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GoTo Foods · 7 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

Go To Foods is on a journey to build out an industry leading Digital Platform which will power its 7 existing brands and enable smooth integration of future brands. The Principal Software Engineer will oversee the solution architecture and development of the backend API components of the platform that powers our digital assets, providing technical leadership through coaching and mentorship to other team members.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingRestaurantsRetail

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the design and solutioning of high-performance backend APIs using Express.js and Nest.js

Collaborate with product and technology leadership to help plan the roadmap for technology pods

Research and assess feasibility of features suggested by business teams

Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery, providing technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship

Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing best practices and performing peer code reviews

Foster CI/CD practices, automated testing, and deployment pipelines to ensure a smooth development and release process

Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise platform services

Provide guidance to engineering teams in support of cloud infrastructure

Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software

Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications

Analyze and resolve technical and application problems

Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties

Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time

Research and evaluate a variety of software products

Qualification

Node.jsExpress.jsNest.jsCloud platformsKubernetesTypeScriptCICD practicesMicroservicesREST APIsGitAgile methodologiesDebuggingTeam developmentCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, required

7+ years' experience as a Software Developer in NestJS, ExpressJS, NodeJS, KOA or other frameworks

5+ years' experience with cloud platforms like Azure, GCP, or AWS

3+ years' experience with Kubernetes

Experience with Terraform or other cloud SDKs

Prior experience in technical leadership, team development and supporting delivery

In-depth knowledge and experience with developing web applications with service-oriented framework, microservices and Rest APIs

Proficiency in TypeScript, with a deep understanding of its concepts and features

Extensive experience designing and developing enterprise grade software

Experience with source control management systems like Git and continuous integration/deployment environments

Experience with agile development methodologies including Kanban and Scrum

Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization

Expert level knowledge with Node, Express.js, Nest.js, NPM, React, Babel, Firebase, React, Gatsby, JAMStack, Application Insights

Expert level debugging capabilities and deep understand of deployment architectures to debug distributed applications

Deep understanding of authentication strategies

Advanced knowledge of CICD practices and ability to understand pipelines

Advance user of GIT, Jira, Confluence, and other supporting tools

Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented and service-oriented application development techniques and theories

Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment

Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders

Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes

Experiences with QSR solutions like OLO

Experiences with enterprise integrations of CMS

High level working knowledge of SSO, application implementation, administration, SAML Authentication, etc

Ability to communicate complex, technical concepts to business leaders and technical resources in clear concise language; to convey clear, concise information in verbal, written, electronic, and other communication formats; to demonstrate active listening while engaging others; and to articulate ideas and present information to all levels of the organization and varying sizes of audiences

Ability to develop and maintain positive business relationships and foster an environment of mutual respect, understanding, trust, and support

Ability to adapt and adjust planned work through analyzing work demands, competing priorities, and tight deadlines; and to understand the most effective and efficient means to accomplish tasks within the parameters of the organizational structure, processes, systems, and policies

Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in dealing with matters of significance; and to conduct research, analyze data, and arrive at valid conclusions

Ability to conduct research, perform analysis, and communicate results effectively

Ability to anticipate and respond to the needs of stakeholders (e.g., internal, and external customers, etc.) in a timely manner

Comfortable using AI coding tools using GitHub copilot

Preferred

Master's degree

Company

GoTo Foods

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Atlanta-based platform company GoTo Foods (formerly known as Focus Brands) is a leading developer of global multi-channel foodservice brands.

Founded in 2004

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.focusbrands.com/

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