Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer  

Location: Jacksonville (Preferred) or Remote  

Overview:
Dark Matter Technologies seeks a Staff Software Engineer to develop new features and functionality as part of a team working on a serverless based, distributed, cloud-native application. Dark Matter utilizes AWS for hosting applications and is looking for a developer who can learn and leverage the best tools for the job. Security is a core part of the development process and critical to the success of the developer in this role. 

Summary 

The Staff Software Engineer will: 

• Write code and develop software applications (cloud and/or in-house), based on requirements, using programming languages, platforms, frameworks, and tools to create functional and efficient applications.  

• Analyze user requirements, develop software solutions, and ensure the applications are robust and efficient.  

• Perform rigorous testing to identify and fix any bugs or errors, including unit testing, integration testing, and debugging to ensure the software meets quality standards.  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and quality assurance professionals, to ensure the software meets user requirements and is delivered on time.  

• Update existing software applications to enhance functionality, fix issues, and incorporate new features, including troubleshooting, patching, and ensuring the software remains up-to-date.  

• Document the software development process, including code documentation, user manuals, and technical specifications to assist in knowledge transfer and future maintenance of the software. 

Day to day 

• Design, iterate and develop new product features 

• Build secure software from the beginning and always implementing least privilege 

• Collaborate with dev, qa, product and architecture teams on developing and delivering product enhancements on a regular cadence 

• Take ownership of quality and delivery of software 

• Create automated tests to validate product functionality 

• Identify opportunities for improvement in both processes and code 

What we're looking for 

• 5+ years' experience professional development 

• Experience in AWS using CloudFront, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, VPC, API Gateway 

• Node JS/TS 

• Python 
• Angular and/or general web development 
•  Experience testing with tools like Jest or Karma 
•  Experience building http-based APIs 
•  Experience researching and recommending innovative technologies and tools that align with business requirements and deliver value to customers 
•  Desire to build intuitive and easy-to-use user interfaces 
•  Capability to troubleshoot distributed systems 
• Desire to implement observability and support into the platform 
•  Knowledge of Azure DevOps build and deployment pipelines