Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Services - Zoro
Chicago, IL
About the Job
Company Summary:
Zoro is an eCommerce company that's on a mission to help business owners get everything they need to run their businesses and thrive–from office supplies to power tools. But we're way more than a website. We're a team of great people with an award-winning culture. Check us out and see for yourself!
Job Summary:
Zoro's Cloud Services team plays a crucial role in architecting, designing, building, implementing, and maintaining software and services that power Zoro.com.
Do you have a strong background in Software Engineering, but also have Platform Engineering or DevOps experience? Are you passionate about architecting, designing, building, and maintaining scalable and reliable solutions in the cloud? If your answer to both of those questions is yes, then we want to hear from you.
Duties and Responsibilities:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:
- Design, code, test, and maintain software applications and components, ensuring they meet performance, security, and quality standards.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including fellow Software & DevOps engineers to translate requirements into elegant and efficient software solutions.
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code to automate provisioning and configuration of infrastructure components.
- Participate in and conduct code reviews to maintain code quality and ensure adherence to coding standards.
- Coach and lead other team members, actively assisting them in learning and growing while helping to establish best practices and processes.
- Collaborate with QE engineers to develop and implement testing strategies, including unit tests, integration tests, and regression tests, to ensure software reliability.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, processes, and user guides.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in a Software Engineering or similar role.
- Extensive working experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or others. (GCP Preferred)
- Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Javascript, or similar languages.
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Terraform or Pulumi (Terraform Preferred).
- Expertise in setting up and maintaining NoSQL (ElasticSearch/Opensearch, Mongo) databases configured for high availability and redundancy.
- Considerable experience with source code version control (Git, SVC).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with the Atlassian Stack (JIRA, Confluence)
- Exposure to Agile/Scrum development environment.
Zoro Values and Inclusive Culture:
Zoro is dedicated to fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds and beliefs are represented and valued. We aim to empower all of our employees to learn about, raise awareness of, and promote diversity and inclusion through all of our workplace interactions. Zoro is a place where everyone can learn, grow, and thrive.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.