Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack Java)

Inspyr Solutions (formerly Genuent) is currently seeking a Staff Software Engineer for a full-time, direct hire opportunity for our client based in Santa Monica. CA. In the role of a staff software engineer you will be part of the software engineering organization responsible building applications that allows staff to publish new content to multi websites, build backend services that monitor key infrastructure of the internet.You will be responsible for innovating, leading and implementing new services, take an active role in designing and architecting new web applications and backend services using modern technology stack and cloud infrastructure.Key Responsibilities & Duties:Develop and Maintain: Leads the work of other small groups of engineers, including offshore associates, for assigned Engineering projects by providing pertinent documents, direction, and examples; identifying short- and long- term solutions and timeline; reviewing and approving proposed solutions; implementing new architectural patterns; and performing design and code reviews of changes.Architecture & Scalability: Ensure service architecture and integration pattern use in the project can scale over time and support high availability pattern and SLAs.Coordinate Resources: Coordinate the work of on-site and remote team members, including close alignment of work focus, review and testing.Instill Best Practices: Learn and instill best practices in the areas of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CICD), containerization and pipelines, test-driven development, and testing automation; provide technical documentation of code.Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong data structures and algorithms knowledge.
• 8+ years of server-side software development experience.
• 8+ years of object-oriented programing.
• Proficiency with Java, HTML5, CSS, and at least one reasonably popular JavaScript framework (e.g., React, Angular, Polymer, Backbone, Ember).
• Experience working with distributed services and in microservice architecture.
• Solid understanding of software security fundamentals and experience building internet-scale applications with security at the forefront; evaluates and improves the security posture throughout the entire SDLC.

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent engineering experience, Master preferred.
• 8+ years of experience developing applications using Spring & Spring Boot frameworks.
• Hands on experience working with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with Kafka and Kubernetes.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in the English language; multilingual or bilingual a plus with ideally one of the six UN official languages.
• Ability to work with highly diverse workforce.
• Able to work independently (self-motivated) and multi-task under pressure (focused).