Full Stack Engineer

SUMMARY

At Pella, software engineers have the opportunity to drive innovation through a variety of key technical initiatives. Our robust eCommerce platform empowers customers, while our mobile apps deliver real-time onsite data to professionals. Engineers also play a crucial role in developing our quoting and ordering systems, directly impacting the efficiency and precision of our manufacturing processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Percentages represent guidelines only; may vary by position and fluctuate due to changing business needs.

• 60% Code development – Develop code based on the technical design specifications. Perform initial code checkout. Communicate status to parties involved. Familiar with and helps improve and establish development standards. Is capable of developing across all key development tools available. Assists other analysts in increasing their knowledge of various technical tools.
• 15% Technical design work – Technical specifications and analysis required to meet business needs. Able to take general business requirements and build a robust technical design through the entire business process. Creates and/or reviews technical design work for other technical analysts.
• 15% Product Team Responsibilities – Provides estimates of various technical tasks. Assist product owner in taking high-level business initiatives into smaller deliverable pieces.
• 10% Day to day support of existing environment – Production issue resolution (alerts, tickets, requests from analysts). Able to quickly diagnose issues in a wide variety of areas without specific, detailed knowledge in the problematic area.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: None
• Responsibilities outside of normal business hours: Support for Special Releases on a rotation.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Confidently write and test code that can be deployed straight to production.
• Own all stages of development process: design, develop, test, implementation and operational support.
• Leverage modern development technologies for building breakthrough business applications and customer experiences.
• Evaluate trends and contribute to the direction of the technical development process and tools used for a better Pella digital experience.
• Propose creative and elegant solutions to complex technical problems.
• Develop, performant, secure, device-agnostic, accessibility standards compliant, and SEO friendly code.
• Collaborate and communicate with the team in an agile work environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

Technical Skills:

• Strong Front-End Web development skills using HTML5, CSS, React.js, JavaScript, REST APIs.
• Understanding and interpreting business/technical requirements, wireframes, and design comps.
• Strong Server-Side service and Graphql and REST API development skills using Node.js, Java, etc.
• Streaming technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS).
• Strong debugging skills to work through legacy applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills to help automate and improve existing processes.

Nice to have technologies:

• Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, Git, DevOps will be a plus,
• Identity Management skills will be a plus (Okta),
• Experience with Automated Testing tools will be a plus.

Leadership & Process Skills:

• Thrives in highly collaborative cross-functional team and environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision.
• Focused and versatile team player who is comfortable under pressure, ambiguity, frequent change, or unpredictability.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to remove barriers and enable development teams to complete their objectives.

Certifications or licenses: None

Travel expected: 5-10% of time

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree in computer or related field (MIS or Computer Science or equivalent) and 3+ years related experience.

Leadership Competencies:

• Create Customer Loyalty
• High Impact Delivery
• Lead Courageously
• Establish Plans
• Champion change and innovation
• Foster Collaboration