Senior Software Engineer Microservices AWS

ABOUT LIFESIZE

At Lifesize, we understand the power of connecting people to make the workplace great. For more than a decade, Lifesize has been at the forefront of video collaboration, delivering high-quality solutions designed to bring people together. We combine a best-in-class, cloud-based video conferencing experience, with award-winning, easy-to-use devices that are designed for any conference room so you can connect to anyone, anywhere. It’s a meeting experience like no other. Our video conferencing solutions are designed for the demands of today’s modern enterprise, yet fully accessible to businesses of any size. For more information, visit or follow the company @LifesizeHD .

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - MICROSERVICES/AWS

WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK ON A TEAM OF TALENTED ENGINEERS UTILIZING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES TO ARCHITECT CLOUD SOFTWARE FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION VIDEO COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS?

Lifesize is looking for a senior developer who will bridge the gap between Engineering and Operations. In this role, you'll work on our Cloud Microservices Team to build out our new AWS-based microservices architecture to replace our legacy monoliths.

Not only will you be developing new microservices, you'll also be helping us improve our overall deployment and release practices to ensure stable and secure deliverables to production. If you're a programmer who has prior DevOps experience or deep cloud operations knowledge, this is the role for you.

ABOUT THIS ROLE:

• You’ll build out our new microservice-based architecture to replace our monolithic architecture and greatly scale our capacity.
• You’ll improve the overall build, packaging, automation, monitoring, and deployment process.
• You’ll create transition strategies for migrating data and services from our existing monoliths.
• You’ll write reusable service templates that demonstrate best practices in regards to AWS security and scalability.
• You’ll engage and coordinate with other internal engineering and operations teams to complete complex product features.
• You’ll solve high priority customer issues and get fixes deployed with a fast turnaround time.

SOME OF THE PERKS YOU’LL GET WORKING IN LIFESIZE ENGINEERING:

• Pick your preference of a Mac or PC environment, and we’ll get you hooked up.
• Come to work in our convenient Barton Skyway location, which is close enough to downtown and Zilker Park to have access to the best of Austin.
• Be amazed at the productivity you’ll establish in our non-open engineering floor plan, which includes a mix of private and shared offices.
• Take time off when you need it with our unlimited vacation policy and our flexible work schedule.
• Eat free breakfast tacos on Mondays and Wednesdays and enjoy a catered lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as recurring team lunches and happy hours.
• Take a break in our fully stocked break rooms with all the snacks and drinks you need.
• Recharge yourself in our free onsite yoga classes and gym.

ABOUT YOU:

5+ Years Commercial/Enterprise Server Software Development, 2+ Years Python 2/3 or 2+ Years NodeJS (ES6+), 2+ Years AWS Experience.

IDEALLY, YOU WILL…

• Have broad knowledge of AWS, server programming, databases, and cloud architectures.
• Construct small, readable, unit-tested microservices with high availability and reliability using TypeScript or Python.
• Design messaging patterns between microservices using RabbitMQ or other messaging platforms.
• Document design and implementation details and be comfortable explaining them to other engineers.
• Offer constructive feedback during code reviews as well as positively receiving and executing on the feedback offered by others.
• Work with Git and continuous integration systems.
• Be fluent in Linux/Ubuntu CLI tools.
• Have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent real world experience.

TECHNOLOGIES YOU WILL WORK WITH:

• Websockets
• AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, RDS, IAM, Cloudfront, etc.
• Serverless
• RabbitMQ
• PostgreSQL/MySQL or Elasticsearch
• Java
• Docker
• Kubernetes

This position is located in Austin, Texas.

Lifesize, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifesize does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, or disability.