Junior Software Development Engineer - Backend, Catalog

Summary

Join OfferUp's Catalog team and contribute to the infrastructure that powers efficient item posting on our platform. As a Software Development Engineer, you will own and execute the delivery of sub-features, participate in architecture discussions, and conduct code reviews. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and ship new features, contribute to the technical strategy, and develop, test, and document code using best practices. Maintain code quality, collaborate with third-party providers, and identify solutions to software defects. This role requires 2+ years of professional software development experience and strong Java coding skills. The position is only available outside the US.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional software development experience
• Are a highly motivated person with a history of delivering quality code
• Demonstrate strong coding skills Java (Required) and any other modern programming language like Kotlin, Python, Golang, Scala
• Strong knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms
• Above all, an insatiable desire and ability to learn
• Exceptional self-management skills during the execution of complex problems and tasks
• You desire a fast-moving, continuous flow development environment
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related discipline
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken (fluency in English required)

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features and/or iterations of existing features
• Contributes to developing the technical strategy for Catalog platform/features
• Develops, tests, releases and documents code using best software engineering practices to ensure timely service delivery and ease of maintenance
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation
• Collaborate if needed with third-party providers, and evaluate/debug/implement 3rd party SDKs
• Identify, track and find solutions to software defects identified both internally and externally

Preferred Qualifications

• Experienced with Agile development
• Experience with building highly scalable web services
• Be comfortable designing services on top of cloud infrastructure like AWS
• Github repo with your own code we can view
• Hands on experience with real-time messaging systems