Staff Software Engineer-Java

About Us

With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world’s leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software and mobile solutions for every charging need across North America and Europe. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.

Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.

At ChargePoint, we foster a positive and productive work environment by committing to live our values of Be Courageous, Charge Together, Love our Customers, Operate with Openness, and Relentlessly Pursue Awesome. These values guide how we show up every day, align, and work together to build a brighter future for all of us.

Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.

Discover what it’s like to help build the fueling network of the future - check out our Engineering Blog.

Reports To

Senior Software Engineering Manager

What You Will Be Doing?

As a staff software engineer, you will work in a scrum team to build the next generation of world-class EV technology products in the realm of Core Services. This field of expertise includes building advanced access control, identity & role management, license management, Accounts, etc (a long list of shared services serving as the backbone for the various product teams), all based on cutting-edge technology stack.

You will collaborate with different product owners and product managers across various teams to implement and integrate the solutions that are aligned with and extend shared platforms and solutions.
We are looking for someone who is adventurous and eager to learn and try out things. Furthermore, your analytical and solution-oriented approach makes you an excellent self-starter.

What You Will Bring to ChargePoint?

We work in cross-functional teams, which means you will be in close communication with product management, program managers, and engineering managers to build technical requirements; subsequently, work with engineering teams to develop software design, etc.

You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, developing the product from minimum viability to world-scale maturity. Ensure requirements are fully understood and implementation matches expectations.

Serve as a product evangelist and subject matter expert to the technical/developer community. Evangelize and promote engineering best practices.

Responsible for the design and development of high-end, robust, scalable services with almost zero downtime.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building back-end software

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

• Good in CS fundamentals - data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.

• Working experience with modern software architecture components (e.g. Distributed Systems, Containerization, Micro Services, etc.)

• Hands-on with Java, SpringBoot, and related technologies

• Working experience in one of the cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)

• Working experience with one of the popular databases

• Understanding of API’s first approach

• Knowledge of monitoring and tracing tools

• Aware of and able to apply continuous integration (CI)

• Familiarity with gRPC, Kubernetes, NoSQL, GraphQL, and Prometheus is a plus

• “You BUILD it, and you OWN it” mindset.

Personal/Leadership Attributes

• Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence.

• Learns organization’s vision statement and decision-making framework.

• Able to understand how the team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization’s vision.

• Completes assigned tasks on time and with high quality.

• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks.

• Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas. Takes the initiative to experiment with new software frameworks

• Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed. When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources

Location

Gurgaon OR Remote

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

If there is a match between your experiences/skills and the Company needs, we will contact you directly.

ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. 
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