digital Sales Express growth to a Sales and contracting workflow. Evolve existing frameworks to meet new scalability requirements and incorporate new application functionalities. Implement robust, scalable applications and complex data models to handle high transaction volumes. Contribute as a full-stack developer, delivering both User Interface (UI) and backend solutions. Utilize a variety of technologies, including JavaScript, ReactJS, JAVA, Spring, Spring Boot, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Structured Query Language (SQL), and NoSQL. Enhance and refine Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices. Employ Agile practices to ensure efficient and collaborative development cycles. Work closely with the development team to identify and resolve technical debt, thereby improving team throughput. Collaborate with product owners to identify upcoming business needs. Develop technical backlog to address these needs in a timely manner. Identify and drive new software solutions to enhance the development cycle and increase productivity. Apply highly specialized knowledge in a theoretical and practical manner, considering the complex and specialized nature of the role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field plus 5 years of professional experience as a Software Developer or related occupation. Alternatively, master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field plus 3 years of experience as a Software Developer or related occupation.
Test-driven Development and web template technologies
Agile and Scrum software development methodologies
Using JIRA or HPQC for sprint tracking and issue resolution
Applying Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles to improve code scalability, maintainability, and performance
Developing dynamic and interactive UI components using JavaScript and CSS
Building and maintaining scalable backend systems using Java/J2EE, Spring MVC, and Hibernate
Integrating REST-based APIs to enhance frontend-backend communication
Developing and integrating RESTful web services, enabling secure and seamless API communication
Designing and managing SQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) for scalable data storage and retrieval, ensuring high availability and performance
Implementing CI/CD automation

Responsibilities

Design and develop innovative software solutions within CDK's Dealer Management System.
Leverage Modern Retailing's strategy to modernize F&I Digital Sales Express and continue enhancing Roadster/Digital Sales Express growth to a Sales and contracting workflow.
Evolve existing frameworks to meet new scalability requirements and incorporate new application functionalities.
Implement robust, scalable applications and complex data models to handle high transaction volumes.
Contribute as a full-stack developer, delivering both User Interface (UI) and backend solutions.
Utilize a variety of technologies, including JavaScript, ReactJS, JAVA, Spring, Spring Boot, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Structured Query Language (SQL), and NoSQL.
Enhance and refine Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
Employ Agile practices to ensure efficient and collaborative development cycles.
Work closely with the development team to identify and resolve technical debt, thereby improving team throughput.
Collaborate with product owners to identify upcoming business needs.
Develop technical backlog to address these needs in a timely manner.
Identify and drive new software solutions to enhance the development cycle and increase productivity.
Apply highly specialized knowledge in a theoretical and practical manner, considering the complex and specialized nature of the role.