The Sherwin-Williams Company
Senior Application Developer, Back End
The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio, us, 44101
The Senior Application Developer, Back End is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side aspect of digital platforms, such as event-driven services, web applications, and APIs. The role requires a disciplined and strategic individual capable of solving complex technical problems using their strong coding and programming skills to ensure that back-end systems run smoothly and can integrate effectively with other components of a digital platform. The incumbent must possess a deep understanding of back-end programming languages such as Java, Python, or Ruby, and must be proficient in writing quality, optimized, and maintainable code that meets project requirements. They will also have strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with other technical stakeholders such as Applications Development Engineering (Front-End), Database Administrators, Architects, and project teams to drive technical decisions and solutions.
Job duties include contact with other employees and access to confidential and proprietary information, which may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.
Key Responsibilities
Understand and optimize back-end architecture to enhance overall system performanceDevelop optimized code that is reliable, reusable, scalable, secure, and meets maintenance standards in various programming languagesWork closely with front-end developers to support system integrations, enhance application functionality and scalability, and optimize application architecture and performanceWork with technology leaders to understand the business and technical requirements and priorities for back-end systemsMonitor performance and health of services, databases, and other components of back-end systemsTroubleshoot and debug complex application and database systems issuesKeep up-to-date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies in back-end application developmentPlan, design, and execute unit tests or other quality assurance measures to ensure qualityTrain digital platform users in the best practices of maintaining web applications and APIsDocument the design and implementation of application software
Education
Required:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field. In lieu of a degree, at least 12 years of experience in application development or application engineering.
Knowledge and Experience
Required:5+ years of experience in software development, specifically in application development engineeringStrong programming skills in back-end languages such as Java, Python, or RubyExperience with back-end frameworksExperience working with Microservices using Java Springboot framework and Cloud-Native architectureExperience with API and Event-driven systemsHands-on experience working with Kubernetes and container orchestrationApplication Performance Management (DynaTrace or similar)Strong understanding of web protocolsExcellent problem-solving skills and attention to detailAbility to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with technical stakeholders
Preferred:Experience with Azure power platform services, logic apps, Azure APIM, and Azure Data Services is a plus.Experience in one or more Integration platforms (Azure Service Bus, OIC, RabbitMQ, Kafka)Understanding of ERP systems like Oracle, SAP, or Netsuite.
Technical Skills
Programming LanguagesVersion Control ToolsCloud Technologies & PlatformsWeb Services & APIsContinuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)Automated Testing ToolsContainerizationSecure Coding StandardsDatabase Management SystemsSoftware Development Lifecycle (SDLC) MethodologyDevOps MethodologyCode Prompt EngineeringSoftware Testing & Quality Assurance Methodologies & Tools
This position is eligible to work in the office three days a week and has the option to work remotely two days a week.
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Job duties include contact with other employees and access to confidential and proprietary information, which may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.
Key Responsibilities
Understand and optimize back-end architecture to enhance overall system performanceDevelop optimized code that is reliable, reusable, scalable, secure, and meets maintenance standards in various programming languagesWork closely with front-end developers to support system integrations, enhance application functionality and scalability, and optimize application architecture and performanceWork with technology leaders to understand the business and technical requirements and priorities for back-end systemsMonitor performance and health of services, databases, and other components of back-end systemsTroubleshoot and debug complex application and database systems issuesKeep up-to-date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies in back-end application developmentPlan, design, and execute unit tests or other quality assurance measures to ensure qualityTrain digital platform users in the best practices of maintaining web applications and APIsDocument the design and implementation of application software
Education
Required:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field. In lieu of a degree, at least 12 years of experience in application development or application engineering.
Knowledge and Experience
Required:5+ years of experience in software development, specifically in application development engineeringStrong programming skills in back-end languages such as Java, Python, or RubyExperience with back-end frameworksExperience working with Microservices using Java Springboot framework and Cloud-Native architectureExperience with API and Event-driven systemsHands-on experience working with Kubernetes and container orchestrationApplication Performance Management (DynaTrace or similar)Strong understanding of web protocolsExcellent problem-solving skills and attention to detailAbility to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with technical stakeholders
Preferred:Experience with Azure power platform services, logic apps, Azure APIM, and Azure Data Services is a plus.Experience in one or more Integration platforms (Azure Service Bus, OIC, RabbitMQ, Kafka)Understanding of ERP systems like Oracle, SAP, or Netsuite.
Technical Skills
Programming LanguagesVersion Control ToolsCloud Technologies & PlatformsWeb Services & APIsContinuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)Automated Testing ToolsContainerizationSecure Coding StandardsDatabase Management SystemsSoftware Development Lifecycle (SDLC) MethodologyDevOps MethodologyCode Prompt EngineeringSoftware Testing & Quality Assurance Methodologies & Tools
This position is eligible to work in the office three days a week and has the option to work remotely two days a week.
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