Software Engineer

Overview
We are looking to hire passionate, creative and curious software engineers with the ability to solve complex problems. This role will help drive the development of serverless production applications and tools for our customers, including new development and the modernization of existing applications. You will work as part of a strategic team assembled specifically to develop cloud native applications for some of the world’s largest companies.

What you'll be doing

  • Create well-designed, documented, and tested software features that meet customer requirements.
  • Identify and address product bugs, deficiencies, and performance bottlenecks.
  • Participate in an agile delivery team, helping to ensure the technical quality of the features delivered across the team, including documentation, testing strategies, and code.
  • Help determine technical feasibility and solutions for business requirements.
  • Remain up-to-date on emerging technologies and architecture and propose ways to use them in current and upcoming projects.
  • Leverage technical knowledge to cut scope while maintaining or achieving the overall goals of the product.
  • Leverage technical knowledge to improve the quality and efficiency of product applications and tools.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 3 years of experience with Java or C# in a professional environment required.
  • 2+ years required with at least one other modern programming language such as Node.js/JavaScript, Scala, Python, or GO.
  • Experience with Spring Framework and Hibernate or other ORM tools
  • Experience with relational databases, including designing complex schemas and queries required.
  • Experience developing within distributed systems or a microservice based architecture required.
  • Familiarity with AWS technologies (EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, Kinesis)
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for documenting workflows, tools, or complex areas of a codebase.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and multi-task efficiently.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Participates in the development community (speaker at events, meetup organizer, blogging, or contributor to open-source software projects).
  • Willingness to travel up to 50%


About Rackspace Technology

We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.

More on Rackspace Technology

Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

At Rackspace Technology, we accelerate the value of the cloud during every phase of digital transformation. By managing apps, data, security and multiple clouds, we are the best choice to help customers get to the cloud, innovate with new technologies and maximize their IT investments. As a recognized Gartner Magic Quadrant leader, we are uniquely positioned to close the gap between the complex reality of today and the promise of tomorrow. Passionate about customer success, we provide unbiased expertise, based on proven results, across all the leading technologies. And across every interaction worldwide, we deliver Fanatical Experience TM — the best customer service experience in the industry. Rackspace has been honored by Fortune, Forbes, Glassdoor and others as one of the best places to work.