Java Software Engineer

About GPC Global Technology Center

Established in 1928, Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is a leading global service organization specializing in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. GPC's commitment to innovation and technology is evident in the GPC Global Technology Center in Krakow, established in 2022. This center serves as a hub for research and development, supporting GPC's digital transformation efforts. The center's team of highly skilled IT engineers focuses on developing advanced technologies and solutions that enhance GPC's operations and growth. Their work spans across various areas, including e-commerce and data platforms, supply chain solutions, selling systems, and cyber security. Learn more at genpt.com.

Position Purpose:

This is an Engineering role with responsibility for enabling development and execution in one of our main projects, such as Supply Chain Integrations, Commerce Platforms, Pricing, and Customer Domain.

This individual must be a technologist & engineer comfortable enabling new technology. She/he must exhibit a deep understanding of modern technology stack and agile delivery models, demonstrate a focus on customer experience, and have a proven track record of modernizing technologies

Responsibilities

• Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
• Develop secure, scalable, resilient cloud-native microservices
• Helps define and adhere to team working agreements
• Participates in all phases of the integration development lifecycle
• Collaborate with the Lead and other Software Engineering resources in designing and implementing integrated, enterprise solutions
• Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
• Have a “test-first” attitude with a focus on automation
• Employ best practices around observability, monitoring, and system resilience

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in software engineering & technology
• Very good knowledge of Java
• Experience in data structures, object-oriented programming, functional programming, and familiarity with microservices, and cloud technologies
• 2+ years experience in building cloud-native microservices using Spring Boot
• Experience in testing methodologies and tools.
• Experience with Agile or Scrum software development methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.

Nice to have

• experience with frontend programming languages - Javascript, Typescript
• experience with Node.js

Location

Krakow/Hybrid