Lead Software Engineer

Who We Are 

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation.  For more information, please visit solera.com. 

The Role 
We are looking for a Lead software developer to join our team and build Solera’s key products for our international market. 

The developer will work as part of a Scrum squad focused on delivering features on specific Products or Projects; working closely with Product & Business colleagues. 

What You’ll Do 

• Translate business requirements into technical deliverables 

• Develop new features following domain driven and microservices architecture 

• Extend features on existing applications 

• Help to modernize and break up monolithic applications 

• Investigate and resolve defects in mission critical systems 

• Take ownership of feature delivery through the software development lifecycle in a DevOps culture 

• Contribute to core architecture and technical design standards 

• Teach and mentor junior team members 

What You’ll Bring 

• At least 8 years of experience in software development 

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field 

• Proficiency in: 

• Java & Spring 

• REST APIs, SOAP Services 

• Git, Maven 

• Experience building large scale web applications 

• Expert using relational databases and non-relational databases 

• Expertise in Application Lifecycle Management using a tool such as Jenkins, Bamboo, Shippable 

• Experience working in a Scrum / Agile environment 

• Professional proficiency in English 

It’s A Bonus If You Have 

• Knowledge of Domain Driven Design, Event Driven, Microservices and Hexagonal Architectures 

• Experience in frontend development building responsive UIs with proficiency with JavaScript & React 

• Expertise in DevOps and Continuous Delivery / Deployment 

• Experience with Docker containerization and Kubernetes orchestration 

• Experience of TDD, BDD and Automated Testing Practices