Staff – Software Engineer

Staff – Software Engineer

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience with GraphQL, including schema design, resolver functions, and query optimization.
• Proficiency in using GraphQL with different programming languages and frameworks.
• Strong understanding of the benefits and trade-offs of using GraphQL compared to other API technologies like REST.
• Proven track record of leading and mentoring technical teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Effective communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving abilities to address complex technical challenges, particularly related to GraphQL implementation and performance.
• Expertise in API design, development, and integration, specifically using GraphQL.
• Understanding of best practices for API security, versioning, and documentation.
• Ability to work on integrating various services and data sources using GraphQL, ensuring seamless and efficient data flow.
• Commitment to staying current with emerging trends and technologies in GraphQL and API development.
• Openness to new ideas and methods, continuously seeking improvements and innovations.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and industry standards.
• Experience handling on-call duties.
• Over 10 years of experience in Technical Solutions Architecture and design leadership.
• Strong experience with Rust programming language and cloud platforms such as Azure.
• Extensive experience in designing and developing RESTful Microservices.
• Comprehensive experience in GraphQL Microservices, utilizing OpenSource GraphQL.
• Proficiency in building and operating GraphQL Gateways via GraphQL Federation.
• Several years of experience with Node.js, React.js, and JavaScript.
• Adept with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid experience in API design, development, and maintenance.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to create functional diagrams and charts.
• Proven ability to multitask across multiple requirements and features concurrently.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and CI/CD processes.
• Proficiency in utilizing third-party libraries and APIs.
• Superior analytical skills coupled with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to perform effectively within a team environment.
• Proven track record as an independent thinker and problem solver.
• Strong sense of urgency in delivering solutions.
• Proven experience in leading a team of 6-8 junior engineers from a technical delivery standpoint.
• Extensive experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases such as MSSQL, Cassandra, and Couchbase.
• Solid experience with message stream systems like Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Experience in an agile environment (Scrum, daily stand-ups, etc.).
• Hands-on experience delivering and supporting large scale production systems.
• Core contributor to software projects: understanding domain and business requirements, managing critical parts of the application.
• Hands-on experience working with logging and application monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Dynatrace.
• Good communication skills, especially important in collaborative multi-team projects.

Responsibilities

• Build Scalable APIs: Use Rust’s performance and safety to develop high-performance backend services. Integrate GraphQL to provide a flexible and efficient interface for querying data.
• Microservices Architecture: Construct microservices with Rust for performance-critical components, leveraging GraphQL to streamline communication between services.
• End-to-End Applications: Design and develop complete applications where the backend is powered by Rust and communicates with the frontend via GraphQL, ensuring type safety and consistent data flow.
• Real-time Applications: Create real-time applications like chat apps or live dashboards where Rust handles the high concurrency and GraphQL subscriptions manage real-time data updates.
• API Gateway Services: Build API gateways in Rust to handle requests to multiple backend services, using GraphQL as an aggregator to offer a unified API to frontend clients.
• Mutation and Query Handling: Develop advanced query-handling mechanisms, including batching and intelligent caching, leveraging both Rust’s performance benefits and GraphQL’s query capabilities.
• Library Development: Contribute to or develop open-source libraries in Rust for GraphQL implementations, such as improving existing libraries or creating new tools to make integration easier.
• Community Projects: Engage with community projects that use Rust and GraphQL to add new features, improve performance, and enhance documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.