Sr. Software Engineer-Back End

SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER – BACK END   Remote, but must be based in Portugal (Lisbon, Coimbra, Porto preferred) About Tillster Tillster, headquartered in the USA, is the global leader in digital ordering and customer engagement solutions.
For over a decade we have developed revolutionary self-service, ordering and payments solutions – for mobile, tablet, online, kiosk, call center, and more – creating personalized interactions based on consumer preferences, language, and currency.
Our platform is compatible with 15+ unique POS systems, representing over 90% coverage in multi-unit restaurants.
We offer one platform; one scalable, enterprise class solution – to create world-class digital engagement solutions.
Our mission and passion are one in the same: Empower restaurants and consumers to engage and transact anywhere, anytime, and from any device - one consumer at a time, one order at a time, billions of times over.
In doing so, together we are transforming e-commerce in restaurants and make the till grow for Tillster and our customers.
About the Role We are looking for experienced Senior Back-End Developer  who are motivated to build modern event driven microservices and platforms.
What You'll Do Work with a team of local and globally-distributed Software Engineers/Developers, Quality Engineers, Product Managers, and other professionals to design, develop and deliver software application products built to meet requirements for Company's mobile and online food ordering and e-commerce payment solutions, which allow customers to place and pay for orders at restaurants.
Actively participate in delivering great products using Scrum methodology.
Actively participate in establishing a robust, scalable, and flexible technology/technical architecture and make recommendations for improvements.
Actively participate in design and development, implementation, unit testing, integration testing and maintenance.
Work in a variety of software disciplines, and work with Product Managers, Software Engineers, Quality Engineers, and other professional disciplines to refine product requirements and deliver products built to commercial-grade requirements.
Estimate and size development efforts to assist with planning, then deliver working software on schedule.
Assist team in achieving success on assigned projects by handling a variety of software development tasks.
Support company-wide software engineering/development standards and optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, dependability, and ease of development.
Provide expert level of software programming/development, design, analysis, and mentoring.
Be responsible for iteratively and incrementally improving both products and processes.
Extensively utilize AWS stack Lambda, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB to create serverless application.
Write back-end code using Java and utilize best of breed open source technologies like Spring and Hibernate.
Develop web applications, services and integrate different enterprise applications in a scalable and reusable manner.
Utilize application servers, such as Tomcat in order to implement proposed technology solution.
Utilize various application integration techniques to communicate with third party and legacy/back-end systems.
Embrace test driven development practices using JUnit, JMock and Selenium.
Build Java programs that execute in a high availability, high throughput batch environment.
Build and customize software solutions; collaborate with external business partners.
Actively engage with technical/technological professionals at client organizations to explain how to make our products work together.
Coach/mentor associate-level engineers and be a technical lead on the team.
Mentor entry-level, mid-level, and senior-level software engineers and technologists.
Respond to changes in requirements, demonstrate flexibility in time and execution.
Adhere to continuous learning to advance your knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Identify and fix complex issues that arise in software codebase.
Implement new features and customize existing ones to meet our customers needs.
Utilize AWS stack to implement new features.
Identify details and establish plans for implementing work per customer contracts.
Provide product requirement analysis and plan and estimate for upcoming features.
Support cross discipline teams to ensure cohesive execution of our technical strategy.
Work with Quality Engineering to identify risks and establish means of testing.
Perform code reviews of others work to propagate experience and learn new practices.
Meet with and advise platform management on current progress and alert them to changes or concerns.
Other duties as directed or required.
About You Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely related field of study  five (5)+ years of relevant work experience interacting with RESTful/SOAP web services, AJAX, Core Java, JDBC, JMS, JSON, JUNIT, Apache, JavaScript, SQL, application server technology (i.e., Tomcat; WebLogic), framework/technologies (i.e., Hibernate, Spring), AWS Hosted Services (i.e., SNS and Lambda) and application performance monitoring (i.e., App Dynamics and New Relic) Prior experience with AWS serverless and companion technologies like DynamoDB, SQS, etc would be great but not required.
The Interview Process 1 .
Recruiter interview with a Talent Acquisition specialist 2.
Live coding challenge/interview with our Back End Engineering Manager 3 .
Final interview with our Engineering Leader Portugal  To thrive at Tillster, all talent must exhibit professional experience in and a strong commitment to our core values: Put Customers First: Prioritize the needs and satisfaction of our customers in all decisions and actions appropriate to Tillster's stage of development, resources, and stated goals.
Collaborate: Work together effectively, leveraging diverse perspectives to achieve common goals.
Innovate: Embrace creativity and pursue new ideas to drive progress and improvement.
Operate from Data: Use strong critical thinking skills to make informed decisions based on accurate and relevant data.
Drive Results: Focus on achieving tangible outcomes and delivering high performance.
Own It: Take responsibility for your actions and the success of your work.
Be Passionate and Have Fun: Bring enthusiasm to your work and enjoy the journey.
Making a Difference in the Tillster Way Our mission is to empower restaurants and consumers globally, by empowering, supporting, and nurturing the people who are part of the global Tillster team.
We want to ensure all employees feel respected, confident, and engaged.
Creating an inclusive working environment is of the utmost importance to us.
To make this a reality, Tillster is dedicated to embracing diversity in all forms and is proudly an equal opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, family/parental status, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status.
Pay and Benefits (PORTUGAL) Compensation competitive to market and geographical location.
Meal allowance for each day worked available through meal card.
Home/Office allowance reimbursement per calendar month, pro-rated based on employment start date.
Health insurance : Tillster pays the premium for employee private health insurance.
Employees have the option to add their spouse/dependents at the employee's cost.
Holidays: Up to 14 federal and local/municipal holidays in accordance with applicable Portuguese Labour laws, dependent on your employment start date.
Vacation: Up to 22 days of vacation every holiday year, pro-rated based on employment start date.
Education, Learning & Development : We offer Udemy Learning courses; and ongoing learning and development opportunities.
Tillster is proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer No Visa Sponsorship Principals only – no Agencies or calls please About Tillster Headquartered in the USA, Tillster is the global leader in digital ordering and customer engagement solutions.
For over a decade we have developed revolutionary self-service, ordering and payments solutions – for mobile, tablet, online, kiosk, call center, and more – creating personalized interactions based on consumer preferences, language, and currency.
Our platform is compatible with 15+ unique POS systems, representing over 90% coverage in multi-unit restaurants.
We offer one platform; one scalable, enterprise class solution – to create world-class digital engagement solutions.
Our mission and passion are one in the same: Empower restaurants and consumers to engage and transact anywhere, anytime, and from any device - one consumer at a time, one order at a time, billions of times over.
In doing so, together we are transforming e-commerce in restaurants and make the till grow for Tillster and our customers.
Thriving at Tillster As a member of Tillster, you will embody our core values: Put Customers First: Prioritize the needs and satisfaction of our customers in all decisions and actions appropriate to Tillster's stage of development, resources, and stated goals.
Collaborate: Work together effectively, leveraging diverse perspectives to achieve common goals.
Innovate: Embrace creativity and pursue new ideas to drive progress and improvement.
Operate from Data: Use strong critical thinking skills to make informed decisions based on accurate and relevant data.
Drive Results: Focus on achieving tangible outcomes and delivering high performance.
Own It: Take responsibility for your actions and the success of your work.
Be Passionate and Have Fun: Bring enthusiasm to your work and enjoy the journey.
Making a Difference in the Tillster Way Our business and product mission is to empower restaurants and consumers globally; by empowering, supporting, and nurturing the people who are part of the global Tillster team.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment where every team member is respected, empowered, and encouraged to grow.
To make this a reality, Tillster is dedicated to embracing diversity in all forms and is proudly an equal opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, family/parental status, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status.