- This position is open to candidates located in Colombia or Costa Rica only -
Gorilla Logic is looking for a passionate mid-level backend Software Engineer to think critically, collaborate with product managers, architects, and QA to build and release software solutions. The successful candidate will be able to build high- quality, innovative, and fully performing software in compliance with coding and technical design standards. You will be working on a variety of projects that have a direct impact on our mission and will be involved in all aspects of the development lifecycle from design to deployment.
What you'll do
- Work on backend system development building APIs and data integration systems.
- Exhibit a solid understanding of Java and Spring Boot, micro-services, and inter-service communication using technologies like Kafka and RabbitMQ.
- Write well designed, testable, efficient, and documented code.
- Integrate disparate software components into a fully functional software system.
- Develop software verification plans and follow quality assurance procedures.
- Translate architectural diagrams and documentation into backend code.
- Develop functional applications, databases, and data flows to support product capabilities.
- Design and develop secure, performant RESTful services and APIs.
- Ensure that non-functional requirements such as security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability are being considered when developing solutions.
- Tailor and deploy software tools, processes and metrics.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrate 3-5 years of experience in backend system development building APIs and data integration systems.
- Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
- Strong collaboration, prioritization, and adaptability skills required.
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Experience with Git or other version control systems.
- Experience working with multi-site and/or offshore teams or team members.
- Experience integrating systems, libraries, components, and data.
- Understanding of Agile software development concepts and processes.
- Understanding of the eventual data consistency model.
- Passionate about writing clean, well-organized, and production-ready code
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using Docker and Test Containers for local development.
- Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CICD)