Software Engineer I - Java

About us

Clients range from single-location retailers to franchise groups with hundreds of stores, all running our point-of-sale and loyalty software. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

What this job is

We are adding a Software Engineer I - Java to our Payments team. Our Payments team is six engineers and we're adding one more. Most of the work is backend services, with some internal tooling. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

What you'll work on

Keep dependencies current and patch findings from Dependabot or Snyk. Design, build and maintain services in Python, Go or Java that handle real customer traffic. Maintain REST and gRPC APIs used by internal teams and outside partners. Write unit and integration tests and keep the CI pipeline green. Review pull requests from teammates and give clear, specific feedback. Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates. Ship small, frequent changes behind feature flags.

Requirements

1+ years of professional software development experience. Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including writing efficient SQL. Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design. Willing to join the on-call rotation once ramped up. Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers.

Bonus points

Infrastructure as code with Terraform. Contributions to open source projects.

Benefits

Salary range: $112,000 to $131,000 per year

Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one. 401(k) with 4% match. 11 paid holidays. Gym membership reimbursement. Medical, dental and vision insurance. Life insurance. Annual bonus.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Chesapeake Cloud.