Staff Software Engineer - Merchant Engineering Job in Groupon

Grow as a developer by building things that help local businesses around the world thrive

Are you a passionate and energetic technology enthusiast eager to work at a rapid pace with the flexibility to work across our suite of technologies? Are you a problem solver; someone who enjoys debugging code, resolving issues, and creating solutions for common problems? Do you get a little obsessed with the details?

Groupons mission is to become the daily habit in local commerce and fulfill our purpose of building strong communities through thriving small businesses. We connect people to a vibrant, global marketplace for local services and experiences. In the process, were positively impacting the lives of millions of customers and merchants globally. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking, and celebrates success. If you want to take more ownership of your career, then you're ready to be part of Groupon.

We're looking for great technology developers to work on the Groupon platform to improve performance and make our customers and small businesses lives easier and happier. We work in small, self-managing, collaborative, and agile teams to implement stuff quickly.

We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact. We're curious, fun, a little intense, and kind of obsessed with helping local businesses thrive. Does that sound like a compelling place to work?

The Merchant Engineering organization is looking for a Staff Software Engineer. You report to a Senior Engineering leader and provide technical leadership and oversight across the breadth of that organization. You lead not only how to solve technical problems in your domain, but what problems need to be solved for the business and how to prioritize them. Your primary function is leadership at this point, not direct implementation.

Our Developer Ecosystem:

• Languages: Java, Ruby on Rails, Node/Express JS

• MySQL/PostgreSQL

• ELK

• REST/JSON

• Deployment to our own data centers and AWS

• GitHub

Youll spend time on the following:

• You will lead the design and implementation of systems within the enterprise

• With a deep understanding of our core business, you will focus on solutions that come from better architecture, not just better code

• You will drive initiatives across engineering teams with a focus on increasing site performance and stability

• You will work closely with other engineers within your group and across the product and engineering organization to identify problems and build effective technical solutions

• Mentor junior team members and encourage your peers to do the best possible work

• Advocate for and improve upon our tech culture principles

Were excited about you if you have:

• At least 12+ years of experience in software development, experience building developer-facing tools will be a plus

• Excellent coding skills in one or more languages: Java, C#, Scala, C++, Python or Ruby

• Experience with Docker desired

• Development experience with service-oriented architectures/microservices

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work collaboratively through an agile development process that promotes constant team communication

We value engineers who are:

• Customer-focused: We believe that doing whats right for the customer is ultimately what will drive our business forward.

• Obsessed with Quality: Your Production code Just Works & scales linearly

• Team players. You believe that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback and also provide supportive feedback to help others grow/improve.

• Fast learners: We are willing to disrupt our existing business to trial new products and solutions. You love learning how to use new technologies and then rapidly apply them to new problems.

• Pragmatic: We do things quickly to learn what our customers desire. You know when its appropriate to take shortcuts that dont sacrifice quality or maintainability.

• Owners: Engineers at Groupon know how to positively impact the business.

• Able to travel periodically internationally.

Groupons purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the worlds largest local ecommerce marketplace, . Plus, be sure to that shape our culture, guide our strategy and make our company a great place to work. And just dont take our word for it. and learn more about our . If all of this sounds like something thats a great fit for you, then click apply and lets see where this takes us.

Groupon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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