Job Description

Digicert DNS is revitalizing its engineering culture and adopting modern software design and delivery techniques. We are looking for intellectually passionate people who learn quickly, thrive in a fast-paced environment and stay current with the latest technologies. We want people who fit our emerging Agile/Devops culture, enjoy debating and learning from differing opinions, and have a high level of engagement. Strong programming and software design skills are essential, so we'll ask you to write code during most steps of the interview process.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of high-scale services and products as part of an Agile (Scrum/Kanban) team.
• Design, write, test, and debug production-quality code primarily in Java, with exposure to Python and other modern languages.
• 60% Focus: Develop, test, and debug scalable backend services and APIs, while contributing to frontend components where needed.
• 40% Focus: Lead and drive automation across development workflows, including: Building and managing pipelines using tools such as Gradle, Maven/Ant, and Jenkins/GitLab CI
• Implementing testing frameworks using JUnit, Cucumber, and other automation tools
• Managing deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and cloud-native tooling Improving engineering productivity by automating test environments, test data, and build frameworks
• Design and build RESTful APIs and microservices that are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Develop and contribute to frontend applications using modern frameworks (React/Angular/Vue) to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Work with both relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Ensure system reliability by measuring and improving service health, performance, and scalability.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, engineering teams, and leadership to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to and evolve shared platform infrastructure and engineering standards.
• Continuously learn new technologies and share knowledge across the team.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Create high-level product specifications and detailed design documents.
• Define and provide architectural blueprints and technical direction for development teams.
• Lead the development team through design, implementation, and delivery.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in design and code.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Drive improvements in performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Mentor and guide engineers across different experience levels.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Actively contribute to and lead the technical vision and roadmap execution.
• Promote best practices in coding standards, testing, and DevOps.

What you will have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience developing enterprise-grade software and services.
• 2+ years of experience working in Unix/Linux environments.
• 2+ years of experience designing and architecting complex, scalable systems.
• Proven experience as a lead engineer or designer on high-volume, distributed systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java (Spring Boot preferred) and familiarity with Python or similar languages.
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Strong understanding of frontend technologies (React/Angular/Vue) and full-stack development concepts.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automation tools.
• Strong knowledge of database design and data modeling (SQL and NoSQL).
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas and influence decisions.

Nice to have

• Experience working on high-scale platforms (e.g., DNS, networking, or edge systems).
• Familiarity with observability tools, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to event-driven architectures and streaming systems.

Benefits

• Generous time off policies
• Top shelf benefits
• Education, wellness and lifestyle support

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