API Developer

A Largest eCommerce Comapny Client is seeking a contractor Sr. Web Services Software Engineer to build the next generation APIs for Client Analytics, Client’s industry-leading analytics platform. The Client Analytics platform processes 20+ billion transactions on a daily basis and delivers reporting data to customers via a sophisticated data visualization interface. The Web Services Software Engineer will participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle including the architecture, design, development, & maintenance of the product. This position is based in our Lehi, Utah office within the Digital Marketing Business Unit of Client. What you’ll do · Design and implement robust web service APIs within our Client Analytics platform that are used by a large number of internal client applications as well as external customer client applications · Work with a team of Web Services developers and quality Engineers to create new APIs, improve existing ones and also implement, prototype, scale, test and validate these APIs. · Gather technical requirements from multiple sources and improve on existing strategy and techniques for exploring and exposing data · Solve complex business and technical problems involving large-scale data aggregation · Demonstrate leadership qualities with willingness to mentor peers and drive feature development efforts, in co-ordination with other Client cross-functional groups like experience design and product management · Gain a solid understanding of the Client Analytics platform workflows and be willing to drive solutions that span across one or more cross-functional Engineering teams · Develop product enhancements and features with a strong focus on effective customer engagement and satisfaction · Requirements: What you need to succeed · M.S. or B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent field · Excellent interpersonal skills · Comprehensive knowledge and development experience building and scaling truly RESTful web services · Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, responsive, professional and dedicated to customer success · Experience with building and deploying back end services platforms · Solid object-oriented programming background in Java, C/C++, C#, or PHP · Experience with storing and retrieving high-frequency data in Redis · Database programming knowledge including SQL queries in MySQL and collection queries in Mongo · Experience with Microsoft Power BI not required, but preferred · M.S. or B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent field All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.