Software Engineer - Backend

Software Engineer Software Engineer - Backend with 4+ years of experience. $70/hr C2C Location: San Francisco, CA - Hybrid Client: PayPal

You will be responsible for writing code, writing and executing tests, reviewing designs, monitoring our platform in production, and supporting the team as we deliver value for PayPal. Your work is part of a team of engineers at a variety of levels who work together to support each other and the platform.

Candidate Requirements:

Top 3 must-have hard skills (gather possible alternative skills & years)

Level or yrs. of experience with each skill

Stack-ranked by importance

1. Java 8

2. Spring Boot

3. Debugging / Problem resolution

Responsibilities:

Designing and creating engineering specifications for software programs and applications

Coding, modifying, testing and debugging programs according to design specifications

Working with quality assurance to develop software test plans

Collaborating with hardware engineers to assess and test hardware and software interaction

Implementing a specific development methodology

Documenting software specifications

Developing software prototypes

Skills:

Experience in Java and C++

Experience in RDBMS and SQL. Experience in Cassandra is an added advantage

Excellent knowledge in practicing OOAD, architectural and design patterns

Excellent in UNIX, Shell scripting, knowledge of Perl/Python is an added advantage

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Knowledge of Web Technologies

Familiarity with version control tools like GIT/Github

Should have participated in, and be familiar with, Agile (Scrum) project methodology and practices

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering or related field. Nice to have: Previous PayPal experience, SQL / NoSQL, Junit / Jacoco