Software Development Engineer Iv - Cloud Platform & Tools Job in Groupon

Become a better developer by building things that help local businesses around the world thrive

Groupon is an experiences marketplace that brings people more ways to get the most out of their city or wherever they may be. By enabling real-time mobile commerce across local businesses, live events and travel destinations, Groupon helps people find and discover experiencesbig and small, new and familiarthat make for a full, fun and rewarding life. Groupon helps local businesses grow and strengthen customer relationshipsresulting in strong, vibrant communities. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. ?

We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact. We're curious, fun, a little intense, and kind of obsessed with helping local businesses thrive. Does that sound like a great way to grow your career? Let's get into the details: ?

You will spend your time on the following:

• Design and develop high-quality code using object-oriented coding principles, covered by unit and integration tests.
• Draw and implement abstract drawing board ideas into practical working components.
• Understand the big picture, conflicting views and participate constructively to find solutions.
• Identify and work with the stakeholders to define and implement success for the team.
• Collaborate with Product Management to define/plan/scope/prioritize/anticipate/mitigate the product backlog and/or tech debt.
• Actively participate in code reviews and technical discussions that help improve code quality of the product and help the team to be more productive.
• Lead complex cross-organization efforts that deliver high business value
• Own high level KPIs and metrics and plan for and guide decisions to achieve significant improvements in them.
• Represent/drive the team wherever possible and influence (if required) the stakeholders positively.
• Work with service owners across the company to make their services cloud ready.
• Support services on different technology stacks with application containerization, deployment and operation on Kubernetes/AWS.
• Identify gaps in our tooling and innovate proper solutions to bridge them as part of improving user experience.
• Ensure platform and application readiness in terms of capacity, performance, monitoring and stability.
• Guide/mentor fellow team members when needed.

Were excited about you if you have:

• B.Tech, BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent education with 8+ years of development experience on backend or full-stack services.
• Expert coding skills in one or more languages: Java, Ruby, C#, Python, Scala, Go or similar.
• Solid experience in designing foolproof, well-rounded, future-ready medium to large scale systems.
• Identify/define/implement/share engineering standards and best practices in software development.
• Good problem solver backed by solid analytical, logical and critical thinking.
• Deep understanding of the entire SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle).
• Deep understanding and solid working experience in microservices and relevant patterns.
• Good understanding of concepts such as Design-for-performance, Design-for-failure, Cloud Native, Cloud Ready, CI-CD, Observability and their associated tools/technology.
• Ability to work in a fast paced ever changing agile environment.
• Ability to lead, articulate and represent the team

We value engineers who are:

• Customer-focused: We believe that doing whats right for the customer is ultimately what will drive our business forward.
• Obsessed with Quality: Your Production code just works & scales linearly
• Team players. You believe that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback and also provide supportive feedback to help others grow/improve.
• Fast learners: We are willing to disrupt our existing business to trial new products and solutions. You love learning how to use new technologies and then rapidly apply them to new problems.
• Pragmatic: We do things quickly to learn what our customers desire. You know when its appropriate to take shortcuts that dont sacrifice quality or maintainability.
• Owners: Engineers at Groupon know how to positively impact the business by taking and owning initiatives.

Groupons purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the worlds largest local ecommerce marketplace, . Plus, be sure to that shape our culture, guide our strategy and make our company a great place to work. And just dont take our word for it. and learn more about our . If all of this sounds like something thats a great fit for you, then click apply and lets see where this takes us.

Groupon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications for employment, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment are based upon the ability to perform the job. Equal-employment opportunities are provided to all applicants and employees without regard to race, creed, religion, color, age, national origin, sex, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, military discharge status (excluding dishonorable discharge), veteran status, citizenship status, or other legally protected status. We are all responsible for maintaining this policy. Groupon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at hraccommodations at groupon.com. If you have concerns related to Groupons equal employment opportunities, you may contact Groupons Ethics Reporting Service .