Senior Software Engineer - Affinix
Chicago, IL

Job Description

TrueBlue, the people company, has a Senior Software Engineer position open in their corporate office in Chicago, IL

The TrueBlue mission is to be a force for good by connecting people and work. We currently put someone to work every 8 seconds on a worldwide basis. We count 250 of the U.S. Fortune 500 as our clients and placed over 750,000 people with paying work in 2018.

As one strong team, we are redefining how people find work via technological innovations spanning the AWS cloud, high velocity CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IAC), machine learning and innovative AI-based approaches automating classical recruiting processes. Our technology vision is to automate our global infrastructure via a complete migration to the AWS cloud, which is currently underway.

As a member of the TrueBlue Technology organization you will play a key role in designing, implementing and realizing a complete technology transformation on a global scale that will materially transform the staffing and recruiting industries in the U.S. and abroad. This is an opportunity to join one of the few mid-sized public companies in the Puget Sound that has global scale and reach, while also providing access to the resources needed to drive meaningful technology innovation - and make a difference as an individual contributor.

COMPANY

TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI) is a leading global provider of industrial staffing and outsourcing solutions through three business units: PeopleReady, PeopleScout, and PeopleManagement.

* PeopleReady, an industry leader providing on-demand and skilled labor in retail, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, energy, construction, hospitality, and energy industries.
* PeopleScout, a leader in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions provides high-volume permanent employee recruitment process outsourcing and management of outsourced labor service providers.
* PeopleManagement provides on-premise contingent staffing and on-premise management of those contingent staffing services.

Job Description

Are you ready to be part of something new, amazing, and growing rapidly? In this Senior Software Engineer role on the PeopleScout product technology team, you will be designing and building for Affinix, our Award-Winning mobile-optimized, cloud-based platform that delivers an integrated candidate experience and streamlines the sourcing and recruitment process. Affinix delivers speed and scalability while leveraging artificial intelligence, recruitment marketing, machine learning, predictive analytics and other emerging technologies with a one-point applicant tracking system, vendor management system integration and single-sign-on.

As a Senior Software Engineer working within our agile teams, you will be developing, testing and deploying code while also growing and mentoring other team members, both on-site and off-shore. This hands-on role calls for your experience in developing consumer-facing, full-stack applicants for the cloud (AWS) and deployed at enterprise scale. You will be coding in a Java / J2EE environment building APIs and implementing enterprise SOA design patterns in REST. You will also be integrating with AWS platform services such as API Gateway, SQS, ECS/EKS and Aurora PostgreSQL. It is equally important for you to understand modern software development practices such as TDD and CI/CD.

You are perfect for this role if you have many of these skills and qualifications:

* 6+ years hands on development experience.
* Strong knowledge of Java and J2EE application stacks
* Strong understanding of modern Spring frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Services, etc)
* Knowledge and experience working in PostgresSQL or equivalent
* Experience building APIs and implementing common SOA design patterns and experience with REST web services
* Experience developing in public cloud platforms (AWS) and PAS such as API Gateway, SQS, SNS, Aurora, and Lambdas
* Experience in deploying with Docker and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
* Experience with rapidly delivering products features to production in an agile environment
* Experience developing enterprise applications that support enterprise traffic volumes
* Exposure to modern software practices such as TDD, CI/CD, etc. is required

We're excited about your passion for developing new and innovative solutions to existing problems and your desire to constantly improve the services provided to the organization and our clients. Your energy and aptitude towards performant, scalable, and automated technology solutions set you apart from others. Come join an exciting team, put your skills to the test, and be a technology difference maker!

TrueBlue employs nearly 7000 professionals and provides a competitive benefits package, including: Company-matching 401(k); Employee Stock Purchase Program; Tuition Reimbursement; generous vacation benefits including flexibility to take time off, College Savings Fund; and comprehensive Health and Welfare coverage including Medical/Dental/Vision.

We offer a flexible job-commuting environment for both S. Puget Sound (Tacoma) and Seattle-area candidates looking to join our team and be part of re-defining the staffing and recruiting industry via technology-driven innovation.

We expect everyone on the team to gain basic-to-advanced technology certifications (AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins, etc.) and provide the necessary training materials, work flexibility for studying and reimbursement for testing fees in support of gaining accreditation.

Corporate values of integrity and respect, and our ability to exceed client expectations distinguish TrueBlue as an employer.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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