ZEAL IT CONSULTANTS:

Who we look for:

We are looking for people with a history of doing the right thing, being the change, they want to see, and helping others succeed. Those who are passionate about the craft of technology as it relates to web development, mobile development, cloud technologies. They should be engineers who think like founders and want to build something great alongside people they like and trust.

Who we are:

Zeal is a technology solutions consultancy. Our foundational competitive advantage is doing what we say we will do. We keep our promises. Our mission is to develop exceptional people to solve our clients’ most challenging and valuable business problems. We accomplish this by retaining the best talent, empowering them to use innovative technology solutions, and deliver solutions with exceptional process frameworks. Zeal consultants are trusted to work some of the Dallas' best-known brands in a variety of industries, including McKesson, IBM, Yum! Brands, Greyhound Lines, TradeStation Technologies, HKS Architects and Istation. We are based locally in Dallas and we seek to make a difference locally in our community.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

No 3RD parties please, since its w2 and a permanent position.

This position will be responsible for developing services which will drive backend and frontend applications. Success in this role will require building scalable microservices on a modern cloud native technology stack (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes).

We have a client that is seeking a Software Engineer / Tech Lead. While this team is virtually connected in Richardson, Texas, candidates can be located anywhere and work remote.

We are looking for driven individuals to help us build applications that will define the future of trading. This is a unique opportunity to work on a new app that will create a community of traders and help traders to build the skills necessary to be successful.

Success in this role requires an eagerness to learn, a desire to lead, creative thinking and a self-starter mindset. This position will be responsible for developing services which will drive backend and frontend applications. Success in this role will require building scalable microservices on a modern cloud native technology stack (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes).

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Must have experience with high volume / high transaction systems.
• Team Lead -5+ years of professional experience leading development teams building public-facing APIs.
• C#
• AWS
• Scalable Web Services
• Cloud Experience

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Take high-level requirements and design and build solutions which deliver value to customers.
• As a senior engineer, provide leadership and mentorship to other engineers.
• Design, build, maintain, and operate scalable web-services.
• Build and maintain a CI/CD pipeline to ensure product quality and limit regressions.
• Build observability solutions to monitor performance and operation of services for maximum uptime.
• Work in a DevOps environment, where development teams own both the development and operational responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Required:

• Deep knowledge and proficiency in one or more modern general-purpose programming languages GOLANG- PLUS (e.g. C#, Java, Python).
• Experience deploying to Linux containers using Docker.
• Experience deploying services on Kubernetes.
• Experience building horizontally scalable services resilient to failures.
• Experience building APIs (REST, WebSocket’s, gRPC, etc.).
• Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure on one or more cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, ====P). Familiarity working in an Agile environment and demonstrated success with structured testing practices such as automated unit testing, integration testing, TDD and continuous delivery.
• Experience with Continuous Integration tools (e.g. GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
• Strong understanding of Web protocols and related standards (HTTP 1.1+, SSL/TLS, WebSocket’s, etc.).
• Understanding of OOP & SOLID Principles.
• Practical a synch programming & multithreading experience.
• A champion for quality with experience in 1 or more test-frameworks.
• Moderate database experience (i.e. SQL Server, NoSQL, Redis).
• Awareness of COM-Interop challenges.
• Containerization; Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Agile Development Preferred: Experience building cloud infrastructure as code (e.g. CloudFormation, Stacker, Terraform).
• Experience with distributed and scalable cloud architectures and techniques.
• Brokerage/trading domain knowledge and experience.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent work experience
5+ years of professional experience leading development teams building public-facing APIs.
Experience with Agile Development preferred

PLEASE CONTACT:

Julie Young | Account Manager / IT Recruiter

2001 Ross Ave, Suite 700-119 Dallas, TX 75201
972.746.0061

www.zealitconsultants.com