Remote Java Back End Software Engineer

Summary

Join Tillster as a Java Back End Software Engineer to handle complex problems, provide code deliverables, and assist in POS PSI implementations. This role will be responsible for coordinating with Technical Support, QA, and Engineering teams, meeting customer expectations, and adhering to company SLAs.

Requirements

• BA/BS/MS in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related discipline
• 3+ years as Java Developer, building cloud/Serverless components and experience providing direct technical support to customers
• Real passion for solving customer issues and advocating for their success in a fast-paced, highly technical environment
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Excellent relationship management, customer service, and communication skills in various forms (written, live chat, conference calls, in-person)
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision and as a part of a team
• Excellent analytical and organizational abilities
• Ability to remain calm, composed, and articulate when dealing with tough customer situations
• Strong Java SWE with expertise in the following
• Experience in design and development of reusable service-oriented Java applications using restful web services
• Java technologies: Core Java, Collections, Servlets, JDBC, JSON, JUNIT, JAX-RS, Git, Java Executor
• Relevant operating system knowledge (Linux, Windows, Containers) and networking
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, with good verbal and written skills
• Previous experience with Point-of-Sale development
• Experience supporting REST APIs and SOAP
• Hands-on experience using monitoring tools such as Cloudwatch, ELK stack (Kibana logs), and New Relic
• AWS Expertise
• Hands-on Experience with writing and troubleshooting Lambdas (Java based). Best practices/performance considerations, etc
• Hands-on Experience with DynamoDB, S3 integration, SnS, SQS, Cloudwatch
• Good to have: Hands on Experience with AWS Event Bridge, IOT Core, Cloudformation
• AWS developer Certification would be a plus
• Experience with Jira and working in an Agile environment

Responsibilities

• Collect information and document bugs with colleagues across Technical Support, QA, and Engineering for product issues that are impacting customers
• Serve as internal and external point of contact on customer escalations and ensure customer issues are resolved as expediently as possible
• Provide interface between Technical Support, Product, and Engineering teams
• Meet or exceed customer expectations on response quality, timeliness of responses, and overall customer experience
• Understand and adhere to all the company's SLAs and contractual agreements including but not limited to response times, remediation, notification, and communication, and cradle to grave resolution
• Comply with all reporting requirements
• Provide well-thought-out and reliable direction, both in technical and non-technical terms, to help customers integrate, deploy, and maintain Tillster products and services
• Author and review knowledge base content to drive support scalability and improve customer self-service capabilities
• Provide feedback to colleagues in charge of training and documentation so that common or emerging issues can be addressed before they become serious or widespread
• Push creative thinking beyond the boundaries of existing industry standard practices to come up with process improvements and new ways to delight customers
• Work with customers to resolve/replicate issues
• Validate new Stores before going live to make sure orders are being received and successful
• Work directly with customers to test new settings or new installations of the Tillster Agent (Hub)
• With a focus on external system integrations (Point-of-Sale, payments), develop web services for integration into different enterprise applications in a scalable and reusable manner
• Working as part of a team of intelligent, experienced, and dedicated globally-distributed developers in support of multi-national brands and millions of hungry users
• Utilizing various application integration techniques to communicate with third-party and legacy/back-end systems

Benefits

• Expected base salary range $105,000 - $135,000
• Total starting compensation will be determined based on all lawful criteria, Company policy, and best practices
• Equity: All employees within the U.S. are eligible to participate in the Stock Option Plan
• Health Benefits: All full-time, regular employees and their dependents are eligible for medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits
• Additional health benefits include Healthcare and Dependent Care reimbursement programs, Employee Assistance Program ('EAP'), and Optum Care 24-hour confidential medical counseling services
• Holidays: The company observes ten (10) paid holidays per calendar year
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Full-time, regular employees earn 15 days of PTO in the first 12-months of continuous service, and 22 days in subsequent years
• Retirement: Effective with your employment start date, you will be eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan
• Education, Learning & Development: We offer college tuition and education assistance programs; Udemy Learning courses; and ongoing learning and development opportunities