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The BabyCenter Software Engineer is responsible for the construction of consumer and advertising software solutions, using a team-based approach and collaborating with all functions on the team to ensure that each feature delivered is of the highest quality and conforms to BabyCenter engineering standards.

•    Duties Collaborate with team members to develop consumer and sales features of the highest quality within promised timelines.
•    Create automated tests for key features and collaborate with the team Quality Analyst to ensure any feature developed is fully tested.
•    Validate feature success or failure through instrumentation and monitoring.
•    Align development style and technique to the team Architect standards and overall BabyCenter Engineering values.
•    Actively participate in team agile planning and retrospectives to help decompose problems and continuously improve the team's efficiency and happiness.
•    Provide accurate estimates during planning when asked, voice concerns about cost and scope, and offer alternatives when appropriate.
•    Commit to delivery in sprint planning and daily stand-ups, and honor those commitments even when unexpected challenges make it difficult.
•    Ensure work is peer reviewed and/or pair programmed according to team standards for completed features.
•    Get feedback from Product Manager during feature development and limit delays by actively seeking and closing the loop for completed features.
•    Accurately document task progress using team agile tools to ensure work board accurately depicts the current state of the sprint. Provide production support through on-call rotation and availability as necessary for escalation of issues related to features developed by the team.
•    Fulfill other duties assigned by leadership.

•    5+ years web development experience in architecting solutions in Java/Spring Demonstrable experience in service-oriented architecture
•    Strong communication skills in order to professionally socialize best practices Experience in team-based agile development methodology MIS or computer science degree or equivalent experience
•    Previous experience deploying fast, reliable code operating on a large scale Ability to provide accurate estimates based on high-level requirements
•     Experience implementing typical Model, DAO, Service, and Controller patterns Experience designing and creating REST web services Client-side web programming (JavaScript, AJAX, HTML, XML)
•    Experience with GIT source code management best practices when working in a team environment (branching, merging) Ability to identify project risks and provide alternatives for reducing risk

Thanks & Regards,

Shipra Chauhan | 732 201 8857