We are excited to announce an opening for Staff Engineer Software at ACI. Please find below the details of the role and its responsibilities.

Experience Range: 9 - 12 years

Position Title: Staff Software Engineer

Mandatory Skills Required: Programming Languages: Java (11 / 17+), Java Script / Type Script Backend & Frameworks: Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, OOAD Frontend: React JS (or Angular JS), HTML5, CSS / SCSS, Java Script, responsive design Integration & Messaging: Apache Kafka, JMS / Active MQ, event-driven design SQL Databases: My SQL, Postgre SQL, Oracle, Azure SQL Server No SQL Databases: Mongo DB, Cassandra Caching: Redis o cache-aside, TTL and eviction policy, CDN / edge caching Cloud: Azure or GCP hands-on application development Containers & Dev Ops: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD with Jenkins / Git Hub Actions / Azure Dev Ops, Git Automation Testing: JUnit / Test NG, Jest, Selenium / Playwright / Cucumber, Rest-Assured / Karate Application Servers: Tomcat, Apache Jetty, Reactor Netty Performance: JVM tuning, query optimization, capacity planning Domain: Retail (3+2)

Good to Have Skills

Frontend: HTML / CSS / Java Script / Bootstrap Python (data structures, scripting, Pandas / Num Py) Lang Chain or agent framework exposure RAG & vector search Vertex AI or Azure ML model deployment Apache Camel &

• Enterprise Integration Patterns Apache Spark / Databricks Azure Data Factory Graph QL Micro-frontends &

• SSR Node.js &

• BFF services Terraform, Helm &

• Git Ops Service mesh & progressive delivery Container image scanning & signing Azure Key Vault Git Hub Copilot or similar

Roles &

responsibilities: Writes production code daily, conducts code reviews, and works continuously on code quality, testability, and maintainability improvements across the team Performs advanced development, support, and implementation of complex systems using specialized domain knowledge and highly developed business expertise Partners with Architects on low-level design translating target-state architecture and reference patterns into detailed component designs, interface contracts, and implementation plans Leads large projects and programs with limited or no oversight, from design through production deployment and stabilization Evaluates business and software industry trends and suggests improvements to processes, products, and services Proposes and champions new ideas, technologies, and process improvements that enhance the development process and product quality; runs POCs to substantiate the case Sets standards to deliver high-quality products and services, and sets high standards for self and others Backend: builds Java microservices and REST APIs with Spring Boot service decomposition, API design and versioning, resilience patterns (timeouts, retries, circuit breakers), and secure-by-default implementation Frontend: builds and owns React JS / Angular JS applications component architecture, state management, SPA and SSR rendering strategy, accessibility,



and Core Web Vitals performance; owns the API-to-UI contract Integration: designs and implements event-driven flows with Kafka and JMS / Active MQ partitioning and consumer design, idempotency, retry and dead-letter strategy, replay, and reconciliation Data: models and tunes relational and No SQL stores for access patterns indexing, query profiling, sharding and partition keys, caching strategy, and schema migration without downtime Cloud & Delivery builds and operates cloud-native services on Azure or GCP within the established landing zone containerized with Docker and Kubernetes, delivered through CI/CD with automated test, quality, and security gates Quality: owns the automated testing strategy for their areas across the pyramid JUnit / Test NG and Mockito, Rest-Assured or Karate for APIs, Jest for components, and Selenium / Playwright / Cucumber for end-to-end Performance: analyses and tunes application performance under high-volume, high-availability conditions JVM and GC tuning, profiling, query optimization, and capacity planning ahead of peak trading Production: runs what they build with an SRE mindset SLIs and SLOs, structured logging, metrics and distributed tracing, graceful degradation, incident response, and on-call participation Mentors' senior and mid-level engineers through pairing, design coaching, and review feedback, and raises the engineering bar through reference implementations rather than mandate Escalates architecturally significant decisions and cross-cutting risks to the Senior Staff Software Engineer or the architecture team with a recommendation and the trade-offs already worked through

Experience Required: 9 12 years as a full-stack developer across Java, web, and mobile development technologies 7+ years programming in Java with a robust focus on building microservices and REST APIs with Spring Boot / Spring Cloud 5+ years developing web applications with React JS and/or Angular JS, including component architecture, state management, and testing In-depth knowledge of UI / Web 2.0 development Java Script, Type Script, CSS, SCSS, HTML5, AJAX, j Query, Node JS including responsive and mobile-first design and front-end performance Advanced knowledge of application servers Tomcat, Apache Jetty, Reactor Netty including tuning, thread and connection pool configuration, and failure characteristics Strong expertise in relational databases (Oracle, Azure SQL Server, Postgre SQL, My SQL) and No SQL (Mongo DB, Cassandra) modeling for access patterns, indexing, query optimization, and mobile data handling and synchronization Working expertise in caching Redis or Varnish, cache-aside patterns, TTL and eviction policy,



invalidation strategy, and CDN / edge caching 4+ years with event streaming and messaging Kafka (topics, partitioning, consumer groups, schema registry) and JMS / Active MQ including idempotency and error handling 3+ years with cloud platform services and application development on Microsoft Azure or GCP Dev Ops experience including setup and management of Docker and/or Kubernetes clusters, plus exposure to Terraform or Infrastructure-as-Code Specialized knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, or Azure Dev Ops, with automated quality and security gates Advanced knowledge of automated unit testing with JUnit / Test NG and Jest, and automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Rest-Assured, and Karate; plus, mobile testing tools such as Appium or Espresso Advanced expertise in capacity planning, systems performance analysis, and optimization in distributed client / server and mobile environments, including JVM and GC tuning and profiling Experience with observability practice structured logging, metrics, and distributed tracing (Open Telemetry, Prometheus / Grafana, App Insights, Cloud Operations) and debugging production issues from them Hands-on exposure to Gen AI or AI-enabled product features integrating LLM or Vision AI services, or building retrieval and prompt-driven functionality into an application Working proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and data work is an advantage Strong expertise in design patterns and architectural principles for building scalable, maintainable applications across web and mobile platforms Deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies, working in a distributed onshoreoffshore model Familiarity with Git Hub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools

Competencies: Compassionate and kind, showing courtesy, dignity, and respect. They show sincere interest and empathy for all others Foster innovation through creativity to get to a workable solution. Use analytical thinking through issues using logic and reason Show integrity in what is done and how it is done - without sacrificing personal/business ethics Embrace an inclusion-focused mindset, seeking input from others on their work and encouraging the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions Team-oriented, positively contributing to team morale and willing to help Learning-Focused, finding ways to improvise in their field and use positive constructive feedback to grow personally and professionally Think strategically and proactively anticipate future problems, needs or changes in the work Retail Domain Experience is required Experienced in mentoring development teams Hands-on experience in production environments with an SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) mindset Proficient in design patterns and architectural skills, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale initiatives while managing multiple parallel projects effectively

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