Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack Development (8-15 yrs)

Role : Principal Software Engineer

At Skillsoft, we are all about making work matter. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. We are bold, sharp, driven and most of all, true. Join us in our quest to democratize learning and help individuals unleash their edge.

OVERVIEW :

To succeed in this challenging journey, we have set up multiple co-located teams across the globe (Hyderabad, US, Europe), embracing the scaled agile framework, a Micro Services approach combined with the DevOps model. We have passionate engineers working full time on this new platform in Hyderabad and its only the beginning. You will get a chance to work with brilliant people and some of the best development and design teams, in addition to working with cutting edge technologies such as React, Java/Node JS, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS.

We are looking for exceptional Java/Node based full stack developers to join our team You will work alongside the Architect and DevOps teams to fully form an autonomous development squad and be in-charge of a part of the product.

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS :

- Designing and developing software Products : You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software products using a Java, Node.JS, React framework in Microservices architecture hosted on AWS cloud.

- Collaborating with cross-functional teams : You will work closely with cross-functional teams such as product management, user experience, DevOps and CloudOps teams to deliver high-quality software product

- Participating in agile development practices : Skillsoft follows agile development practices, and as a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will be responsible for participating in agile ceremonies such as grooming, stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

- Staying up-to-date with emerging technologies : You will be expected to stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and apply this knowledge to improve software development practices at Skillsoft.

- Overall, as a Full Stack Principal Software Engineer at Skillsoft, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software product, providing technical leadership to the team, and contributing to the overall success of the company.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS :

- Minimum 10+ years of software engineering development experience developing cloud-based enterprise solutions.

- Expertise in programming languages (Java, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS)

- Expertise in JavaScript frameworks (Node.js, React, Redux, Angular, Express.js)

- Expertise with frameworks (Spring Boot, Stream processing)

- Expertise in working with REST API, Web services and SAML integrations

- Expertise working with databases preferably Postgres.

- Good knowledge on DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, AWS)

- Experience with code versioning tools, preferably Git (Github, Gitlab, etc) and the feature branch workflow

- Working Experience on Kafka, RabbitMq (messaging queue systems)

- Knowledge on design principles and design patterns

- Good problem solving and analytical skills and understanding of various data structures and algorithms.

- Must know how to code applications on Unix/Linux based systems.

- Experience with build automation tools like Maven, Gradle, NPM, WebPack, Grunt.

- Sound troubleshooting skills to address code bugs, performance issues and environment issues that may arise.

- Good understanding of the common security concerns of high volume publicly exposed systems

- Experience in working with Agile/Scrum environment.

- Strong analytical skills and the ability to understand complexities and how components connect and relate to each other