Software Engineer 2, Inventory (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)

Job Description

Are you ready to help build a new platform of APIs and web applications that powers one of the most important business areas at Nordstrom? Do you enjoy working on distributed ledger transaction validation, cache invalidation and other inventory management problems? Are you looking for a team of committed individuals working toward a common goal with clarity and purpose? 
 

We are the Enterprise Inventory Ingress team. With responsibility over building and supporting various applications and services including Store Inventory Management, Transfers, Receiving, Allocations, Routing, Sales & Return, Shipment, and Inventory Control, we are a significant part of Nordstrom customer experience. We build out new features and experiences on the Java, AWS, and Oracle technology stack in an agile, team-oriented and collaborative environment. We encourage innovation and expect developers to take a high level of ownership throughout the software lifecycle, while having a continuous aim to improve and optimize the end user experience. 

A day in the life...

• Design & develop innovative solutions to drive Nordstrom business.  

• Have a passion for writing clean, consistent, and elegant code to create scalable and reliable systems 

• Contribute towards moving the team forward in leading edge processes like continuous integration, continuous delivery, cloud migration and test-driven development 

• Work with defect tracking, source code control and software release systems to ensure high-quality software releases over time 

• Assist in peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback 

• Contribute to the design and development process as part of a SCRUM team. 

• Transition from application development to support as needed to ensure that appropriate support is available in a timely and efficient manner. 

• Drive build and release plans and implementation of all actions required to deploy applications to production environment. 

• Assist development manager with planning, analysis and definition of high-level software strategies and solutions through functional knowledge and an understanding of the enterprise business systems and industry. 

• Have a passion for keeping yourself current with industry trends and new technologies and ability to apply trends to architectural needs 

• Ensure corporate policies and industry best practices are observed and followed in developed applications. 

• Provide high-level analysis and design reviews to other members in department to avoid duplication of efforts in solving same application problem with different products. 

• Participate in rotating 24x7 shifts to support developed products 

• Work with business, infrastructure and security teams on delivering any enhancements and bug fixes for production systems 

You own this if you have...

• 3+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, Engineering or equivalent practical experience  

• Experience analyzing, designing, coding, testing, installing and maintaining complex software programs 

• Knowledge of Java and Java Springboot framework. Knowledge of other programming languages (like Python, JavaScript, C#) is a plus  

• Our systems are built with a variety of technologies; therefore, applicants should have a strong grasp of multiple tech stacks  

• Experience with Backend Database RDBMS (preferably Oracle) or NoSQL databases 

• Experience with RESTful architecture and micro services. JSON and XML is required 

• Experience with Amazon AWS services is required 

• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker) and modern development practices and development lifecycle using Scrum, Kanban, Lean or other agile methodologies 

• Familiarity with CI/CD and testing tools 

• Familiarity with messaging middleware (Kafka, SQS) 

• Experience with writing services as well as consuming services using REST, SOAP, XML, JSON or any combination 

• Emphasis on building metrics into the system and providing visibility on uptime and performance via real time alerting, reporting, and dashboards 

• Sound object-oriented design skills and knowledge of application design patterns  

• Experience working with diverse, collaborative, cross-functional teams 

• Strong verba