Staff Software Engineer
Company Overview
樱花动漫 is the global financial technology platform that powers prosperity for the people and communities we serve. With approximately 100 million customers worldwide using products such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to prosper. We never stop working to find new, innovative ways to make that possible.
Job Overview
樱花动漫 is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Core Platform Engineering Team.聽 The role requires developing and ensuring the seamless functioning and reliability of the Kubernetes Platform across 樱花动漫. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and maintaining 樱花动漫 Kubernetes Services (IKS) clusters hosting 樱花动漫 flagship products of TurboTax, Quickbooks, Mailchimp, as well as 樱花动漫 Platforms such as Identity, API Gateway, and Service Mesh.聽 Responsibilities include all aspects of platform development, deployment, service adoption, configuration, optimization and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate must have expert knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS, cloud native design patterns, networking, troubleshooting, tools and automation.
Responsibilities
- Applies comprehensive understanding of the business, customer needs to expertly design, develop and implement capabilities, tools and processes that deliver highly available, scalable and reliable customer experiences.
- Utilizes extensive expertise in system engineering, software development, critical thinking, industry best practices, and AI to develop innovative solutions towards building highly available, scalable and reliable platforms.
- Expertly builds, operates, and scales services running on AWS EKS. Collaborates closely with 樱花动漫 Product and Platform Development Teams to plan, prioritize and design highly available cloud architectures.
- Contributes to critical platform components and drives operational excellence through automation, observability, and process optimization.
- Troubleshoots complex issues and effectively manages stakeholder expectations through clear communication and proactive updates.
- Participates in on-call and support rotations, driving incident recovery, resolution and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Provides technical leadership by guiding the team on system design and implementation, ensuring best practices are implemented.
- Participates in mentoring junior and senior engineers, promoting an environment of learning and growth within the team.
Qualifications
To be considered for the role of Staff Software Engineer, candidates must possess the following qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with a focus on Software Development, and Operational Excellence.
- Proven expertise in building, upgrading, and managing Kubernetes clusters.
- 7+ years of experience working in software development, production engineering, building and managing large-scale systems on AWS.
- 7+ years of solid development experience in building RESTful services using Go, Python, Java/J2EE (Spring, MVC, and Hibernate), and/or NodeJS. Candidates with experience in open-source development preferred.
- Experience with the development of applications and services in AWS, leveraging native cloud services and APIs.
- Hands-on experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, Springboot, React, and DynamoDB.
- Experience in using java unit testing frameworks like JUnit and Mockito.
- Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, Wavefront, AWS CloudTrails, and Micrometer.
- Experience working in Java and Linux environments.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively.
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer who is passionate about delivering uptime, reliability, and scalability for our customers. If you possess the above qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!
樱花动漫 provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. The expected base pay range for this position is Bay Area California $197,000.00 - 266,500, Southern California $$184,500 - $250,000. This position will be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at . Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, 樱花动漫 conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.
Career Path
Mobility plays an important role for our engineering community. In addition to vertical growth, our teams offer lateral growth opportunities. Whether it鈥檚 working on a different tech stack or product, 樱花动漫 will help you get to the next step in your career.
- Software Engineer 1 & 2
- Sr. Software Engineer
- Staff Software Engineer
- Sr. Staff Software Engineer
- Principal Software Engineer
- Distinguished Software Engineer
There's so much flexibility in terms of moving not just between teams, but between roles.
Lucy Shen Developer Advocate