Principle Software Engineer

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Principle Software Engineer in Westlake, TX. Responsibilities:

• Build and lead the definition of system architecture, detailed solution design and document complex solutions on a platform dedicated to high scale processing of large amounts of data
• Care about cycle time and use Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) practices, tools to rapidly deploy changes to customers while minimizing risk using practices like A/B tests, blue-green deployments, and feature toggles
• Create and maintain high quality service documentation
• Write concise and clear technical specifications based on analysis of complex business requirements
• Have effective communication skills and technical expertise to drive and participate in significant discussions
• Coordinate multiple development work streams through integration and ensure architecture is scalable and extensible
• Define and support development environment while adopting industry standard methodologies and tools
• Ensures code reviews, unit testing and integration and performance testing is completed efficiently and effectively and guide the technology delivery framework to be entirely automated Testing and deployment
• Align with business partners and management team in evaluating current systems and making decisions on future development
• Mentor and direct team members on technology and specific design; Own issues and provide end-to-end solutions
• Continuously evaluate and prototype new technologies within developer & test community to understand business value and feasibility
• Digital mindset, and fluency across technology components including API Services development and consumption using modern frameworks and open-source technologies
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• 10+ years of software development experience
• 8+ years of total OO development experience
• 8+ years of Java EE development experience
• Experience working in a scaled Agile delivery model
• Investment/financial services experience is highly desired