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Robert Half Back End Engineer in San Francisco, California
Description We are offering a long term contract employment opportunity for a Back End Engineer in San Francisco, California. As a Back End Engineer, you will be a key player in integrating third-party APIs, building and managing kafka clusters, and translating business requirements into API and infrastructure requirements. You will also be tasked with migrating and managing customer data between different databases, and building internal tooling.
Responsibilities:
• Translate business and product requirements into API and infrastructure requirements.
• Integrate third-party APIs with java microservices.
• Build producers and consumers for a kafka cluster.
• Understand and implement SQL, creating and updating schemas for tables in a database.
• Migrate customer data between MySQL and AWS RDS databases.
• Conduct end-to-end testing of a service, from infrastructure to application logic to data flow into a third-party service.
• Develop internal tooling using typescript.
• Modify infrastructure using terraform.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with finance and other product teams.
• Utilize skills in Atlassian Jira, Backend Development, Bug Tracking, Client Side Scripting, Cross-Platform, AB Testing, Agile Scrum, Ajax, API Development, CSS, Java, SQL, Python, Apache Kafka, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Requirements • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Back End Engineer role or similar.
• Proficiency in Backend Development.
• Familiarity with Atlassian Jira and Bug Tracking.
• Experience in Client Side Scripting.
• Ability to work in a Cross-Platform environment.
• Knowledge of AB Testing and Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with Ajax and API Development.
• Proficiency in CSS, Java, SQL, and Python languages.
• Experience with Apache Kafka.
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
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