Backend Go Service Developer Level 1

Backend Developer

As a Backend Developer, you will have the opportunity to design, build, test, maintain, and have a direct and meaningful impact on the roadmap of the Kroger Technology platform. You will be responsible for design and development of backend components of highly scalable eCommerce web and Merchandizing applications.

They will be working with the backend services development team for the Checkout Domain which powers Kroger’s ecommerce experience.

• Experience with modern libraries and tooling

• Significant GO and Java programming skills and data structures

• Significant Microservices architecture and development skills

• Significant experience with the Spring Framework (Persistence, REST, Messaging, Integrations) such as Spring Boot

• Significant experience on core features of Spring such as Dependency Injection and Aspect-Oriented Programming, Spring Security etc

• Significant knowledge of SQL Database and No

SQL Databases (Oracle, Postgres, Cassandra)

• Significant experience in Messaging architectures & development
- Kafka or equivalent

• Proven Experience in building RESTful APIs and a deep understanding of REST principles

• Proven Experience working with Docker or similar technologies, GIT, CI/CD and writing unit/integration tests

• Strong analytical problem solving skills and excellent written and verbal communication

• Self-starter with strong initiative, quality deliverable and ability to work under pressure

• Business-minded approach to time, costs, and deadlines

• Demonstrated ability to work well within a team environment

Main Skillsets: Restful-service Development, Golang, great communication

Key Responsibilities

• Develop backend eCommerce web and Merchandizing applications in cloud platform technologies

• Collaborate with designers & product managers to iterate on the design & implementation of our product

• Work with Engineers from the full stack to build and ship features

• Identify and uphold engineering best practices

• Monitor performance, watch for traffic drops related to usability problems & rectify the issues