Software Development Engineer IV - Python

Job Description

You will develop backend applications for the Groupon microservice ecosystem You will collaborate with teams in other organizations to ensure that required business features and compliance rules are implemented effectively Build features, plan deployment, coordinate timeline and tasks with project management and teams Improve service stability by identifying critical service-specific metrics, setting meaningful alerting thresholds, and automating alerting responses Create and maintain documentation for your projects Mentor junior staff Drive the discussion and decisions on technical topics related to the team we're excited about you if you have: 8+ years of proficient development experience working on software products / mobile applications B.Tech/BE/M.Tech degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject Experience designing, building, and operating enterprise grade cloud scale websites. Solid knowledge on python based development. Strong knowledge of debugging, software testing, and troubleshooting internal and external bug requests Solid knowledge of HTTP, REST, JSON, and service-oriented architecture. Solid Knowledge on search databases (elastic, opensarch, lucene, solr). Ability to write clean, modular, reusable code (using design patterns) and experience with unit-tests driven approach to development Experience with designing features/modules. Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them Proficient in code versioning tools, preferably Git, GitHub, GitLab. Knowledge of web technologies such as HTML, JS. Browser testing and debugging. Willingness to listen, learn and collaborate with others Excellent teamwork and time management skills Work experience in Agile Scrum methodologies Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence is a plus. Experience with development in Rect and frontend services is a plus. We value engineers who are: Customer-focused: We believe that doing what s right for the customer is ultimately what will drive our business forward. Obsessed with Quality: Your Production code Just Works & scales linearly Team players. You believe that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback and also provide supportive feedback to help others grow/improve. Fast learners: We are willing to disrupt our existing business to trial new products and solutions. You love learning how to use new technologies and then rapidly apply them to new problems. Pragmatic: we'do things quickly to learn what our customers desire. You know when it s appropriate to take shortcuts that don t sacrifice quality or maintainability. Owners: Engineers at Groupon know how to positively impact the business.