IT - Full Stack Developer IV

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2

Skills

Apache Tomcat
DNS
Data Management
Extreme Programming
Groovy
GitHub
JavaScript
Java
Pair Programming
PDM
Test-driven Development
Spring Framework
Scripting
Python
React.js

Job Details

Job Title: IT - Full Stack Developer IV

Location: Richfield, MN Hybrid

Duration: 1+ Year with potential extensions

Interview Process Overview: (Please share your answers for below 5 questions.)

We would like the candidate to answer these pre-screen questions when they apply.

  1. This is an eXtreme Programming (XP) team. Along with other XP practices, all production code is developed using pair programming and test-driven development (TDD).
    1. What about this excites you?
    2. What about this worries you?
  2. What causes you to refactor?
  3. How often would you refactor?
  4. How do you confirm the quality of the software you write?
  5. What aspects of technology and software development are currently exciting to you?

First interview: 30-minute screening interview with a pair of people from the team.

Second interview: 90-minute interview which includes a coding exercise.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Department Overview:

We are the Best Buy Product Data Management (PDM) team. We are building and delivering software and systems that ingest, manage, and publish product data for Best Buy eCommerce and enterprise use. We are committed to deliver the right software at the right time. This role is 100% pair programming and TDD.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a full stack engineer who wants to work on an agile development team. Our application stack includes (among other things) Python, Groovy, Java, Spring, and Cockroach DB. There might be a small portion of UI with ReactJS and other tools. Our team typically follows all day pairing (for everything coding, meetings, analysis and documentation) and rotates pairs every day. Our development process begins with Acceptance Test Driven Development. We do Extreme Programming daily.

Skills Used Daily:

  • Building high-performance, highly available and scalable distributed systems
  • Building the simplest possible thing that will continually deliver working software to customers
  • Service development, REST, HTTP, Python, Groovy, Java, Spring, Cockroach DB, JSON, XML
  • Prioritize, communicate clearly, and consistently deliver results
  • TDD, paired programming, code reviews, and aggressive refactoring
  • Work with open-source software and tools (e.g. Spring, Apache, Tomcat, GitHub, GitHub Actions, etc.)

Preferred Skills/Experience:

  • Knowledge of modern deployment, CI/CD, and configuration management tools
  • Ability and aptitude to dig into and solve challenging problems and proactively avoid problems
  • Experience in building web UI with ReactJS, or other JavaScript frameworks
  • Scripting, automation, and troubleshooting of processes and systems; scripting in the shell and at least one of the following: Ruby, Perl, or Python
  • Networks, security, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, and other infrastructure components

Preferred Soft Skills:

  • Courage to communicate in an honest and direct manner
  • Willing to accept decisions that depart from your opinion
  • Able to draft user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Enthusiastic and self-motivated
  • Excellent organizational skills
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