Hybrid: Digital Twins - Senior Platform Engineer (AR/VR)

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Job Description

Hi!


We are seeking a Senior-level Software Engineer who is strong in platforming and is excited with prototyping emerging technology and and things from 0-1.


Further, we are seeking experienced Platform Software Engineers to focus on solving unique and complex technical problems that face our internal and external customers. Software Engineers on our team prototype new ideas, build innovative experiences at scale, and enhance existing products. Our team is building the next-generation of products that empower home improvement customers and transform home improvement retail. This role specifically will be working on our clients Digital Twin product (AR/VR).


This role is offered on a 6-9 month contract to hire OR Full Time for certain candidates.


Due to our clients abilities for sponsorship, we may only submit U.S. Citizens and Green Card Holders for this role.


This is a high impact role where you will be building many things from scratch amongst a highly horizontal-oriented management structure; designed for engineers who want to work on high impact software with a high level of autonomy.


WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON:


  • Design and implement features for our content management and build systems that are highly customer facing.


  • Develop microservices in NodeJS/Python/C# (or other languages).- open to many languages.


  • Design Restful APIs with different product requirements (security, scalability, platform, etc.).


  • Design/create a Digital Twin Store Platform for internal customers to interact with in real time.


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES


• Resolves complex problems spanning multiple applications to drive improvements across portfolios; leads projects with significant business implications, participates in planning and priority estimates, and advises Software Engineers; executes with limited guidance.


• Leads development of integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions to ensure specifications are flexible, scalable, and maintainable and meet architectural standards.


• Educates others on current architectural standards and guidelines to drive efficiency when leading the design efforts of complex business and enterprise software solutions.


• Supports systems integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT) for large, complex, cross-functional application initiatives by providing insight to testing teams in order to ensure the appropriate depth of test coverage.


• Mentors and advises others in all software development lifecycle phases by applying and sharing an in-depth understanding of company and industry methodologies, policies, standards, and controls.


• Communicates changes in software architecture and coaches others to apply this understanding to software solutions; resolves escalated issues.


• Leads efforts to improve engineering, test, and operational excellence best practices.


• Solves complex cross-functional architecture/design and business problems; solutions are extensible; works to simplify, optimize, remove bottlenecks, etc.


• Mentors and advises others, sharing an in-depth understanding of company and industry methodologies, policies, standards, and controls.


Basic Qualifications:


  • Experience with task management and version control software tools such as GIT / JIRA / Perforce / VSTS
  • Experience with one or more is desired: Mobile(iOS/Android), Cloud(e.g: Cloud natives), AR/VR, 3D, Game development, AI/ML.
  • Strong experience with Unity game engine


Preferred Qualifications:


  • 5+ years of experience using backend technologies: C#, NodeJS, Python, Java - open to many languages.
  • 5+ years of experience with relational databases and SQL
  • 3+ years with Cloud platform services such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform
  • Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
  • Ability to thrive in a startup-like environment and deliver results
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Personal projects demonstrating continued learning and a deep interest in technology
  • Knowledge of the frontend works as well!
  • Experience with prototyping AR/VR products in Unity



Org Size: ~50 engineers from IC - Directorate.