Senior Software Engineer- .net | Avalara | India

Position: Senior Software Engineer- .net

Location: India

Responsibilities

About the role:

We are looking for a Sr Software Engineer to help us build and evolve our highly distributed and scalable Shared Services. A successful candidate will be a well-rounded software development engineer with a proven track record of delivering software at scale in an Agile environment.
Avalara is the worldwide leader in sales and use tax calculation. The work we do is fundamental to electronic commerce. We’re the first to admit it – sales tax isn’t sexy. But revolutionizing fundamental business processes — that’s big time. And that’s what we’re doing every day, bringing technology to bear on the arcane process of sales tax calculation, reporting and remitting.
We have a start-up culture focused on building great software and having the maximum impact on the world that we can and having fun while doing it.

Understand the problem context and convert algorithms into high-quality software programs using proven design patterns.
Review design specifications and create a technical design document
Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code using TDD
Perform code review with peers.
Mentor/Coach other engineers to share knowledge and expertise
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
Address non-functional requirements like security, performance and load for the product

Four year bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or engineering is required
Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a software development role, shipping complex applications to large scale production environments
Strong object-oriented programming technique and debugging skills
Good understanding of data structures and algorithm
Experience in .net core or .net framework and Rest APIs
Basic Understanding of SQL & No SQL Databases
Exposure to Cloud technologies (AWS,Azure, Google Cloud – at least one of them)
Knowledge of architectural styles and design patterns to provide solutions with simplistic & optimal design
Experience in building scalable and low latency address look up systems
Good understanding of address resolution, geo locations and address validation
Experience in working in Agile team
Good debugging and troubleshooting skills
Someone who loves to write optimized, high-performance code
Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills
Self-motivated, persistent and “Never Give Up” attitude.
Passion for innovation and adaptability to a lean start-up culture.
Creativity, motivation, enthusiasm, flexibility

Experience in working with address data provider like Melissa Data. is a plus
Experience in full text search systems is a plus
Experience building platforms and libraries that are self-contained, extendable and ready for wide scale consumption
Demonstrate knowledge to build CI/CD pipeline (GitLab, Terraform)
Familiar with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)
Familiar with Docker containers and Kubernetes (K8s), Docker Swarm as an orchestrator platform.
Participation in contests like CodeForces, SPOJ, CodeChef, Topcoder, Code Gladiator, Hackathons is a plus.
Experience in securing web applications is a plus
Experience in highly scalable systems and low latency APIs is a plus
Experience in engineering for highly available and fault tolerant systems is a plus

Qualifications

Four-year bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or engineering is required.

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