**Software Engineer - Services**
**Heredia, Costa Rica**
**#WeAreTradeStation**
TradeStation is an online brokerage firm seeking to level the playing field for self-directed investors and traders, empowering them to claim their individual financial edge.
At TradeStation, we're continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible, encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and relentless search for innovation.
We offer a collaborative and flexible work environment, competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits and a generous PTO policy.
This position will be responsible for developing our Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) service which supports our mobile iOS and Android apps for our parent company, Monex.
**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS**:
- Design, build, maintain, and operate services deployed to Kubernetes
- Build and maintain a CI/CD testing pipeline to ensure product quality and limit regressions
- Build observability solutions to monitor performance and operation of services for maximum uptime
- Work in a DevOps environment, where development teams own both the development and operational responsibilities
**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES**:
**Required**:
- Knowledge and proficiency in one or more modern general-purpose programming languages (e.g.
Python, Golang, C#, Java)
- Experience deploying to Linux containers using Docker
- Familiarity working in an Agile environment and demonstrated success with structured testing practices such as automated unit testing, integration testing, TDD and continuous delivery
- Experience with Continuous Integration tools (e.g.
GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
- Experience with common internet communication methods (HTTP, gRPC, REST)
- Comfortable working in an open, collaborative environment, participate in code reviews, and welcome feedback from peers
**Preferred**:
- Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure on one or more cloud providers (e.g.
AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience building a frontend (web or mobile) that consumes a REST API
- Experience with any of the following technologies: Golang, GraphQL, gRPC
- Experience with distributed and scalable cloud architectures and techniques
**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE**:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent work experience
- Must have 1+ years of professional experience