Software Engineer - BackendSoftware Engineer - Backend with 4+ years of experience. - $70/hr C2C Location: San Francisco, CA - Hybrid Client: PayPalYou will be responsible for writing code, writing and executing tests, reviewing designs, monitoring our platform in production, and supporting the team as we deliver value for PayPal. Your work is part of a team of engineers at a variety of levels who work together to support each other and the platform.Candidate RequirementsTop 3 must-have hard skills (gather possible alternative skills & years)Level or yrs. of experience with each skillStack-ranked by importance1. Java 82. Spring Boot3. Debugging / Problem resolutionResponsibilities1) Designing and creating engineering specifications for software programs and applications2) Coding, modifying, testing and debugging programs according to design specifications3) Working with quality assurance to develop software test plans4) Collaborating with hardware engineers to assess and test hardware and software interaction5) Implementing a specific development methodology6) Documenting software specifications7) Developing software prototypesSkills1) Experience in Java and C++.2) Experience in RDBMS and SQL.
Experience in Cassandra is an added advantage.3) Excellent knowledge in practicing OOAD, architectural and design patterns.4) Excellent in UNIX, Shell scripting, knowledge of Perl/Python is an added advantage.5) Strong verbal and written communication skills.6) Knowledge of Web Technologies.7) Familiarity with version control tools like GIT/Github.8) Should have participated in, and be familiar with, Agile (Scrum) project methodology and practicesEducation: Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering or related field.Nice to Have: Previous PayPal experience, SQL / NoSQL, Junit / Jacoco