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Job Title: Full stack Engineer for POS+ teams

Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid: In office 3 days a week (Tues Thurs), Remote Mon & Fri)

Duration: Long Term

Pay Rate Range: $60/hr - $70/hr 

Job description:

• We are on a mission to enhance the selling experience for our salespeople across more than ~350 stores. Our POS+ team is dedicated to building and maintaining next generation Point of Sale (POS) system to provide seamless customer experiences, improved transaction security, and cutting-edge technology. The new system integrates a React-based frontend web application with Java RESTful microservices backend hosted on AWS for scalable and resilient operations.
• We are seeking an Engineer 2 to join our POS+ team. This role is an excellent opportunity for a skilled full-stack engineer to develop the systems to shape the future of our modern Point-of-Sale system at scale. You will work across a distributed system and a network of devices, contributing to large-scale frontend web application with distributed microservices development that enhances the in-store experience.
• Engineer 2 day to day activities in our team,
• Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain RESTful microservices using Java 8+ and Spring Boot, deploying to Kubernetes in the cloud.
• Frontend Development: Build highly responsive and scalable web applications using React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS, enhancing the point-of-sale user experience.
• AWS Multi-Region Deployment: Architect and implement solutions leveraging AWS multi-region capabilities to ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery.
• System Thinking: Consider how your code behaves in production, focusing on maintainability, testability, and supportability.
• Design and Prototyping: Lead the design and prototyping of solutions, setting the path and standards for the team.
• Telemetry and Monitoring: Implement monitoring solutions to proactively detect and address potential issues before they impact customers.
• On-Call Support: Participate in a scheduled on-call rotation to ensure system reliability and customer satisfaction.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Delivery and Quality: Consistently deliver valuable features and address design or architectural deficiencies

As an Engineer 2, Ideal candidates should be able to demonstrate the skills,

• Technology Understanding & Programming (Must be very Strong)
• In-depth knowledge of Java 8+, Spring Boot, React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS.
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and Git.
• Experience with API development, API Gateway & load balancer configurations, and microservice patterns.
• Experience with AWS services (e.g., RDS, ECS, EKS, DynamoDB).
• Strong understanding of AWS multi-region architectures, including setting up services across multiple AWS regions for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Preferred to have,
• Experience with global load balancing, data replication strategies, and failover mechanisms in a multi-region setup.
• Familiarity with AWS services like Route 53, CloudFront, Global Accelerator, and how they facilitate multi-region deployments.
• Knowledge of data consistency models and synchronization across regions, including eventual consistency and conflict resolution strategies.
• Experience with Kafka, and NoSQL databases.

Design Skills:

• Ability to apply appropriate design patterns and principles (e.g., SOLID, CQRS, eventual consistency).
• Preferred experience in designing for performance, scalability, and distributed architecture.
• Proficient in modeling problem domains and anticipating future changes.
• Development Practices:
• Advocate for automation in testing, deployment, and security scanning.
• Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of test-driven development (TDD) and comfortable with the TDD cycle.

Infrastructure Knowledge:

• Ability to automate and build Infrastructure as code with Terraform scripts.
•  Proficient with multiple operating systems and scripting techniques.
•  Expertise in one or more databases and understanding of various data storage paradigms.

Security Awareness:

• Commitment to writing secure code by default.
• Experience with security tools and practices, including deep security probes and server hardening.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership in group discussions, design sessions, and presentations.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop team members.
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to drive value with product owners.
• Innovative mindset with the ability to evaluate and introduce new tools and methodologies.

About ASK: ASK Consulting is an award-winning technology and professional services recruiting firm servicing Fortune 500 organizations nationally. With 5 nationwide offices, two global delivery centers, and employees in 42 states-ASK Consulting connects people with amazing opportunities

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