Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce Service Cloud

Sysco

2mo ago

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Job
Full-time
Mid & Senior Level
Software Engineering
$109.1K - $181.8K
Houston

Requirements

Mandatory Experience:
Bachelor's degree in CS or 4-5 years of relevant developer experience
5-8 years of experience in developing high performance and highly scalable applications in an agile environment, depending on education
Extensive hands-on experience and expertise using modern programming languages and platforms (Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, Ruby, Groovy, Salesforce, etc)
5 years in solution design and development experience building cloud-native applications using open-source frameworks like Spring
3 years of experience building & deploying applications on a cloud platform such as AWS, GCP or Azure
3 years of knowledge and experience with REST API design and implementation, and event driven architecture
Competencies:
Understands and implements code quality best practices, and can support others on their team in these practices
Develops effective unit tests and implements integration and end-to-end testing.
Able to support a wide variety of release management processes: planning, scheduling, and controlling software through different phases and environments, including versioning, branching, merging, testing, and deploying software releases
Proficiency with DevOps tools and concepts, including continuous integration, continuous deployment / delivery, configuration and containerization, infrastructure as a code, and monitoring
Possesses skills, experience, and proficiency with Agile practices (e.g. Lean, XP, Scrum, Kanban) and leverages these to improve processes, estimation, etc.
Strong experience building and deploying applications on a cloud platform such as AWS
Researches the answers to questions independently, improves work skills, and identifies key growth areas and topics of interest for the team. Provides learning recommendations to team members that target professional growth. Directly supports team strategies and processes for continuous learning (e.g. feedback processes, team development efforts)
Directly communicates with key business and technical stakeholders across multiple channels: meetings and discussions, demos and presentations, written communication, etc.
Works and collaborates effectively within a product team and connects with other teams and team members in and outside of the product family as needed.
AWS/Azure/GCP Certified Developer and DevOps Engineer is a big plus

Responsibilities

Leverages strong understanding of business to develop high quality code to meet product/platform requirements
Drives and leads adoption of architecture standards and development practices like Test-Driven development, code reviews, static code analysis etc.
Writes effective technical user stories and ensures that non-functional requirements are met to ensure performance, scaling, resilience and maintainability of software/solutions
Actively resolves defects and manages technical debt
Develops unit tests to ensure good coverage and regression testing ability
Assists in the development of automated tests and environment management scripts
Practices DevOps methods like CI/CD, SDLC automation and proactive monitoring/telemetry
Participates in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives to enable progress, and surface and resolve impediments
Evaluates emerging technologies continually to identify opportunities, trends and best practices to strengthen Sysco’s development practices
May play a supervisory role toward junior technical resources as they commit to and deliver work

FAQs

What is the main focus of the Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce Service Cloud role?

The main focus of the role is to drive effective delivery of product/platform needs by developing high-quality software and technical solutions, while also being fluent in Salesforce Service Cloud functionality and coaching junior developers.

What types of programming languages and frameworks should candidates be proficient in for this position?

Candidates should have extensive hands-on experience with modern programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, Ruby, Groovy, as well as expertise in Salesforce. Additionally, experience with open-source frameworks like Spring is required.

How much experience is needed in building and deploying cloud-native applications?

Candidates should have at least 5 years of solution design and development experience in building cloud-native applications, along with at least 3 years of experience deploying applications on cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.

What methodologies and practices should candidates be familiar with?

Candidates should be proficient in agile practices (e.g., Lean, XP, Scrum, Kanban) and be familiar with DevOps methods including CI/CD, SDLC automation, and proactive monitoring/telemetry.

What role does this position play in team dynamics and project management?

The Senior Software Engineer will participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, enabling progress and helping to surface and resolve impediments. Additionally, they may play a supervisory role toward junior technical resources.

Are there any specific educational requirements for this role?

Yes, candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or 4-5 years of relevant developer experience, along with 5-8 years of experience developing high-performance and highly scalable applications in an agile environment.

What is the importance of writing technical user stories in this position?

Writing effective technical user stories is crucial as it ensures that non-functional requirements are met, which ultimately guarantees the performance, scalability, resilience, and maintainability of software solutions.

Is there a certification requirement for this position?

While not mandatory, having AWS, Azure, or GCP Certified Developer and DevOps Engineer certifications is considered a significant plus for candidates.

In what ways should the candidate demonstrate their understanding of code quality?

Candidates should understand and implement code quality best practices and be able to support their team members in these practices, including effectively developing unit tests and implementing integration and end-to-end testing.

What is expected regarding the candidate's ability to research and foster team growth?

Candidates are expected to independently research answers to questions, improve their work skills, identify key growth areas, and provide learning recommendations to team members to support professional development and continuous learning initiatives within the team.

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Mission & Purpose

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 71,000 colleagues, the company operates 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2022 that ended July 3, 2022, the company generated sales of more than $68 billion. Information about our CSR program, including Sysco’s 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, can be found at sysco.com/csr2021report.