Avalara - Principal Software Engineer - Integrations & Connectors (15-19 yrs)

Job description :

What You'll Do :

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Principal Engineer to join our development team and lead the design and implementation of integrations between enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and eCommerce platforms for our cutting-edge tax compliance solutions.

Here are some of the things we expect you to do when you join us :

Integrations and Connectors :

- Dig into our cloud native Avalara product suite. We are looking to build and expand our market penetration through an extensive suite of integrations and connectors through a totally flexible, extensible platform capable of handling any source platforms.

- At the same time, we want to expose all the tax nuances through our integrations. Show us how to create that while maximizing performance, scalability and reliability and making it oh-so-simple to operate.

Automation vs People Power :

- Computers are great for process automation but there's a limit to what it can do, and you know where that limit is.

- You will tackle the unique challenges that occur at the intersection of software and people driven tasks and applying these solutions to the novel business automation that Avalara aims to create.

Industry Leadership :

- Avalara is the market leader, and we intend on staying that way. That means we can't be complacent. We actively encourage everyone to make >

Team Leader :

- Drive the team to deliver more than they ever thought they could by providing expert knowledge, mentoring, and leadership.

- We want someone who not only understands how the system currently works, but also envisions how it should work. Share that vision with the team and empower them to make it a reality.

You are not just another engineer when you join Avalara. You + Avalara equal endless possibilities!

What You'll Need to be Successful :

Job Duties :

- Lead the end-to-end design, development, testing, and deployment of integrations between ERP systems (such as SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, NetSuite) and popular eCommerce platforms (such as Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce).

- Architect custom APIs, connectors, and middleware to facilitate data exchange, synchronization, and real-time communication between different systems.

- Design and implement frameworks and features instrumental in building the next generation of Integrations.

- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies related to ERP and eCommerce systems, and proactively recommend enhancements to the integration process.

- Represent the Integrations team at Architecture Review board

- Provide technical leadership for new designs and evangelize best practices and guidelines implementation.

- Participate in design discussions, build POC, and contribute to delivering high-quality products/features/frameworks.

- Ensure the team is not creating technical debts.

- Collaborate effectively with team members and expert groups on code reviews and test plans with an eye towards automation.

- Taking corrective measures to address problems and anticipating problems in new designs and work.

- Focus on optimization, performance, security, observability, scalability, and telemetry.

- Lead discussions with stakeholders on requirements and design aspects related to critical technical components, frameworks, interfaces, etc.

- Be an author who documents the architectural decisions, designs, comparisons, and analysis.

- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the team.

Qualifications :

- Bachelor / master's degree in computer science or equivalent

- 15+ years of full stack experience in software design and development, shipping complex applications to large-scale production environments

- Expert in Object oriented programming languages

- Profound understanding of ERP and eCommerce system architectures, APIs, data models, and authentication mechanisms.

- Expert at architectural styles and design patterns to solve complex problems with simple, intuitive design.

- Experience in architecting, building, and deploying (CI/CD) highly scalable distributed systems and frameworks for small

businesses and enterprises.

- Solid experience with RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, and other data interchange formats.

- Familiarity with authentication protocols like OAuth and token-based authentication.

- Experience in working in an Agile team with hands on with TDD, BDD

- Experience of working on AWS Cloud and DevOps (Terraform, Docker, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes, etc.) would be beneficial.

- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills to be able to solve complex problems and critical production issues.

- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Self -motivated and focus on automating everything.

- Passion to see your product be the best in the business.

- Proven track record of delivering high-quality software projects on time.

- Strong Knowledge of Enterprise Integration Patterns.