IND_Software_Engineer_JAVA_SPRINGBOOT at Lowes

Roles & Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities:

• Backend Development: Develop, test and deploy scalable and reliable backend services, primarily using Java (preferably Java 17+), adhering to the established coding standards and best practices.
• System Design & Architecture: Contribute to the design and implementation of distributed systems that ensure high availability, low latency, and fault tolerance at scale.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Write comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure high code coverage and software reliability.
• Debugging & Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve bugs and performance issues in both development and production environments.
• Code Review & Mentorship: Participate in code reviews, share knowledge with peers, and learn from senior engineers to continuously improve code quality and team productivity.
• Technical Documentation: Document system design, APIs, and service behavior to facilitate maintainability and cross-team collaboration.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, QA, SREs, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end features and improvements.
• Innovation & Learning: Stay current with emerging technologies and trends. Actively seek opportunities to learn and implement new tools and frameworks.
• Operational Excellence: Assist in performance tuning and optimization of existing systems to meet millisecond-level latency SLAs. Contribute to operational excellence by monitoring and troubleshooting production issues.

Years of Experience:

• 2-4 years in backend application development (excluding the internship experience)

Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

Required Minimum Qualifications:

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List the education, certification, work experience and skills required to minimally qualify an individual for the job.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)
• 2+ years of industry experience in software development with a focus on backend systems.
• 1+ year of hands-on experience building scalable applications using Java or similar programming languages.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, algorithms and system design.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, version control systems, and Agile methodologies.

Skill Set Required

• Solid understanding of Data Structures & Algorithms, OOPs and AOP.
• Solid understanding of Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems and Microservices Architecture.
• Proficiency in core & advanced Java (Java 17+ preferred).
• Proficiency in SpringBoot framework.
• Proficiency in working with databases (e.g., Cassandra, Elasticsearch, MongoDB).
• Proficiency in writing Test Cases using frameworks/libraries like JUnit, Mockito, Spock, Testcontainers etc.
• Experience working with Kafka, Git/Bitbucket, ELK Stack, Promethus, and Grafana.
• Familiarity with Functional Programming and Reactive Programming.

Secondary Skills (desired)

• Experience working in high-scale, low-latency environments is a strong plus.
• Exposure to heap-dump/thread-dump analysis is a plus.
• Exposure to containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to languages like Python, Kotlin and GO.
• Exposure to large-scale data processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Flink or Spark).
• Understanding of security best practices and compliance in data handling.
• Contributions to open-source projects or personal GitHub repositories.
• Understanding of performance tuning and system reliability engineering concepts.

Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.