Grow as a developer by building things that help local businesses around the world thrive
Are you a passionate, energetic and technology enthusiast eager to work at a rapid pace with the flexibility to work across our suite of technologiesAre you a problem solver; someone who enjoys debugging code, resolving issues, and creating solutions for common problems
Groupon is an experiences marketplace that brings people more ways to get the most out of their city or wherever they may be. By enabling real-time mobile commerce across local businesses, live events and travel destinations, Groupon helps people find and discover experiences--big and small, new and familiar--that make for a full, fun and rewarding life. Groupon helps local businesses grow and strengthen customer relationships--resulting in strong, vibrant communities. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success.
We are looking for a software engineer to join our team to support and evolve out Search and Ranking solutions.
You ll spend time on the following:
You will develop backend applications for the Groupon microservice ecosystem
You will collaborate with teams in other organizations to ensure that required business features and compliance rules are implemented effectively
Build features, plan deployment, coordinate timeline and tasks with project management and teams
Improve service stability by identifying critical service-specific metrics, setting meaningful alerting thresholds, and automating alerting responses
Create and maintain documentation for your projects
Mentor junior staff
Drive the discussion and decisions on technical topics related to the team
We re excited about you if you have:
6+ years of proficient development experience working on software products / mobile applications
B.Tech/BE/M.Tech degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
Experience designing, building, and operating enterprise grade cloud scale websites.
Solid knowledge on JAVA, Maven, Java based web-development frameworks like Dropwizard/Spring/SpringBoot.
Strong knowledge of debugging, software testing, and troubleshooting internal and external bug requests
Solid knowledge of HTTP, REST, JSON, and service-oriented architecture.
Ability to write clean, modular, reusable code (using design patterns) and experience with unit-tests driven approach to development
Experience with designing features/modules.
Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
Proficient in code versioning tools, preferably Git, GitHub, GitLab.
Knowledge of web technologies such as HTML, JS.
Browser testing and debugging.
Willingness to listen, learn and collaborate with others
Excellent teamwork and time management skills
Work experience in Agile Scrum methodologies
Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence is a plus.
Experience with development in React and frontend services is a plus.
We value engineers who are:
Customer-focused: We believe that doing what s right for the customer is ultimately what will drive our business forward.
Obsessed with Quality: Your Production code Just Works & scales linearly
Team players. You believe that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback and also provide supportive feedback to help others grow/improve.
Fast learners: We are willing to disrupt our existing business to trial new products and solutions. You love learning how to use new technologies and then rapidly apply them to new problems.
Pragmatic: We do things quickly to learn what our customers desire. You know when it s appropriate to take shortcuts that don t sacrifice quality or maintainability.
Owners: Engineers at Groupon know how to positively impact the business.
Groupon s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world s largest local ecommerce marketplace, click here . You can also find out more about us in the latest Groupon news as well as learning about our DEI approach . If all of this sounds like something that s a great fit for you, then click apply and join us on a mission to become the ultimate destination for local experiences and services.
Beware of Recruitment Fraud: Groupon follows a merit-based recruitment process without charging job seekers any fees. Weve noticed an increase in recruitment fraud, including fake job postings and fraudulent interviews and job offers aimed at stealing personal information or money. Be cautious of individuals falsely representing Groupons Talent Acquisition team with fake job offers. If you encounter any suspicious job offers or interview calls demanding money, recognize these as scams. Groupon is not responsible for losses from such dealings. For legitimate job openings, always check our official careers website at grouponcareers.com .
