Senior Software Engineer

Company: VIZIO, Inc.
Location: Denver
Posted on: November 8, 2024

Job Description:

About the TeamPowerful entertainment experiences come from brilliant teams and at VIZIO, we work together to deliver the latest SmartCast TV and Sound Bar Technologies across the world. We are skilled engineers who care about the people they work with, the work they create and the teams they nurture. At VIZIO we're built around supporting each other in a relaxed, collaborative environment. We're focused on learning, doing something new and valuable and encouraging our team to do the same. With flexible work hours, a collaborative open-door environment and teams who support each other in and out of the office, our work experience becomes meaningful. Now we need a brilliant Sr Software Engineer to join us and own the development of our features through the full-release lifecycle.What You Will Do

• Design and implement back-end API's on AWS Lambda in TypeScript
• Write and maintain Terraform (IaC) configurations for deploying infrastructure to multiple environments
• Write and maintain unit and functional tests using Postman and other tools
• Implement SRE best practices including observability, monitoring, alarming and writing runbooks
• Communicate across teams to facilitate development toward a shared vision of the final product
• Build services that are integration points for mission-critical third-party vendors
• Act as a mentor, architect and consultant for numerous teams developing independent software projects
• Take ownership of releasing new features that delight our customers and be empowered to collaborate so your team can excel
• Directly impact the VIZIO SmartCast experience for our customers by incorporating customer feedback in the new features you developed
• Deliver at-scale features that are flexible, cost-effective, maintainable and long-lasting
• Collaborate with the Cloud DevOps team to establish best practices for sustainably operating high-scale distributed systems
• Optimize AWS resource usage (IAM, ElasticBeanstalk, Fargate, Cloud Formation, SQS, SNS, ECR, EC2, ECS, Lambda, Parameter Store, Secrets, RDS, Redis, S3, DynamoDB, IoT Core, API Gateway, CloudFront and Route 53)About You
  • You have a BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • You have 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, including at least one year of professional development in TypeScript
  • You have experience with object-oriented design and algorithms
  • You are highly skilled in at least one modern programming language. (Ex. Node.js, TypeScript, Golang, Python or Java)
  • Candidates with significant experience in AWS technologies and infrastructure, who hold current AWS certifications are particularly well qualified for this position
  • You have experience mentoring other developers
  • You have knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, test-driven development, continuous deployments and agile methodologies
  • You have outstanding communication, organizational and problem-solving skills
  • You have exposure to operating large-scale distributed systems, including security, defining and monitoring service metrics, infrastructure management and scaling and DevOps best practices
  • You're the one who makes user experience brilliant and you have a passion for developing innovative solutions
  • You're the person your team trusts with their secrets. You know how to be tactful and supportive
  • Collaboration is fun and easy for you. You are self-driven, but you enjoy sharing and mentoring your team and when a decision has been made, you're happy to support it
  • You're experienced with cross-platform development and you have a deep understanding of the software development life cycle
  • You're confident in your abilities to command and understand application build pipelines and share those with your team in a way they can understand
  • You're experienced in system design and development, but you are also a powerful leader, which means you stay accountable for your successes and shortcomingsAbout VIZIOWe are Beautifully Simple.Headquartered in Irvine, California, VIZIO is a leading HDTV brand in America and the #1 Sound Bar Brand in America. VIZIO's mission is to deliver high performance, smarter products with the latest innovations at a significant savings that we can pass along to our consumers. Our loyal following and industry-wide praise continues to grow as we redefine what it means to be smart.VIZIO, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. We will not pay fees to any third-party agency, outside recruiter or firm without a mutually agreed-upon contract and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.For Colorado-based employment: The salary for this position is $/year. In addition to base salary, the compensation package also includes eligibility for an annual bonus, as well as equity and a range of medical, dental, vision and other benefits.
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