Staff Software Engineer

Role Description Our Digital and eCommerce division is looking to transform the Digital and eCommerce technology engine for the organization

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a leadership role on a product team to design and build new features and components in our evolving platform, helping to embrace modern principles like microservices and event-driven architectures
ABOUT OUR TECHNOLOGYThe Digital and eCommerce team currently operates several B2B websites and direct digital sales channels via a globally deployed cloud-based platform that are a growth engine for the organization s life science business
We provide a comprehensive catalog of all products, enabling our customers to find products, purchase products, and get detailed scientific information on those products
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSWork as part of an Agile development team, taking ownership for one or more services
Provide leadership to the Agile Development team, driving technical designs to support business goals
Ensure the entire team exemplifies excellence in design, code, test, and operation
Exhibit a willingness to lead by example embracing change and fostering a Growth and Learning culture on the team
Mentor team members through code reviews and design reviews
Take a lead role, working with product owners to help refine the backlog, breaking down features and epics into executable stories
Maintain a high-quality software mindset ensuring that the code you write works
QUALIFICATION Education:Bachelor s/Master s degree in computer science or equivalent
Mandatory Skills:8-10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
Recent experience in Java, Kotlin, ElasticSearch, Spring, Spring Boot
Experience in developing REST services
Experience in unit test frameworks
Ability to provide solutions based on business requirements
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
Ability to work with global teams and a flexible work schedule
Must have excellent problem-solving skills and be customer-centric
Excellent communication skills
Preferred Skills:Experience with Microservices, CI/CD, Event-Oriented Architectures, and Distributed Systems
Experience with cloud environments (e.g Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Amazon Web Services, etc)
Experience leading product-oriented engineering development teams is a plus
Familiarity with web technologies (eg,JavaScript, HTML, CSS), data manipulation (eg SQL), and version control systems (eg GitHub)
Familiarity with DevOps practices/principles, Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and the product development lifecycle
Familiarity with modern web APIs and full-stack frameworks
Experience with Java, Google Analytics, BigQuery, Cassandra, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and in-memory caching is a plus
Experience developing eCommerce systems especially B2B eCommerce is a plu