Staff Software Engineer

CDK Global•Austin, TX

21d•Remote

About The Position

CDK Global LLC seeks a Staff Software Engineer to build and maintain scalable Restful APIs and communication with downstream systems using Java and Spring Boot. This role involves working with JavaScript, Node.js, Kafka, AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3), Kubernetes, and cloud development. The engineer will collaborate with architects, designers, product owners, and other software engineers, and work on shared libraries developed in Java. Responsibilities include analyzing client requirements, translating system requirements to task specifications for junior engineers, and analyzing systems to improve design and performance. The role also entails conducting design reviews to ensure code meets coding standards, methodologies, guidelines, unit testing, security, scalability, and maintainability, along with SOLID design principles. Additionally, the engineer will review code and provide feedback, write automated tests, and test/build CI & CD pipelines. This position offers technical leadership, mentorship, and the opportunity to present technical API solutions to internal and external cross-functional teams. The engineer will also work on critical production issues, conduct root cause analysis, and collaborate with DBAs to design proper databases using SQL, SQL Schemas, NoSQL environments, Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, Couch Base, and MongoDB.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Applications, Applied Computer Science or related field.
8 years of experience as a Software Developer or in an occupation involving Software Development.
Using Java with Spring Boot to design and build scalable, highly available microservices that support complex business workflows and enterprise-scale platforms.
Using Python to develop data processing scripts, automation tools, and backend services, particularly for platform support, data validation, and operational workflows.
Using Apache Kafka platform to design event-driven architectures, build reliable data pipelines, manage schema evolution, and ensure ordered, scalable, and fault-tolerant message processing.
Using cloud-native design patterns and AWS services, including API Gateway, Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, SSM, KMS, DynamoDB, and Cloud watch to build resilient, fault-tolerant applications and deploy secure, scalable solutions.
Using performance testing and load-testing tools, including JMeter and BlazeMeter, to validate system scalability, identify bottlenecks, and ensure platforms meet performance and reliability expectations.
Using observability and monitoring tools, including Splunk, and AppDynamic, to proactively detect production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and drive long-term system improvements.
Providing technical direction, reviewing designs and implementations, acting as an SME for Kafka and data platforms, and enabling teams by creating reusable frameworks, shared libraries, and platform capabilities that improve consistency, quality, and delivery speed across the organization.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain scalable Restful APIs and communication with the down-stream systems using Java and Spring boot.
Work with JavaScript, Node.js, Kafka, AWS. (API Gateway, Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3), Kubernetes, and cloud development.
Collaborate with architects, designers, product owners, and other software engineers and work on shared libraries developed in Java.
Analyze client requirements and translate system requirements to task specifications for junior engineers.
Analyze system to improve design and performance.
Conduct design reviews to ensure code developed meets coding standard methodologies guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines along with SOLID design principles.
Review code and provide feedback relative to best practices and improve performance.
Write automated tests for new and existing code and test and build CI & CD (continuous integration and continuous deployment).
Provide technical leadership to and mentor fellow team members.
Present technical API solutions to internal and external cross-functional teams.
Work on critical production issues and conduct root cause analysis.
Work with DBAs and design proper databases for the application using any of SQL, SQL Schemas, NoSQL environments; Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, Couch Base, MongoDB the database.