Senior Software Engineer II, Puppet

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With a global footprint spanning more than 80 countries and including over 75% of the Fortune 100, Perforce Software, Inc. is trusted by the world’s leading brands to deliver solutions for the toughest challenges. The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce.  

Position Summary:  

The Engineering Manager at Perforce is searching for a "Senior Software Engineer 2" to join their team. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for developing and implementing software solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and ensure the delivery of high-quality products.  

This position will support our Puppet brand. Puppet by Perforce is a values-driven global company that believes deeply in a people-first perspective — we might be in tech, but it’s not only about tech. We empower our users with mission-critical automation software that gives them back their time so that they can focus on the most important things in their lives. Automation unlocks the ability for IT operations teams to scale infrastructure at the largest companies in the world — and to do it securely, compliantly, and continuously. 

Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain software applications. 
• Design and develop distributed systems, ensuring fault tolerance, scalability, and performance. 
• Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices. 
• Identify and troubleshoot software defects and performance bottlenecks. Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends and apply them to improve software development processes and outcomes. 
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development methodologies and practices within the team 
• May be required to support additional products/brands as needed. 
• Work independently over the course of a sprint or more.  
• Accountable to the team for delivery schedules and commitments for associate engineers under mentorship.  
• Prioritize and lead effort with other engineers for support escalations as and when they arrive, showing initiative to realign time management. 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in computer science (or equivalent)    
• Strong proficiency in configuration management practices and tools. 
• Solid understanding of modern cloud applications and concepts, such as fault tolerance, scalability, and consistency. 
• Experience in developing and maintaining software applications in a collaborative team environment. 
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly understand and address complex technical challenges. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively work within a cross-functional team 
• Experience or interest in DevOps 
• Cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS)  

Desirable:

• Understanding of JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as React, Ember, etc. 
• Familiarity of JVM languages such as Java, Clojure, etc. 
• Experience of other programming languages such as Go, Ruby, Python, etc. 
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines 
• Skilled in test automation 
• Fundamental knowledge of databases such as PostgresSQL 

Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.

If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!

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