Full Stack Software Engineer - Infrastructure and Platform Tools

Full Stack Software Engineer - Infrastructure and Platform Tools

Role Overview

We are seeking a Full Stack Engineer to join the Infrastructure and Platform tools team. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in end-to-end development and will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of our REST API SDLC tooling. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are essential for success in this role. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that our platform tooling ecosystem is robust, scalable, and efficient. Your work will directly impact the developer experience and the overall performance and security of our APIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Development: Develop and maintain tools and libraries for REST API creation and management using TypeScript and NodeJS.
• Documentation: Create and maintain guides and best practices for REST API schema design, implementation, and consumption.
• Governance: Establish and maintain processes for schema change control, breaking change detection, and error sanitization.
• Standardization: Update and publish REST API schema and security standards, including application security configurations.
• Performance Monitoring: Create and maintain systems for monitoring error rates, latency metrics, and field usage.
• API Schema Management: Implement and manage a schema registry, ensuring seamless schema proposals, changes, and version control.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to define and prioritize features and improvements.

Required Skills and Experience

• NodeJS and TypeScript: Excellent skills with the NodeJS ecosystem. Experience with creating node modules using vanilla JS and TypeScript and publishing them. Good understanding of package managers like NPM and Webpack.
• Testing: Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing frameworks. Proficient in writing unit tests and functional tests using Jest or similar libraries.
• Infrastructure Tools: Understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to aid in debugging. Relevant technologies: Postman, cURL, Swagger, OpenAPI, Datadog.
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git and experience managing code in a collaborative environment.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Bonus Skills

• Spectral: Proficiency with adding custom rules in Spectral CLI.
• Front End Development: Proficiency with creating and maintaining front end components using React and Webpack.
• DevOps: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• Cloud Services: Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Datadog and OpenTelemetry.
• Java/Go: Experience with Java or Go programming languages.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in software development, with a focus on NodeJS, TypeScript, and infrastructure tools.

Compensation

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $67.00/hour-$89.00/hour.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K

This role is a temporary contractor position with Magnit Global and is not eligible for any benefits under any benefit plan of PayPal, PayPal Affiliates, or their respective successors and assigns.