Principal Software Engineer - API Development

Summary

Join Connectbase, a rapidly growing SaaS company, as a Principal Software Engineer. Reporting to the SVP of API Operations and Engineering, you will design, develop, and support The Connected World APIs. You will leverage cutting-edge technologies and follow best practices to expand our product line. This role demands strong problem-solving skills and the ability to lead and mentor a team. You will be responsible for managing a team, ensuring their training and development, and driving the evolution of team processes. Connectbase offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.

Requirements

• 4-year bachelor’s degree or commensurate work experience
• 12+ years' experience designing and delivering quality code in a production environment
• Understands Object Oriented Programming (abstraction & encapsulation)
• Creates, maintains, and calls web services using Java/Node.js
• Includes JSON, Serialization, and knowledge of MVC
• Uses logging frameworks to output meaningful logs for all levels (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, and ERROR)
• Uses GitHub in a team environment including pull requests and review processes
• Uses a ticketing system (Jira) to distribute, measure, and work within a team
• Follows Test Driven Development practices to ensure quality of code delivery
• Enforces and follows CI/CD practices with pipelines
• Delivers documentation like README, Solution Design, and accompanying diagrams
• Direct experience with Modern Web Technologies (REST, HTML5/CSS/JavaScript), Angular and similar frameworks and languages; node.js web server technologies; SQL database technologies
• Extensive knowledge of reference architecture, technology standards, and development frameworks

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and support TCW solutions
• Perform software code development, which includes, but is not limited to, writing source code, develop databases and create user interfaces
• Code, test, debug, document, implement, and maintain software applications following SDLC standards
• Use and apply technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques common for software development in accordance with end user and company software requirements and procedures
• Evaluate design and architecture of proposed systems to determine feasibility of new applications and/or assessing business impacts on other systems
• Communicate transitional views to articulate how to traverse between current and future state
• Align business vision, strategy, and goals with system requirements
• Lead and/or assist in implementation of complex designs
• Mentor/development of developers in less senior positions
• Build a high-impact Engineering organization with onshore and off-shore resources
• Establish clearly defined goals, objectives, responsibilities, competencies and development plans for each member on the team
• Ensure team members are appropriately trained to handle day-to-day activities
• Provide coaching and performance feedback through one-on-one meetings, staff meetings and other communication as appropriate
• Prepare and deliver written team member performance reviews in accordance with company policy
• Manage day to day team member issues and conflict resolution
• Hire and retain top talent
• Develop, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards
• Drive the continual evolution of team processes and workflows to ensure the team meets the scaling needs of Connectbase

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with distributed and offshore teams
• Direct experience in the Telecom industry

Benefits

• Competitive compensation based on your background and level of experience with the opportunity for career advancement in a rapidly growing SaaS company
• Health, dental, vision
• Vacation allowance
• Retirement
• Further employer covered benefits