Sr. Staff Software Engineer

About the role

Blue Yonder is a Leading AI-driven Global Supply Chain Solutions Software Product Company and one of Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work" Seeking an expert who has a strong technical foundation with the additional ability to be hands-on with the broader engineering team as part of the development/deployment cycle, and deep knowledge of industry best practices, with the ability to implement them working with both the platform and the product teams. We are seeking an experienced Sr Staff Engineer with deep expertise in Java, WebFlux/Reactor Core, Spring boot, Kafka, Platform Engineering and Azure. You will play a key role in designing and developing highly scalable and low latency platform software solutions and driving technical excellence. You will have the opportunity to influence architectural decisions, build cloud-native solutions, and ensure the best practices are applied across the software development lifecycle. Our current technical environment: Software: Java, Spring boot, Gradle, GIT, Hibernate, Rest API, OAuth, WebFlux/Reactor Core Application Architecture: Scalable, Resilient, event driven, secure multi-tenant Microservices architecture Cloud Architecture: MS Azure (ARM templates, AKS, HD insight, Application gateway, Virtue Networks, Event Hub, Azure AD) Frameworks/Others: Kubernetes, Kafka, Platform Engineering, Elasticsearch, Spark, NOSQL, RDBMS, Spring boot, Gradle GIT, Ignite What will you do: Architect and Develop: Design, implement, and maintain robust backend services using Java, Spring Boot, WebFlux/ Project Reactor, Quarkus and Reactive Programming principles. Cloud Solutions: Leverage Microsoft Azure services for building, deploying, and scaling applications. Work with services like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), helm, terraform, GitHub action and MongoDB. SaaS Development: Design and development of SaaS solutions, focusing on multi-tenancy, scalability, low latency and high availability Event-Driven Systems: Design and develop distributed systems using Kafka for event streaming, real-time data processing, and messaging. Hands-on Leadership: Lead by example through hands-on coding, peer code reviews, and setting high standards for software quality, performance, and security. Mentorship: Provide technical guidance, and support to junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative development environment. Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams including Product Management, UX, and PD to ensure seamless integration and delivery of features. Performance Optimization: Identify performance bottlenecks, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize code for maximum scalability and reliability. Best Practices: Champion software engineering best practices such as test-driven development (TDD), continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and secure coding standards.