Microservices Software Engineer 840 views

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

Job Description

At Bose we strive to “Wow” the customer, and we are driven by curiosity and perseverance. We like to concentrate on the job at hand. We value passionate, down to earth, “can do” people who enjoy fine-tuning small details, without losing sight of the big picture. We are looking for the type of person who loves to challenge the status quo, who isn’t afraid to give honest feedback, and feels uncomfortable when a day goes by without achieving something impactful. We tend to get excited when a challenge demands a creative solution. Above all else, this role requires someone who takes great pride in their work and is inspired and motivated by their role in improving the way millions of people listen to music world wide.

As a software engineer you will work with our IT team designing and developing web services, REST APIs, and solutions that build our dynamic customer experiences for all of Bose’s customer touchpoints. The ideal candidate has strong Software Engineering skills and has worked with cloud deployment models and test-driven development in a fast-paced agile environment.

• Design and develop back-end microservices and REST APIs for connected devices, web applications, and mobile applications
• Collaborate with front-end and mobile app development teams on user-facing features and services
• Work with platform architects on software and system optimizations, helping to identify and remove potential performance bottlenecks
• Focus on innovating new and better ways to create solutions that add value and amaze the end user, with a penchant for simple elegant design in every aspect from data structures to code to UI and systems architecture
• Stay up to date on relevant technologies, plug into user groups, understand trends and opportunities that ensure we are using the best techniques and tools
• Work with other software leads on developing continuous integration (CI) pipeline and unit test automation
• Document the work you do, especially APIs that you create

Qualifications (demonstrated Competence)

• Expert knowledge coding languages such as Java, Python, or Node.js
• Hands on experience using and developing REST APIs
• Working knowledge of Relational (MySQL, Aurora), NoSQL database systems (Mongo, Cassandra, HBase, BigTable, Redis), or Big Data storage solutions
• Experience with cloud-based distributed application scaling & data processing
• Agile / Scrum methodology

Highly Desirable But Not Required Skills Include

• Experience with cloud computing APIs (Amazon Web Services preferred)
• Experience with cloud computing services (Amazon Web Services like EC2, Route53, CloudWatch, CloudFront, and RDS preferred)
• Experience with container based deployment systems such as Docker
• Knowledge of configuration management systems such as Puppet or Chef
• Interest in emerging platform-as-a-service / distributed application frameworks such as Cloud Foundry, Spring, ElasticBeanstalk and Docker

Experience

• 5 or more years working in software development
• 2+ years developing, deploying and maintaining high volume production web applications and/or web API services
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent

Bose is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. For additional information, please review: (1) the EEO is the Law Poster (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf); and (2) its Supplements (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm). Please note, the company’s pay transparency is available at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf. Bose is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application or employment process, please send an e-mail to Wellbeing@bose.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.