About the Role
As Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with design, product, and engineering experts to tackle real-world challenges and deliver innovative solutions that elevate Kohl’s retail offerings.
What You’ll Do
Develop high-quality applications using extreme programming (XP) practices and a user-centric approach
Participate in the entire application lifecycle in collaboration with designers, product managers and other engineers on the product team
Leverage critical thinking, experimentation, data and industry best practices to achieve desired business outcomes
Contribute to product engineering and software standards
Influence the team to reduce the toil received from production, advocate for product reliability and influence the benefits of tech debt reduction with matrices
Develop self and support the development of others through accountability and continuous learning
Adapt to constant change and model that for the rest of the team
Evaluate a user story for technical context, feasibility, acceptance criteria, testability and estimation
Additional tasks may be assigned
BACKEND SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Experience in Java and JEE development, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Batch, Spring Security
Knowledge of build management tools such as Gradle or Maven
Demonstrated understanding of source control systems such as GIT
Database design and implementation experience in either SQL or NoSQL databases
Experience working with distributed caching technologies such as Redis
Knowledge of full SDLC requirements gathering, planning, estimation, development, testing, and deployment
What Skills You Have
Required
2+ years of experience in software development
Knowledge of application design patterns, event-driven architecture, database schemas and testing strategies
Knowledge and experience with continuous integration, continuous deployment and test-driven development
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in MIS, Computer Science or related field
Experience with large-scale application troubleshooting and performance tuning
Exposure to working with major cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
Familiarity and experience with XP (Extreme Programming)