Lead Software Engineer - Java

At the center of it all, our dedicated IT teams innovate, design and develop the technology that is redefining how customers rent, buy and share vehicles from our family of brands. Here, you will be part of a diverse and talented team that creates and delivers powerful technology solutions for our customers and employees across the world with the resources and support to develop in a variety of career paths.

As an Enterprise Mobility team member, we offer an excellent package with market-competitive pay, comprehensive healthcare packages, 401k matching & profit sharing, schedule flexibility, work from home opportunities, paid time off, and organizational growth potential.

This position offers the opportunity to work fully remote within the United States (except for Alaska and/or Hawaii). Team members who choose virtual / remote work should have an adequate space to serve as their home office, and must be able to work a schedule within U.S. Central Standard Time core business hours. #LI-REMOTE

Responsibilities

The Payment Services Department is excited to announce an opportunity for an Engineer 4, Software to join our dynamic team. This role will work in an Agile environment and will be responsible for designing, developing, building, testing, implementing, and supporting critical solutions for Enterprise Mobility. The Payment Services team is responsible for the development and maintenance of the services and APIs used by Enterprise Mobility Clients and Customers to process payments for reservation, rental, some car sales transactions, as well as third party authorizations for rentals. Payment Services delivers business functionality used by clients on a wide range of platforms including Websites, Tablets, Kiosks, and Mobile applications as well as our counter applications in the Airport and Home City locations. The Engineer 4 role will be involved with all solutions under the department umbrella. Our technology includes a mixture of Java with Oracle or PostgreSQL both on-prem and in the cloud as well as integration with various Payment hardware devices.

As an Engineer 4, Software you will design, develop and modify many different elements of technology. You will provide leadership to the development team to solve highly complex technology challenges, providing input into activities such as domain modeling, API design, system design, systems integration, and implementation strategies. You will be required to understand advanced methods, theories and research techniques that establish ongoing direction and implementation of the technology vision and strategy. In this role, we will be looking to you as a subject matter expert in multiple areas of technology working with the department as well as a wide variety of teams across the organization. You will need to foster relationships with other engineering leadership to ensure we are developing cohesive and comprehensive global solutions that meet the needs of the business. You will be leading implementations and providing viable recommendations for implementing new solutions. You will be providing instruction and guidance to less senior team members on new tasks and assignments; ensuring deadlines are met. Daily activities will include collaborating with Architects and recommending adjustments to the architecture to improve overall quality and integration. You will be responsible for mentoring other engineers, driving standards, ensuring code performance, contributing to code reviews, and performing unit and integration testing.

Now is an exciting time to be part of this team as we are in the midst of developing API software with implementation of new strategic service types as part of our larger vision to modernize our overall Payment Architecture as well as expanding the domain for third party authorizations. The new services strategy emphasizes API-first design, micro-services architecture and client agnostic capabilities that allow for quick and flexible consumption. As an Engineer 4, Software on the team, you will play a key role in helping define the technical direction and solution roadmap as the team modernizes the Payment Architecture. Additionally, you will have the unique opportunity to learn about the multiple lines of business that EM supports including the full lifecycle of a rental transaction from a reservation, to a rental, to the final accounting transaction.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Qualifications

Required:

• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
• Must reside in the United States (does not include Alaska or Hawaii)
• Must be able to work a schedule within U.S. Central Standard Time core business hours.
• 8+ years of related experience
• 5+ years Java Application Development experience
• 3+ years' experience working with RESTful Web Services
• 1+ year of experience with Amazon Services such as DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS, Lambda, Cloud Watch, EC2, and Console
• Must be available to participate in the team's on-call rotation and monthly release schedule
• Experience with API gateway (Kong), Open API Standards and Cloud solutions.
• Knowledge of open-source libraries such as Apache commons, J-Unit, Karate, Spring framework and Hibernate
• Proficient with Maven, Git/BitBucket, Jenkins
• Proficient with application servers such as WebLogic and Tomcat
• Strong understanding application security standards
• Strong communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with people of varying technical knowledge
• Strong troubleshooting skills. Able to resolve issues and support configuration issues for developers independently
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced production environment and have the ability to handle multiple tasks
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and tools such as Scrum, Kanban, JIRA, DevOps, and Confluence
• Strong teamwork abilities in a collaborative environment
• Must be able to work independently with limited supervision
• Must have experience in full lifecycle development and end-to-end testing
• Must have the ability to effectively collaborate and work with others in a remote work environment
• Must demonstrate the ability to be flexible with changing priorities and requirements
• Demonstrate the ability to coach and mentor other team members
• Demonstrate the ability to lead teams through difficult situations while taking a positive collaborative approach
• Must be committed to incorporating security into all decisions and daily job responsibilities

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or related field preferred
• Familiarity with Java Script framework and Node JS
• Familiarity with WebSocket protocols
• Experience with testing / Junit and Groovy Script
• Experience with PCI/PII compliance,
• Experience with SQL using Oracle / PostgreSQL
• Understanding of how to develop reusable code
• Knowledge of performance tuning, caching, clustering and related concepts and writing scalable applications
• Familiarity with Dynatrace and Splunk
• General knowledge of networking / load balancer / high availability concepts
• Experience with IntelliJ, Eclipse IDE, and SpringToolSuite
• Excellent hands-on experience with UML Modeling (Activity Diagram, Class Diagram, Sequence Diagram, Collaboration Diagram, Use Case Diagram, Deployment Diagram, etc.)
• Experience in financial/credit card processing applications
• Task management abilities: Able to identify necessary steps to a solution and move an initiative to the goals
• Professional communication abilities: Able to formalize proposals, communicate the need and instruct others on the use of solutions