Senior Software Engineer - Bengaluru/Bangalore @ Thomson Reuters

• The Legal & Research Technology in Bangalore provides systems development and support for the content processing needs of WestLaw. The group oversees and executes on a wide range of project types, ranging from cost saving infrastructure to revenue driving product development initiatives.
• This group is looking to re-engineer existing systems and move to AWS Cloud offerings. We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and detailed oriented individual who will make an impact on a large-scale, enterprise-wide initiative to serve as a Sr. Software Engineer on this team.
• The key area of focus for this position is serving as a Software engineer for a multi-year project to deliver new and reengineered systems using AWS and its capabilities with excellent proficiency in Groovy/Java, and Python.
• The ideal candidate will possess strong organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• They must also possess effective oral and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills. A history of meeting aggressive deadlines in uncertain environments and maintaining strong customer relationships are key selection criteria.

Essential Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Development activities:
• Develop efficient and high-quality code while meeting product release deadlines
• Translate architectural vision into the design and delivery of a functioning system
• Ensure adherence to coding, design and architectural standards
• Develop deployment and rollout plans as needed
• Assist leads to prepare time estimates for projects and software design plans
• Write good lean technical design documentation and technical approach
• Design all test cases to provide support to all systems and perform unit tests.
• Individual must be proactive, self-motivated with ability to prioritize multiple project tasks.
• Production Support & Maintenance activities:
• Respond quickly to support issues and follow up till resolution
• Conduct thorough troubleshooting and provide quick resolution to production problems
• Follow up and provide timely reporting on issues to management

REQUIREMENTS:

Education

• A four-year degree in computer science or a related field is required. Graduate training in business or technology is a plus, but not required.

Knowledge and Skills

• Technical knowledge should include hands-on design and development of enterprise class applications including design analysis, and implementation and testing along with experience with trouble shooting and maintenance activities. Must be able to Effectively balance and prioritize multiple projects and tasks concurrently

Candidates should possess:

• 5+ years of background in software development in Python
• 1+ years experience in software development with Selenium
• 1 + years of software development using AWS Glue, Dynamo DB, Lakeformation
• 1+ years working with large relational database such as Postgress/NoSQL
• 1+ years of XML technologies
• Understanding of iterative, use case driven development

Preferred or Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Python
• Java (Java 8), J2EE, App Server (WebSphere/Tomcat), Oracle/SQL, Unix (Linux)
• Experience with frameworks such as Spring MVC, Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, Restful Web Services