SquareTrade is hiring a

Software Engineer, Backend

Brisbane, United States
Full-Time

We are looking for experienced Software Engineer to be part of a critical team. This role will work closely with leads to drive technical decision-making and solutions for the team as they build high-throughput, low-latency, fault-tolerant communications solutions to drive SquareTrade’s digital transformation and growth strategies. The candidate needs to have strong communication skills, understand complex problems, and be an energetic teammate.

In this role, you will:

  • Work directly with your engineering team to contribute to the development of key innovation features
  • Collaborate with peer teams to ensure your systems can interoperate effectively and cohesively
  • Provide robust solutions that meet the needs of the business

Responsibilities :

  • You will build and deliver the technical runway for existing and new Technology capabilities to support high-demand systems within the Warranties space.
  • You will rely on your understanding of scalable, highly available, and consistent distributed systems to design world-class solutions.
  • Responsible for functional, integration, data integrity and regression to ensure quality of code before releasing to production
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 3-5 years of software development experience
  • Experience driving technical decisions and solutions in a highly collaborative, multi-discipline development team environment
  • Experience with message-based solutions (SQS, Kafka, Kinesis)
  • Experience in a microservice architecture, domain driven design, and RESTful Services using languages such as Java, Python etc.
  • Familiar with BDD concepts and hands-on experience with related frameworks is a plus.
  • Experience with distributed/cloud-based environments (AWZ & Private DC)
  • Experience in designing and implementing highly scalable applications
  • Experience working with relational data stores (PostGres)
  • Experience with monitoring and tracing tools (Splunk, Zabbix/ DataDog)
  • Experience with continuous integration, continuous delivery, unit testing, static analysis, and automated integration tests
  • Solid understanding of Scrum and Agile principles
  • Comfortable with fast-paced, environment among diverse teams
  • Dedication to a high quality in performing technical code reviews
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively connect with both business and technical teams.

At SquareTrade you'll have access to: 

  • Robust medical, dental and vision coverage with generous employer contributions tailored for our diverse workforce
  • Inclusive fertility care plan
  • 5% company match into 401(k)
  • Open access to mental health benefits including 1:1 therapy, coaching sessions and digital resources
  • $75 monthly allowance to support self-care and well-being
  • Career experience programs, tuition reimbursement and unlimited access to online courses to support your professional growth
  • Supportive leave policies including paid parental, grieving and loss, and domestic violence protected leaves
  • Flexible paid time off plus a generous holiday schedule
  • Paid volunteer time to give back to the community
  • Hybrid work arrangements
  • $80 monthly internet connectivity stipend
  • Reimbursement for in-home office setup
  • Various corporate perks and discounts

(California Only) Pursuant to applicable law, SquareTrade estimates the possible compensation for this role, if hired in California, to be within the following range: 110K - 140K

The Team:  http://www.squaretrade.com/leadership   

SquareTrade is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or ability status.  

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