Job Description
**Job Title Backend Developer - remote (EST!)
** **1 year contract to hire
** ** _Must Haves
_** **Need strong GO language experience and expertise with strong Java
knowledge as well.
** **Knowledge and experience with Azure cloud migration and Azure offerings
** ** _Job Description
_** As a Backend Developer, you will have the opportunity to design, build,
test, maintain, and have a direct and meaningful impact on the roadmap of the
Kroger Technology platform. You will be responsible for design and development
of backend components of highly scalable eCommerce web and Merchandising
applications.
Experience with **modern libraries and tooling
** Significant **GO and Java programming skills and data structures
** Significant **Microservices architecture and development skills
** Significant experience with the **Spring Framework (Persistence, REST,
Messaging, Integrations) such as Spring Boot
** Significant experience on core features of **Spring such as Dependency
Injection and Aspect-Oriented Programming, Spring Security etc
** Significant knowledge of **SQL Database and NoSQL Databases ( Oracle,
Postgres, Cassandra )
** Significant experience in **Messaging architectures & development- Kafka or
equivalen**t
Proven Experience in building **RESTful APIs and a deep understanding of REST
principles
** Proven Experience working with **Docker or similar technologies, GIT, CI/CD
and writing unit/integration tests
** Strong analytical problem solving skills and excellent written and verbal
communication skills
Self-starter with strong initiative, quality deliverable and ability to work
under pressure
Business-minded approach to time, costs, and deadlines
Demonstrated ability to work well within a team environment
** _Key Responsibilities
_** Develop backend eCommerce web and Merchandising applications in cloud
platform technologies
Collaborate with designers & product managers to iterate on the design &
implementation of our product
Work with Engineers from the full stack to build and ship features
Identify and uphold engineering best practices
Monitor performance, watch for traffic drops related to usability problems &
rectify the issues
Review app and feature code, and plan future API upgrades with the development
team
