Senior Software Engineer Java Back-End (Marketplace)

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade authenticate vault and sell millions of record-setting collectibles all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. Were always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.

Our services span collectible coins trading cards Funko Pops! video games event tickets autographs and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA PCGS SGC and Card Ladder.

Since our founding in 1986 we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 1900 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana and offices in Jersey City Tokyo Shanghai Hong Kong Toronto Guadalajara Dallas and Paris.

Clickhere to learn more about our Mexico Engineering Team Expansion.

Were transforming the collecting experience with technology that brings authentication grading and trading into the modern era. Our products are equalizing the playing field by providing tools that make complex research analytics including pricing scarcity reports and historic sales data accessible to every collector old or new. Our engineering mission is to democratize technology while promoting innovation collaboration and continuous learning throughout the organization. Were seeking engineers to utilize advanced technology in agile settings with a focus on improving the customer experience for every collector.

We are looking for backend software engineers who can build flexible and scalable backend architectures that can support a wide range of experiences for collectors who are trying to research grade and sell their collectibles. Your work will directly help improve collectors enjoyment of the hobby and make it easier for new users to get started with the services that we offer.

What Youll Do:

• Contribute to the design and development of new cloud-based software architectures

• Own and deliver complete features including design architecture implementation testability and deployment

• Provide feedback pertaining to technical designs proposals and code

• Analyze existing applications / databases and identify areas for improvement

• Design and contribute to APIs that can support user experiences on web and mobile applications

• Participate across the entire software development lifecycle taking features from concept to production release

• Collaboratively create solutions with other teams

• Troubleshoot software issues and debug a large codebase

• Develop and execute unit and integration tests

• Contribute to technical documentation to increase maintainability of software assets

Who You Are:

• 5 years of software engineering industry experience building backend software with exposure to microservices event-driven architectures and batch processing

• 4 years experience / strong proficiency in Java and the Spring Boot framework

• Strong fundamentals working with databases and data modeling both relational (e.g. PostgreSQL) & NoSQL (e.g. DynamoDB)

• Experience with building applications in the cloud with AWS and experience with serverless infrastructure such as AWS Lambda

• Experience with containerization and orchestration infrastructure (e.g. Docker Kubernetes ECS)

• Experience with distributed messaging systems such as Apache Kafka

• Experience collaborating with Engineering and Product teams to turn complex business requirements into clean and extensible APIs

• Nice to have: experience with Python as well as test frameworks such as pytest or unittest

• Nice to have: experience with and Typescript

• Possess strong technical analytical troubleshooting and communication skills with the ability to visualize and document processes

• Proficient at using appropriate security documentation and/or monitoring best practices

• Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies

What we Offer

• The opportunity to be a part of our inaugural Guadalajara Mexico office and to make a real impact on the launch and success of this team
• A dynamic and collaborative international engineering team
• An organization dedicated to supporting the passionate Collectors community
• A Competitive Salary and benefits

Location:

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