Senior Software Engineer - Java

Overview

Role: Senior Software Engineer

Exp: 3 - 10 Yrs

Location: Pune

Interview

1st Round - 45 Mins Coding

2nd Round - 45 Mins System Design

3rd Round - 30 Mins Cultural Fitment

4th Round - HR Discussion

THG is an international technology company and leading online retailer, home to premium brands such as lookfantastic, Myprotein, and ESPA; all of which are powered by our industry-leading and award-winning technology platform, THG Ingenuity.

Tech at THG

Technology is the driving force behind THG, and it starts with our people. We are ambitious with our goals and challenge conventional thinking. THG Technology is different because we support every single person to make massive impact and drive their own work. Our people are always learning, and we work every day to ensure our technology, from our software platforms, to our hosting services, to our M.L capability and beyond, is world class. This enables us to keep powering THG and our partners on a global scale.

What will I be doing?

You would be working on a specific product that makes up our end-to-end eCommerce platform. This platform drives multibillion £ in sales globally for THG’s own brands as well as our partner brands. The elements of the platform you could be working on could be Order Processing, Fraud Detection, ECRM, Product Information Management (PIM) as well as others. As a Senior within our engineering teams would be helping to manage the SDLC for software projects, helping to design, develop and test solutions. You would be acting as a mentor to more junior members within the team, helping to guide and coach them through the development process.

In your role, you would work closely with your Engineering Manager to shape the solutions you are building.

The team you would be working on would be split between India and THG’s base in the UK so you would need to be confident in communicating clearly with colleagues in the UK and able to contribute to team discussions.

What skills and experience would I need?

Technical

• Strong knowledge of Java.
• Demonstrable knowledge of relational (SQL) and/or NoSQL databases
• Experience designing and building REST based APIs.
• Experience integrating with internal and third-party services.
• A strong understanding of software development best practices
• Knowledge of DevOps (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
• Understanding of CI/CD principles and experience using a deployment tool, e.g., Jenkins.
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong user focused mindset towards building the best product for the end customer.
• Experience writing testable and maintainable code.
  
  

• Communication – Abie to clearly communicate with both tech & non-tech stakeholders.
• Best Practices – Adoption of best practices in coding, architecture and design patterns.
• Ownership – Take lead in owning a problem domain from requirements through to deployment.
• Mentoring and Coaching – help to mentor more junior members of the team.
  
  

You would get the chance to advance your career with one of the fastest growing eCommerce businesses globally. The environment at THG is one that breeds innovation and likes to push the boundaries. If you’re the kind of person that likes to do the same then THG will challenge you and give you the platform to push yourself which will in turn help you to accelerate your career.