Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Location: Dallas, Texas

Hybrid - 2-3 days on-site

Contract to hire

Job Summary

Our Client is seeking a mid-career, full-stack application developer to be part of the Digital Guest Experience (DGE) team. The DGE team is responsible for developing the digital tools which enable our guests to place orders online (for pickup or delivery) and to participate in our customer loyalty programs.

The application developer works on a system of digital tools that support the CRM and Loyalty functions for the client brands. The system is comprised of cloud-hosted web apps, APIs, batch jobs, server less functions, relational databases, and search indexes.

Your Key Job Functions

• Develop both the back-end and front-end components of the Loyalty Management System using MySQL, PHP, Python, and related technologies.

• Develop the CI/CD pipelines of the system using AWS CloudFormation, Packer, Chef, GitHub, and related technologies.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements, design solutions, and implement features.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while following best practices and coding standards.

• Perform thorough testing and debugging of applications to ensure high-quality and bug-free software.

• Optimize application performance and scalability to handle high traffic and large datasets.

• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and adhere to version control and release management processes.

• Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, actively contributing innovative ideas to improve processes and software development practices.

• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues, providing technical support to users when necessary.

• Member of a cross-functional Agile development team, actively participating in the various Scrum ceremonies.

• Be part of an on-call rotation that closely monitors the system during high-volume business hours.

What You Will Need to Have:

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Full-Stack PHP Developer, or similar role, in a hybrid-cloud enterprise application environment.

• Comfortable working with relational database platforms such as MySQL, including writing optimized queries, and solving complex data-related issues.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud, and experience in implementing cloud-native solutions.

• In-depth knowledge of MVC frameworks (e.g., Symfony).

• Experience in building APIs and integrating with third-party APIs.

• Experience developing web-based UIs using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and automated CI/CD pipeline tools (e.g., GitHub Workflows, Jenkins).

• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles, common design patterns, writing clean code, and refactoring.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.

• Proficient with application performance monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, New Relic).

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

What Would Be Nice to Have:

• Experiencing building and deploying AWS resources (EC2s, Hosted Zones, Load Balancers, S3, SQS, Lambda) using CloudFormation, Packer, and Chef, or similar tools.

• Experience programming with Python.

• Experience working on CRM and Loyalty systems.

• Experience working with Salesforce Marketing Cloud.