IBM Senior Software Development Engineer 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

913151047

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Your Role and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement innovative software solutions for financial operations management.
• Architect and develop scalable, reliable, and maintainable software applications to meet business requirements.
• Lead technical discussions and provide mentorship to junior developers to foster their growth and development.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines.
• Proactively identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and other software engineering challenges.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software development and financial operations.
• Focuses on driving constant improvement and engagement in the team

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Leadership Skills: Ability to lead a team, mentor junior developers, and collaborate effectively with other departments.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Proficiency in identifying complex technical problems and implementing effective solutions.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients.
• Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile environments, such as Scrum or Kanban, and familiarity with Agile principles.
• Compliance and Security: Awareness of compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, FIPS) and security best practices.
• Technical Expertise:
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in languages commonly used in microservices development, such as Java/Scala/Go/ Python/Node.js.
• Microservices Architecture: Strong understanding of microservices principles, including service decomposition, API design, and inter-service communication (REST, gRPC).
• Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP, including services like AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or Google Cloud Functions.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment practices, using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Travis CI.
• DevOps Practices: Understanding of DevOps principles, including infrastructure as code (IaC), configuration management, and automated deployment.
• Databases: Proficiency in working with both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB) databases.
• Monitoring and Logging: Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana) and logging frameworks (e.g., Splunk, ELK stack) for tracking microservices performance and debugging.
• Testing Automation: Knowledge of testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito, Selenium) and techniques for automated testing of microservices.
• Security: Understanding of security principles and practices, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure coding standards.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Leadership Skills: Ability to lead a team, mentor junior developers, and collaborate effectively with other departments.
• Project Management: Experience in planning, executing, and delivering software projects on time and within budget.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Proficiency in identifying complex technical problems and implementing effective solutions.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients.
• Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile environments, such as Scrum or Kanban, and familiarity with Agile principles.
• FinOps Domain Knowledge: Understanding of FinOps concepts, such as Cloud Cost, Cost Optimization, budgeting and rightsizing.
• Compliance and Security: Awareness of compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, FIPS) and security best practices.
• Technical Expertise:
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in languages commonly used in microservices development, such as Java, Scala, Go, Python or Node.js.
• Microservices Architecture: Strong understanding of microservices principles, including service decomposition, API design, and inter-service communication (REST, gRPC).
• Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP, including services like AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or Google Cloud Functions.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment practices, using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Travis CI.
• DevOps Practices: Understanding of DevOps principles, including infrastructure as code (IaC), configuration management, and automated deployment.
• Databases: Proficiency in working with both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB) databases.
• Monitoring and Logging: Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana) and logging frameworks (e.g., Splunk, ELK stack) for tracking microservices performance and debugging.
• Testing Automation: Knowledge of testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito, Selenium) and techniques for automated testing of microservices.
• Security: Understanding of security principles and practices, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure coding standards.