Senior Developer (DevOps Engineer) - GNS & Transcon Products, IS Operational Experience

Company Description

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

• 18,000 trained professionals
• 350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries
• Fortune 500
• Globally unified systems

Job Description

As part of the Operational Experience IS Portfolio, the Ground Network Service (GNS) & Transcon teams are responsible for migrating transportation functionality from Legacy systems to Expeditors’ migrated platform. As a DevOps Engineer for the Transportation Data Pipeline (TDP) you will be part of an Agile Team consisting of business analysts, quality assurance engineers, configuration engineers, and TDP Developers. Your team is part of a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) ART, all working together to deliver on prioritized business and architectural initiatives.

The developer responsibilities for this position will contribute to a Kubernetes runtime consisting of a series of micro-services built with Spring Boot over Java. These TDP micro-services are responsible for integrating legacy and migrated operations to ensure seamless workflows. This candidate will have experience in application development and coaching or mentoring junior developers.  

The operations side of this position is looking for experience in Cloud CI/CD, IoC, and micro-service observability. Experience working with Microsoft Azure, most notably AKS, is a definite plus.

The ideal candidate for this DevOps position must be a problem solver, strong collaborator, and able to provide clarity around complex topics. They will have proven interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively. The candidate is also technically savvy, constantly learning, always leading by example, and can build relationships with our agile teams, and product management.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Work as an integral part of a cross-functional team in a scaled, agile environment.
• Produce reliable, maintainable, java code. Includes appropriate unit tests.
• Participate in peer-to-peer design and code reviews.
• Own shifts for bug triage, prod/non-prod escalations, and deployments.
• Use a variety of debugging techniques to investigate. Includes identifying solutions, proactively monitoring, and as-appropriate escalation.
• Actively participates in team/ART engagements and the TDP’s Community of Practice (CoP).
• Regularly reviews pipelines, monitoring dashboards, and logs to proactively detect issues and implement corrective measures.
• Design future development/operational work based on requirements; estimate effort.
• Analyze application runtime to identify areas of performance improvement/resource optimization.
• Proactively contribute to knowledge base and project documentation.
• Coach TDP Devs on k8s and Azure CI/CD opportunities.

This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

• Downtown Seattle
• Federal Way
• Lynnwood
• Bellevue (Factoria)

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years* experience with enterprise level development and high transaction volumes, cloud native development, cloud-based CI/CD, Git, Spring Boot, & Kubernetes.
• 3 years* experience in object-oriented programming, functional programming, and component-based development in a professional team environment (Ex:  Java, Python).
• Demonstrated ability to produce high quality code (e.g. testable/extensible, maintainable) for complex technical solutions.
• Experience with the configuration, maintenance, and cost management of Cloud runtimes. Most notably MSFT AKS runtimes.
• Proficient in the software development lifecycle (SDLC), especially with Agile techniques.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ready to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, Agile environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience mentoring other developers and/or engineers.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or comparable training/certification/experience in data structures, object-oriented programming, application performance analysis, and multi-threaded programming.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience or understanding of the transportation/logistics industry. 
• Prior experience working with system-to-system integration and system migration projects. 
• Proficient with Java, Git, Spring, Kafka Streams, Kubernetes, Argo CD, micro-service development.
• Strong understanding of Kafka fundamentals (partitioning, idempotent messaging, replay, compact…).
• Familiar with Helm, Strimzi, Terraform, Prometheus/Grafana, Elastic, Kafka Broker Administration.
• Experience with IntelliJ, Maven, Sonar, RocksDB, and Event Driven Architecture.
• Experience designing and contributing to best-in-class observability.
• Proficient in driving technical and process improvements.
• Experience with DevSecOps, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and/or Azure Data Fabric.

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Additional Information

Expected base salary:  $140,000 to $200,000

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid vacation
• Holidays (10)
• Flexible Days (2)
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Commuter Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
• Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday 
• Business professional dress code

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.