Technical Lead Engineer, Full Stack
San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Job Overview:

As part of the Development team, you will work closely with Technical Leads, Architects, other Software Engineers, Business Analysts, and Quality Engineers amongst others in a highly collaborative environment. You'll be expected to write high quality, reusable and maintainable code, and write the test cases to validate its quality and performance. The ideal candidate must be able to thrive in an environment where change is constant. Our Lean development approach will necessitate close communication with others, requiring solid communication and interpersonal skills. Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

* Clear understanding of multi-tier (2-3) Web application architecture.


* Design, implement and unit test, functional-test, server-side java code.


* Participate in the full SDLC (Agile), including iterative development, estimations and design sessions.


* Design and implement REST APIs, Messaging, Caching, Batch and other core capabilities of Platform.


* Deliver project assignments on time and with high quality.


* Collaborate with Architects and other Software Engineering resources in designing and implementing integrated, enterprise solutions.


* Perform software (and occasionally hardware) root cause analysis.


* Provide expertise in the development and calibration of software.


* Work with distributed teams across various time zones.


* Work with other senior engineers, software architects and quality assurance engineers to resolve development roadblocks.


* Work with the Technical Lead to create and own system design documentation following standard templates; take initiatives to periodically review and recommend improvements to the templates as needs arise and to keep all documentation up-to-date.


* Work with senior engineers, software architects and quality assurance engineers to resolve development roadblocks.


* Work with distributed teams across various time zones.


* Hands-on system design and development as needed.


* Act as subject matter expert (SME) in assigned business and technical domains with an excellent understanding of business and system processes, inter relationship/dependencies/interactions among system components and how things work end to end. Act as the "go-to" person on integration related questions.


* Regular, dependable attendance & punctuality.



Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering and 6 years' experience or Master's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering and 3 years' experience.


* 8 years total experience as an engineer in a web environment doing development with Java/JEE.


* 5 years of full life cycle J2EE hands-on experience designing and developing large scale web applications on high traffic Internet site(s).


* 5 years of hands-on experience with Micro Services, REST, Java Web Services, JMS, XML, JSON, and messaging techniques.


* 5 years of Java 5 or later knowledge.


* 3 years Spring Dependency Injection and other core Spring features.


* 3 years of performance testing, tuning and analysis experience, in the web development industry ideally in the retail space.


* 2 Years of hands on experience using APM tools like (Wily, DynaTrace, Splunk).


* Hand on experience with debugging, configuration and tuning of Application server, JVM, OS and databases.


* Experience with highly scalable, high performance, 100% stable Java web applications.


* Agile experienced.


* Web experience in Retail or other high-volume customer facing web applications a strong plus.


* Knowledge in Retail e-commerce functionalities like Shopping Bag, Order Capture, Payment and Security features.



Communication Skills:

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


* Able to effectively communicate across teams and roles.



Mathematical Skills:

* Basic math functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and analytical skills.



Reasoning Ability:

* Proven ability as a problem-solver.



Physical Demands:

* This position involves regular walking, standing, sitting for extended periods of time, hearing, and talking.


* May occasionally involve stooping, kneeling, or crouching.


* May involve close vision, color vision, depth perception, focus adjustment, and viewing computer monitor for extended periods of time.


* Involves manual dexterity for using keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment.


* May involve moving or lifting items under 10 pounds.



Other Skills:

* Strong estimating and planning skills.


* Ability and desire to thrive in a proactive, high-pressure, client-services environment.



Work Hours:

* Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and company needs.



This job overview is not all inclusive. In addition, Macy's, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job overview at any time. Macy's is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Macy's, Inc. - including Macy's and Bloomingdale's - will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal convictions in a manner consistent with SFPC Art. 49 and LA MC ch.XVIII Art. 9.