Principal Software Engineer

About the role

Flooid is an innovative software technology company offering cutting edge retail and hospitality solutions to major global brands, from point of sale, mobile, online, social, and beyond, as well as solutions for Cloud and Managed Services, ensuring our retail partners have everything they need to make the sale. Our customers’ needs are at the heart of what we do, and that focus has resulted in great historical success and an exciting strategy for where we are headed in the future.

Role

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (this is a full-time, in-office position)

Role and Responsibilities

The Flooid Principal Software Engineer will be part of the team that is transforming and evolving our product suite. The right candidate will have a strong background in Java development, an understanding of modern Microservices architectures, and experience with multiple front-end technologies.

Primary responsibilities include the following

• Building complex, scalable software systems that can be successfully delivered to customers.
• Building applications from scratch.
• Transforming and modernizing the company's product suite.
• Developing and unit testing assigned software features and functionalities.
• Performing technical root cause analysis and outlining corrective action for complex problems/defects.
• Demonstrating use of computer science fundamentals related to object-oriented programming, algorithm design, problem solving, complexity analysis, and data structures.
• Participating in daily standup meetings to communicate work progress and potential roadblocks.
• Participating in peer code reviews, providing comments and suggestions.
• Continuously improving software delivery processes and practices for Flooid products.
• Applying a sense of urgency, commitment, and focus on the right priorities for developing Flooid solutions in a timely fashion.
• Working collaboratively and professionally with other Flooid associates, both locally and internationally, in cross-functional teams to achieve business goals.

Skills and Experience

The Flooid Principal Software Engineer is the focal point of initiatives that require effective and positive collaboration with engineers and architects at various levels across the company. The right candidate will be driven by finding creative solutions to problems and be willing to go into new territory to deliver high quality to our customers. Accordingly, the role requires the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• At least five years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer or related occupation
• Extensive, demonstrated experience with the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience supporting commercial applications/systems.
• Experience in improving teams’ ways of working to eliminate waste and improve flow.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills – must demonstrate a methodical approach to troubleshooting problems with varying degrees of complexity.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills – must be able to interact effectively and build relationships with stakeholders and collaborators from across the business.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to set priorities, handle multiple responsibilities, and meet deadlines.
• Confidence to ask questions and respectfully challenge opinions when necessary.
• Ability to have difficult conversations.
• Driven attitude with a superior ability to execute and sustain a high sense of urgency.
• Ability to quickly develop a working knowledge of Flooid products and services.

Benefits

Benefits start on day one – medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage available; competitive salary; flexible PTO policy that allows for uncapped PTO; fully paid FMLA leave comparable to company-paid short-term disability coverage; 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave; 401(k) plan with company match