Software Engineer - Agile/DevOps - Remote

Overview

UltraDNS is revitalizing its engineering culture and adopting modern software design and delivery techniques. We are looking for intellectually passionate people who learn quickly, thrive in a fast-paced environment and stay current with the latest technologies. We want people who fit our emerging Agile/Devops culture, enjoy debating and learning from differing opinions, and have a high level of engagement. Strong programming and software design skills are essential, so we'll ask you to write code during most steps of the interview process.

In Short

• Collaborate within an Agile (Scrum/Kanban) team to develop services and products.
• 60% Focus: Developing, testing, and debugging production-quality code, primarily in Java, with some involvement in Python or other.
• 40% Focus: Automating development workflows.
• Building with tools such as Ant, Gradle, and Jenkins.
• Testing with frameworks like JUnit and Cucumber.
• Deploying using tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Design, develop, and optimize database schemas for applications and services.
• Work with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
• Monitor and improve the performance and health of the services and databases you develop.
• Collaborate with senior engineers, database administrators, and product teams to ensure efficient data access patterns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of experience developing enterprise software and services.
• 1+ year of experience with Unix/Linux systems.
• 2+ years of experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Experience working on scalable systems or developing RESTful APIs. Proficiency in Java or a similar programming language (Python is a plus).
• Familiarity with micro services architecture and cloud environments.
• Basic understanding of database optimization, indexing, and query tuning.
• Basic knowledge of performance monitoring and scalability principles.

Benefits

• Generous time off policies
• Top shelf benefits
• Education, wellness and lifestyle support