Senior Engineer II

Core Responsibilities : As a Senior Engineer II, you will work as the technical leader for the product(s) your team delivers. You will be counted on as a leader in your technology space, as you contribute to all areas of development and operations (pre-production to production). As a Senior Engineer II, you will dedicate a fair amount of time to the planning and discovery of tools and practices inside your given area of expertise. You will apply that knowledge by working closely with Staff Engineers to promote platform level change. Senior Engineer IIs, take production readiness and performance personally and help drive continuous improvement. You will be part of a day-to-day production release team and may perform on-call support functions as needed. You will be considered the technical owner of the production system(s) you work on and focus on how your product(s) are delivered and how to optimize them for efficiency, security and reliability.- Main contributor for product roadmaps and reliability strategy- Partner with project management to deliver status and performance updates- Conduct research to aid in product development and tools selection- Provide an escalation point and participate in on-call support rotations- Actively monitor key metrics, reports on trends, and make improvement recommendations- Facilitate an Engineering Community of Practice for your product(s)- Contribute to engineering automation, management or development of production level systems- Review product roadmaps and guide intake acceptance for a set of production systems- Own reliability for a defined set of production systems- Own the delivery lifecycle for a defined set of production systems- Design and develop Microapps using front-end frameworks (e.g., React) and backend technologies like Python and Node.js- Collaborate across teams to integrate SaaS platforms into enterprise architecture and deliver scalable product : Completed Bachelors degree or diploma (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Software Architecture preferred; candidates with substantial and relevant industry experience are also eligible- Ten+ years of engineering experience - Ability to learn, understand, and work quickly with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space- Advanced understanding of web technologies (HTTP, SSL, Headers, Cookies, TCP, Caching)- Knowledge of CI/CD principles and best-practices. - Candidate should have experience in AWS/ Azure/GCP- Experience working with bug tracking and task management software such as JIRA, Bugzilla, etc.- Experience developing solutions for retail or eCommerce businesses and other relevant domains such as manufacturing & logistics, supply chain, or corporate shared services- Ability to assume the leadership/mentorship of Engineers- Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React, Angular- Proficiency in Python for building backend services, automation, and API development- Familiarity with integrating or extending SaaS platforms (e.g. Backstage)- Experience with day-to-day tools such as Jira, PagerDuty, ServiceNow is nice to haveMust Haves : - Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results. - Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same. - Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure. - Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships. - Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesnt take yourself too seriously. (ref:hirist.tech)