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Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced software engineering professional to fulfill a technical leadership role. This position will contribute to and drive technical innovation, partner with cross-team peers, influence and contribute to solution design and software delivery in a multi-cloud environment.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop highly available, reliable and scalable modern SaaS Cloud-Based solutions
- Build, test and deliver micro-service / micro-frontend-oriented systems with quality and security best practices using DevOps, TDD, and Platform Engineering techniques.
- Partner, review and provide feedback on customer-focused software designs and architecture using modern software design modeling tools
- Plan and complete complex critical priorities as a member of an Agile team
- Participate in and/or lead domain-driven software design and code reviews sessions
- Contribute and improve coding and delivery practices using modern version control and analytic tools
- Develop and deliver self-healing systems using modern observability tools
- Contribute to modernization of systems using containerization and orchestration technologies
- Partner and contribute to the continued improvement of CI/CD build and delivery systems
- Contribute to the evaluation and adoption of new innovative technologies and practices
- Foster a team focus on improving team SDLC efficiencies and quality practices
- Self-educate and improve team agile practices using Vertex’s existing Agile SAFE method
- Drive Build-Run team improvements in MTTD and MTTR for internal and external clients.
- Participate and improve team practices for Incident Management and On-Call procedures
- Participate and drive demonstration of product features to program stakeholders
- Influence team peers and mentor junior team members
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Candidate must be proficient in the following:
Technical
- Oracle Database skills and PL/SQL proficiency
- Experience with ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)
- Build and delivery of applications and systems on top of AWS, Azure or GCP
- Software design patterns with variety OOP and functional programming languages.
- Design and deliver application enabled enterprise event-driven systems
- Apply Enterprise messaging technologies like Pulsar, SNS/SQS, ASB, and/or others
- Application frameworks such as Java Spring Boot, .NET Core, MVC, etc
- Object-Relational Mapping frameworks like Hibernate, EF, or similar at scale
- Design Open API contract-first RESTful services versioned and deprecated at scale
- Distributed Web Apps using JavaScript and CSS technologies like (React/Redux, Angular)
- Relational scalable storage using Postgres, MSQL, w/ TSQL query optimizations
- Non-Relational database technologies and cloud storage like AWS S3
- Scaling application optimization for Network, Memory and IO performance concerns
- Observability and monitoring with Open Telemetry, Datadog, CloudWatch or similar
- Implement application and system metrics like KPIs, SLIs and SLO
- Containerization and Orchestration with IaC using Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, TF
- CI powered Performance, E2E, Functional and Unit testing using TDD and BDD methods
- Test automation technologies such as Junit, Spock, Cypress, Groovy, Python, Selenium
- Source security and analysis technologies like SonarQube, Dependabot, Snyk
- CD experience using GitHub Actions, Terraform, Go, PowerShell and/or Python
- Exposure to AI automation pair programing with GitHub Copilot or similar
- Security experience with OpenID, OAuth, Rapid7, Cobalt
Interpersonal
- Must be results oriented, customer focused, acting with urgency and purpose.
- Ability to make data-driven decisions guided by commitment to customer outcomes
- Strong time management and cross-team partnership ensuring alignment in commitments
- Adaptive verbal and listening skills being clear and concise while practicing empathy to create an environment which fosters trust in which to provide meaningful feedback
- Strong written and presentational skills with the ability to represent various viewpoints.
- Passionate hunger for learning and applying emerging technologies
- Proven ability to root cause system issues and create/own remediation plans
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
- B.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent education and experience
- 6-8 years of experience in application development
- Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
Other Qualifications
The Winning Way behaviors that all Vertex employees need in order to meet the expectations of each other, our customers, and our partners.
• Communicate with Clarity - Be clear, concise and actionable. Be relentlessly constructive. Seek and provide meaningful feedback.
• Act with Urgency - Adopt an agile mentality - frequent iterations, improved speed, resilience. 80/20 rule – better is the enemy of done. Don’t spend hours when minutes are enough.
• Work with Purpose - Exhibit a “We Can” mindset. Results outweigh effort. Everyone understands how their role contributes. Set aside personal objectives for team results.
• Drive to Decision - Cut the swirl with defined deadlines and decision points. Be clear on individual accountability and decision authority. Guided by a commitment to and accountability for customer outcomes.
Top Skills
What We Do
The Trusted Leader in Tax Technology.
We're Vertex (VERX). A pioneer in tax automation for more than 40 years. We proudly serve over 4,000 customers worldwide with distinction and provide comprehensive tax solutions that enable global businesses to transact, comply and grow with confidence.
Our collaborative, friendly culture is the foundation of everything we do and who we are. We're proud to be an employer guided by a common purpose by building trusted relationships at work, in business and in our communities. We strive to be a values-driven employer of choice who attracts, retains, and inspires talented professionals to achieve their full potential. We employ over 1,500 full-time professionals across three continents: US, Europe, and Brazil.
Our software, content, and services address the increasing complexities of global commerce and compliance by reducing friction, enhancing transparency and enabling greater confidence in meeting indirect tax obligations. As a result, our software is ubiquitous within our customers’ business systems, touching nearly every line item of every transaction that an enterprise can conduct. Our software is fueled by over 300 million data-driven effective tax rules and supports indirect tax compliance in more than 19,000 jurisdictions worldwide.
We partner with the world’s most respected companies and harness their strengths to deliver the best tax technology solution to businesses across the globe. We integrate with key technology partners that span ERP, CRM, procurement, billing, POS and e-commerce platforms. We also work closely with over 50 tax, accounting and consulting firms to provide the integrated tax technology solutions.
Why Work With Us
Vertex Inc. is a remote-first global organization that stands out for its commitment to innovation, collaborative culture, and focus on employee growth—our cutting-edge tax technology solutions power global commerce and creativity thrive. Join us to make a meaningful impact and advance your career in a supportive, dynamic workplace.
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