Kobie Marketing

Lead Software Engineer

Kobie Marketing • $120K — $145K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in full software development life cycle
  • Strong leadership capabilities in guiding development teams
  • Deep expertise in J2EE technologies and SOA architecture
  • In-depth knowledge of database systems like PostgreSQL and Oracle
  • Experience in service-oriented architecture and API development
  • Proficiency in Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum
  • Familiarity with a range of Java frameworks and libraries

Responsibilities

  • Coach engineers on best practices and technical solutions
  • Lead all phases of Agile methodology including coding and testing
  • Focus on delivering high-quality, maintainable solutions
  • Collaborate with product owners to align solutions with business needs
  • Mentor team members on technology adoption and best practices
  • Promote good coding practices within the team
  • Create an engaging and respectful work environment

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and mentorship
  • A collaborative work environment that values continuous learning
  • Access to modern development tools and practices
  • Focus on outcomes that drive customer value
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
Full Job Description
About the team and what we will build together

You are a Lead Software Engineer with 8+ years experience in the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, automated build processes, testing, peer review, and DevOps. You are a critical thinker with experience prioritizing and negotiating several competing efforts and maintaining productivity through numerous context changes. You have led development teams and know how to define and commit to a body of work in which you ensure the successful delivery by breaking it down into consumable parts and collaborating with key team members. An attribute you excel at is the ability to drive out ambiguity in the technology solutions we build in order to bring value to our customers.

How you will make an impact

  • Gain the respect of your team and coach engineers at multiple levels to apply best practices when solutioning work items for our products.
  • Support and lead all phases of the Agile methodology (grooming, designing, coding, testing)
  • Focus on outcomes as opposed to output and ensure timely delivery of high quality, flexible and maintainable solutions.
  • Participate in design sessions; work with product owners to ensure your solutions meet the needs of the business and our customers.
  • Assist other team members with questions and provide guidance and mentorship on best practices and new technology adoption.
  • Promote and demonstrate good coding practice and patterns for the team
  • Establish and reinforce standards in the areas of coding, design, security, automation, and testing.
  • Create and maintain a highly engaging and respectful work environment that encourages learning and the advancement of our people, process, and tooling.


What you need to be successful

  • Experience leading development teams who are responsible for the successful delivery of prioritized roadmap items
  • Experience designing and developing applications and components using J2EE technologies, SOA architecture, with sound knowledge in front end technologies to deliver vertical slices of value
  • Deep experience with service-oriented architecture and API development within a containerized deployment environment
  • Experience with distributed computing and object-oriented design and analysis
  • Strong relational database skills using PostgreSQL / Oracle
  • Strong knowledge of Enterprise Messaging/Integration Patterns
  • Experience in developing XML / JSON based web-services
  • Experience in Java technologies: JMS, MDB, JPA (Hibernate)
  • Familiarity with key Java frameworks and libraries such as Spring (Boot, MVC, Security, Data), Hibernate/JPA, and relevant testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito)
  • Experience with high-volume, real-time applications
  • In depth experience with Agile (e.g., Scrum Process)
  • Apache Camel and Apache ActiveMQ
  • Java, Bamboo/GIT, Open source components and frameworks
  • Experience with Test Driven Development and BDD


Nice to Have:

  • Experience with Spring frameworks (Core, Boot, Batch, Data, REST)
  • Extensive experience in Microservices Architecture, GraphQL
  • Build Management tools (GitHub Actions, Hudson)
  • Familiarity and experience with AI/ML driven tooling
  • AWS, EKS, Karpenter, ArgoCD


About Kobie Marketing

Kobie Marketing is a loyalty marketing company that designs, builds, optimizes, and supports customer loyalty solutions for many of the world's most successful brands. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. Kobie Marketing's clients include AMC Theatres, Bank of America, Royal Bank of Canada, and Verizon. The company has won numerous awards for its work, including the 2019 Loyalty360 CX Award for Best Technology & Trends Provider.
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