Staff Software Engineer, GraphQL

What you'll be doing

• Work with others in the engineering team to help design, build and evolve the GraphQL API for a bank for all of us
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and build GraphQL schemas and API requirements
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the development team, promoting best practices in GraphQL development
• Develop and optimize GraphQL queries and mutations for efficient data fetching and updating
• Lead end-to-end projects from ideation to creation with a customer-first mindset
• Conduct code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and maintaining high code quality
• Perform independent code analysis and create a backlog of technical upgrades and clean up to make sure the GraphQL platform adheres to best practices and industry standards
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Be involved in the technical strategy and with a drive to improve products, infrastructure, processes, or organizations
• Stay updated on GraphQL best practices and emerging trends in web development
• Write well-designed, well-tested, readable, and maintainable code

You'll bring the following required experiences and skills

• 6+ years of industry experience in software development preferably Typescript or Kotlin
• Proficiency in GraphQL query language and schema design
• Understanding of federated graphs and subgraphs
• Familiarity with GraphQL server frameworks and tools (e.g Apollo Server, Router)
• Experience in building public and internal GraphQL APIs
• Understanding of the software security practices
• Experience with unit and integration testing
• Experience with scalable, distributed systems with a test-first approach

Technologies we use

• Typescript, Node, Kotlin
• GraphQL, Apollo Server, Apollo GraphOS, and Apollo Federation
• AWS
• Kubernetes, Istio
• npm, Git, GitlabJira, Confluence