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Sr. Software Engineer – Account Management
| Company | Zoro |
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| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $102800 – $171300 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant hands-on work building and deploying cloud-based systems (GCP preferred).
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages (TypeScript and Python preferred).
- Strong understanding of the interplay between front-end and back-end technologies in a fullstack environment.
- Proven track record in designing and building scalable, highly available cloud-based microservices with a strong focus on non-functional requirements such as reliability, maintainability, and observability.
Responsibilities
- Engage in the design, development, testing, and maintenance of web applications with a focus on high performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
- Develop modern user interfaces using Vue.js, leveraging component-based architecture and reactive data models.
- Work extensively with TypeScript in building and maintaining backend services using Node.js, as well as in developing frontend applications.
- Identify areas for improvement in team agreements and workflows by working closely with peers and stakeholders.
- Be a vocal leader in team ceremonies, championing for best practices, and upholding high standards for quality, agility, and maintainability.
- Mentor and guide engineers, enabling them to contribute effectively to team goals.
- Lead efforts to create and improve technical documentation while ensuring accuracy, consistency, and accessibility.
- Take ownership and resolve high-priority technical issues, ensuring a swift and efficient resolution while identifying opportunities for improvement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise with Vue.js and an understanding of component-based architecture and reactive data models.
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining microservices in a cloud environment with a focus on scalability and resilience.
- In depth expertise of infrastructure-as-code and deploying cloud-based resources using modern CI/CD workflows.
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration using technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience working with telemetry data to support observability, monitoring, and debugging in production environments, ideally using Datadog.
- Experience with automation testing including unit, regression, and integration tests.
- Deep understanding of authentication protocols including OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect, with hands-on experience implementing secure login flows, token management, and role-based access control across distributed applications.
- Experience integrating with 3rd party platforms across tax compliance, invoice payments, ERP, and marketing automation is a plus.
