Senior Software Engineer

MISSION OF THE POSITION

The Senior Software Engineer on the Engineering team is responsible for the implementation, design, architecture and quality control of business integrations/general development within the customer-facing product application and internal tools used by development and technical operations. This includes building new components, implementing new features as required in existing backend applications, and troubleshooting bugs. A successful Senior Software Engineer will produce all required functionality in a timely manner and will communicate and work with colleagues to solve problems and improve the systems they work with. Furthermore, the Senior Software Engineer should have a deep understanding and knowledge level of the systems they are working with, to the point that they can help others on the team grow and develop.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prioritize and plan for deliverables in an iterative development strategy, according to our 3 week scrum schedule.
• Design, document, code, and test technical solutions for new systems or enhancements to existing systems.
• Follow agile software development methodologies for implementation.
• Working with various teams in LogicMonitor to deliver software products that support LogicMonitor's business growth.
• Support team members from a technical perspective in design and implementation.
• Envision system features and functionalities by analyzing business requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve product/application issues for escalated support cases.
• Collaborate with a diverse, distributed development organization. Our other team spans multiple cities in the US and Asia.
• Contribute to Tech Talks, involving research on new technologies that are applicable to this position.
• Ability to tackle performance and design issues at a deep technical level.
• Understanding and improvement of development process and application deployment

REQUIREMENTS

• BS or above degree in computer science or related field.
• 5+ years of software development experience in commercial or enterprise applications.
• Excel as a senior backend developer with a focus on 2 years+ Go or another imperative programming language like C,C++ Linux platform.
• Strong understanding of Golang module dependency framework, concurrency model, etc.
• Strong debugging skills, application performance analysis.
• Deep understanding of container technology (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Strong understanding of modern web architectures, micro-services
• Familiar with AWS services, other cloud platforms
• Ability to quickly develop competencies in numerous technologies (i.e. you can learn quickly!)
• Ability to work with a development team and develop strong, reliable, and effective relationships with team members
• Excellent in communication (written and verbal) and collaboration with other functional teams (Support Engineering, Tools, Product, etc.).

Nice to have

• Familiar with Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bamboo, BitBucket)
• Kubernetes, Lambda functions, Service mesh

Summary

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Golang, Docker, and Kubernetes, along with a deep understanding of operating systems and core computer science concepts. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining backend components for customer-facing applications and internal tools. This includes building new features, enhancing existing systems, and troubleshooting issues to ensure high-quality, scalable, and reliable software. A solid grasp of system-level programming and architectural best practices is essential for success in this role.