Senior Software Engineer - Backend
DigiCert
Who we are
We're a leading, global security authority that's disrupting our own category. Our encryption is trusted by the major ecommerce brands, the world's largest companies, the major cloud providers, entire country financial systems, entire internets of things and even down to the little things like surgically embedded pacemakers. We help companies put trust - an abstract idea - to work. That's digital trust for the real world.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a key contributor to the design, development, and maintenance of our platforms. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software that meets the needs of our customers.
What you will do
- Collaborate with product managers, UX designers and architects to understand project requirements and technical specifications.
- Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications, ensuring they meet high-quality standards and performance benchmarks.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code, in accordance with coding standards and best practices.
- Conduct code reviews to increase code quality, consistency, and alignment with the product design and architecture.
- Analyze, troubleshoot, and debug product defects and provide timely solutions to customer issues.
- Stay up to date on emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve software development processes and tools.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and help drive technical innovation within the team.
What you will have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5 years of professional experience in a software development role.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, Go, C++) and a strong grasp of software development principles.
- Expertise developing, consuming, and evolving RESTful web services
- Knowledge of both relational (MySQL, MariaDB) and NoSQL/non-relational (Cassandra) databases
- Proficiency in containerization with Docker and expertise in container orchestration utilizing Kubernetes
- Experience with software development methodologies, such as Agile
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze and address complex technical issues.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Experience building cloud native applications, services-based architecture, DevOps principles and continuous deployment.
- Application of secure coding practices and methodologies.
- A passion for unit testing and consistently delivering high-quality code.
Nice to have
- A high-performance individual who is persistent and self-motivated to accomplish assigned tasks.
- Understanding of SSL/TLS, PKI, and other security-related technologies is a plus.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Hand-on experience with Swagger/OpenAPI is a plus.
- Strong desire to innovate and develop future technology.
Benefits
- Generous time off policies
- Top shelf benefits
- Education, wellness and lifestyle support
DigiCert offers a competitive benefits package for all of our full-time employees. If you want to know more about them, please reach out to us at TA@digicert.com.