Software Engineer - Merchandise Ordering/Procurement

Position Overview

Nordstrom Technology is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Merchandise Ordering/Procurement organization. This team is dedicated to modernizing how Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack Buyers and Merch Operations create and manage Purchase Orders. This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to shape core procurement capabilities. The team builds new features and experiences on the Java, AWS, and Oracle technology stack in an agile, team-oriented, and collaborative environment. We encourage innovation and expect developers to take a high level of ownership throughout the software lifecycle, with a continuous aim to improve and optimize the end-user experience.

Responsibilities

• Design & develop innovative solutions to drive Nordstrom business.
• Write clean, consistent, and elegant code to create scalable and reliable systems.
• Contribute towards moving the team forward in leading-edge processes like continuous integration, continuous delivery, cloud migration, and test-driven development.
• Work with defect tracking, source code control, and software release systems to ensure high-quality software releases over time.
• Assist in peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Contribute to the design and development process as part of a SCRUM team.
• Transition from application development to support as needed to ensure appropriate support is available in a timely and efficient manner.
• Drive build and release plans and implementation of all actions required to deploy applications to the production environment.
• Assist the development manager with planning, analysis, and definition of high-level software strategies and solutions through functional knowledge and an understanding of enterprise business systems and industry.
• Stay current with industry trends and new technologies and apply them to architectural needs.
• Ensure corporate policies and industry best practices are observed and followed in developed applications.
• Provide high-level analysis and design reviews to other members in the department to avoid duplication of efforts in solving the same application problem with different products.
• Participate in rotating 24x7 shifts to support developed products.
• Work with business, infrastructure, and security teams on delivering any enhancements and bug fixes for production systems.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience analyzing, designing, coding, testing, installing, and maintaining complex software programs.
• Knowledge of Java and the Java Springboot framework. Knowledge of other programming languages (like Python, JavaScript, C#) is a plus.
• Strong grasp of multiple tech stacks, as our systems are built with a variety of technologies.
• Experience with Backend Database RDBMS (preferably Oracle) or NoSQL databases.
• Experience with RESTful architecture and microservices. JSON and XML are required.
• Experience with Amazon AWS services is required.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker) and modern development practices and development lifecycle using Scrum, Kanban, Lean, or other agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and testing tools.
• Familiarity with messaging middleware (Kafka, SQS).
• Experience with writing services as well as consuming services using REST, SOAP, XML, JSON, or any combination.
• Emphasis on building metrics into the system and providing visibility on uptime and performance via real-time alerting, reporting, and dashboards.
• Sound object-oriented design skills and knowledge of application design patterns.
• Experience working with diverse, collaborative, cross-functional teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to persuade, inspire, and motivate others.

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

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Salary

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