Software Engineer

Role: Software Engineer 
Duration: 6-12+ Months Contract
Location – St. Louis, MO (5 Days Onsite)

Only Local candidates will work out

Must-Have Skills:
Skill 1 – Recent experience in Java, Kotlin, Oracle, Postgres, Data handling, Spring, Spring Boot
Skill 2 – Recent experience in Kafka, in-memory caching
Skill 3 – Experience with cloud environments (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Amazon Web Services, etc.)

Good To have Skills –
Skill 1 – Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes

Role Description -
Our Digital and eCommerce division is looking to transform the Digital and eCommerce technology engine. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a leadership role on a product team to design and build new features and components in our evolving platform, helping to embrace modern principles like microservices and event-driven architectures.

ABOUT OUR TECHNOLOGY:
The Digital and eCommerce team currently operates several B2B websites and direct digital sales channels via a globally deployed cloud-based platform that are a growth engine for Client's life science business. We provide a comprehensive catalog of all products, enabling our customers to find products and purchase products as well as get detailed scientific information on those products.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
* Work as part of an Agile development team, taking ownership for one or more services
* Provides leadership to the Agile Development team, driving technical designs to support business goals
* Ensuring the entire team exemplifies excellence in design, code, test and operation
* A willingness to lead by example – embracing change and foster a Growth and Learning culture on the team
* Mentoring team members through code review, design reviews
* Taking a lead role, working with product owners to help refine the backlog, breaking down features and epics into executable stories
* Have a high-quality software mindset – making sure that the code you write works
* Design and implement robust data pipelines to ingest, process, and store large volumes of data from various sources.
* Stay updated with the latest technologies and trends in data engineering and propose innovative solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
* Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Mandatory Skills:
* 8-10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
* Recent experience in Java, Kotlin, Oracle, Postgres, Data handling, Spring, Spring Boot
* Recent experience in Kafka, in-memory caching
* Experience in developing REST services.
* Experience in unit test frameworks.
* Ability to provide solutions based on business requirements.
* Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
* Ability to work with global teams and a flexible work schedule.
* Must have excellent problem-solving skills and be customer-centric.
* Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Skills:
* Experience with Microservices, CI/CD, Event-Oriented Architectures, and Distributed Systems
* Experience with cloud environments (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Amazon Web Services, etc.)
* Experience leading product-oriented engineering development teams is a plus
* Familiarity with web technologies (e,g,, JavaScript, HTML, CSS), data manipulation (e.g., SQL), and version control systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab)
* Familiarity with DevOps practices/principles, Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and the product development lifecycle
* Familiarity with modern web APIs and full stack frameworks.
* Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes is a plus
* Experience with Apache Airflow, Apache Flink, and Google BigQuery is a plus
* Experience developing eCommerce systems – especially B2B eCommerce – is a plus.