Software Development Staff Engineer

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realise their financial goals and help them save time and money.  

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.  

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com

Employer: Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Job Title: Software Development Staff Engineer
Job Location: 475 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Actively participate in modernization of legacy application in moving application from Mainframe to distributed systems; Develop subject matter expertise in File One Data Load by providing analysis/design, code, testing and documentation; Work with Cross-Functional teams to program, validate and co-ordinate software releases; Provide production application support in a 24x7 environment; Provide technical direction assistance to development and testing staff; Participate in or conduct code reviews and provide program improvement recommendations; Drive architecture decisions in collaboration with software architects, security team, and hardware teams; Provide analysis and coding for complex software assignments; Possess proficient problem solving and diagnostic abilities providing support on production issues; Work with System Engineers and Internal Partners on requirements; Collaborate design review with cross functional groups; develop schedules, specifications, detail designs, and system procedures to enable on time delivery of defect free software systems; Provide resource recommendations for timely completion of projects; Train or mentor other team members by providing technical working knowledge on assignments Interface with both internal as well as external customers. May telecommute.

Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Applications or related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Development Staff Engineer-related occupation.

Position requires experience in the following:

1. Experience designing and developing Microservices using C/Java/Python/C++ and RDBMS in Cloud Environment
2. Experience leveraging a diverse array of data analysis tools and programming languages, including Java, Python, SQL, and Scala, to analyze and interpret complex data sets, thereby driving data-driven decision making and strategic planning.
3. Experience developing and maintaining REST APIs for DB2, MySQL, and Oracle databases, facilitating CRUD operations that incorporate complex business rules, thereby ensuring seamless integration between front-end and back-end applications.
4. Experience constructing Docker Images, orchestrating application deployment using Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, and Make file, harnessing the capabilities of AWS cloud services such as EC2, ECS, Fargate, NLB, VPC, Route 53, S3, Lambda, Dynamo DB, Glue, and Athena, managing workflows with Airflow, and handling large-scale data processing with EMR.
5. Experience designing and implementing API performance monitoring using tools such as New Relic, Dynatrace, Splunk, and CloudWatch, setting up alerts for production issues, troubleshooting, and enhancing application performance.
6. Experience writing and executing a comprehensive suite of tests, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, to validate API functionality leveraging tools such as Postman, JUnit, JMeter, and Selenium.
7. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, Business Leaders, collections and recovery teams to understand strategic goals and translate them into IT requirements and add features for Consumer/Business Credit and Consumer Finance.
8. Experience in using Java Server Faces (JSF) for UI data validation and developing Managed Beans to handle presentation logic, configuring web.xml and faces-config.xml in accordance with the JSF Framework.
9. Experience utilizing Hibernate in the persistence layer, developing Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs) and Data Access Objects (DAOs) for database operations, includes creating Hibernate Configuration (hbm) / Mapping files and writing complex SQL/Hibernate queries.

Pay range for this role is $176,134.00-$202,276.00, with actual pay based on work location, job-related skills, experience and education. Role incl. variable pay and comprehensive benefits. To apply please go to https://www.experian.com/careers/ and search requisition number REF24050T.