Software Engineer

Lead I - Software Engineering

 

 

Who We Are:

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you’ll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.

Visit us at UST.com.

 

You Are:

As a Software Engineer you will provide technology leadership on developing backend services to manage the content creation, infrastructure and repositories for the state-of-the-art Cloud Services/Applications at IT.  We provide the opportunity to collaborate with an energetic and dedicated team that works on cutting-edge technology to create tools and services.

 

The opportunity:

·       Hybrid: In office/remote

·       Analyze product requirements and design to develop efficient, re-usable, reliable and scalable software with quality conformance in an innovative and iteratively growing environment

·       Develop and deploy highly scalable and efficient Cloud native solutions for hybrid cloud

·       Apply and extend CI/CD tools and execute end-2-end ownership of your developed Software stack, including DevOps and testing aspects

·       Implement tools to enhance both automated and semi-automated workflows, involving backend/service-based software stacks, but also dashboard components for data tracking and analysis

·       Collaborate with Lead and Principal engineers on architecture, design, code and configuration reviews.

·       Provide technical expertise for teams focused on specific software modules.

·       Work with other engineering teams and internal customers to identify new opportunities, address critical needs and solve complex problems using your backend development expertise

·       Become an expert at leveraging internal platform resources and APIs'

·       Build out systems to monitor deployed workflows and /handle failures

·       Collaborate with Engineers to develop quality code and review the design/code

·       Respond to internal customers escalation requests

 

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

 

What you need:

·       Very good understanding of Cloud native application concepts and 12 Factor application concepts

·       Very good understanding on Microservices application development and Microservices pattern language

·       Ability to solution applications using Cloud- native application concepts

·       Experience in solutioning and migrating legacy applications to cloud platforms

·       Good understanding of distributed application architectural patterns

·       Experience in building applications for containerized environments

·       Good knowledge of public, private, hybrid cloud environment

·       Experience in working with DevOps, Continuous integration, continuous deploy custom code, and Agile product development

·       Sound understanding of application design principles, practices, system development methodologies, and software life cycles

·       Good in Cloud security, Cloud Native app security, Role- based access control

·       Experience implementing testing platforms and unit tests

·       Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

·       Strong analytical and problem solving skills with Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

·       Quick to evaluate, understand and implement newer technologies

·       Exhibit strong ownership and ability to work in global team environment

·       BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent

·       Strong hand-on experience in:

·       7+ years of software development experience with expertise in Java and Python

·       Deep skilled in one or more OO and/or functional programming languages such as Python, Go, Java etc.

·       In designing and building microservices based applications

·       Expert in REST based web service technologies, JSON and XML

·       Horizontally scalable NoSQL storage services, such as MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, Apache HBase

·       Experience with Akka (Akka HTTP, Akka Streams)

·       Experience with data streaming (Kafka, AWS Kinesis)

·       Experience with message processing (AWS SQS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)

·       Experience with NodeJS and JavaScript client framworks (AngularJS, React)

·       Configuration management technologies and their implementation, such as Puppet, Salt, and Chef

·       Proficiency in using continuous integration, build and collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA, Git/Gerrit, Wikis).

·       Deployed applications with Web UI frontends, application with RESTful/SOAP services interfaces

·       Firm grasp on cloud security, Federated AD, AD integration

·       3+ years of working experience with AWS/Azure services

·       Fluent with Linux/Unix

 

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: California

Compensation Range: $75,000-$113,000

 

 

 

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

 

What we believe:

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us to nurture a people-first, human centric culture that fosters belonging, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

 

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

 

 

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