Software Engineer 3 Job Description

Software Engineer 3 Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Software Engineer 3 to join our team.

Collaborate with peers and seniors within and across the teams;
Drive innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development;
Assist with application deployments in our Cloud environment;
Identify and document best practices;
Work closely with design & product to craft great product experiences;
Design, development and testing of web applications and services following best practices;
Work with operations teams to ensure the applications and services are highly available;
Support customer issues and bugs;
Develop Kubernetes based infrastructure for maintaining our build systems (Go based);
Intense eagerness to learn, ready to dive deep into complex problems;
Design the gRPC API for communication between the microservices;
Work in a dynamic Agile development environment and being adaptable to changing requirements;
Continuously review the product and code for optimizations and performance improvements;
Document architectures, procedures, and processes in use and contribute to the improvement of the process;
Participate in planning, estimation, prioritization and cost-benefit analysis for projects.

Strong understanding of web-based programming languages;
Good understanding and hands on experience with databases such as MySQL/ Oracle etc;
Exposure to one or more server side scripting technologies;
Perform high quality software analysis, design, development, testing and maintenance for the PayPal core technology platform;
Experience in Unix based development environment (Unix, Shell, Perl, Python) is a plus;
Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize and meet deadlines;
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other container management solutions;
Experience with Kubernetes lifecycle management;
Excellent problem solving, analytical skills, and technical troubleshooting skills;
Experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud;
Strong experience in Linux based systems (Administration level preferred);
Strong programming background preferably in distributed systems;
Proficiency in Go;
Background in gRPC and Protocol Buffers;
Familiarity with software engineering tools such as Git, Jenkins, and Code review.