Senior Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Insight Global is looking for a Principal Software Engineer for one of our retail clients in Des Moines, IA. As a software engineer, you'll work as a member of a cross-functional agile team focused on building great user interfaces and customer-facing products. You'll create reusable components that are shared across many applications and work with other team members to cross-pollinate ideas and skills. You'll find, monitor, and address performance issues and take features from conception to final production deployment. In the role, you'll contribute heavily to user story definition that takes our technology stack into consideration, but also continue to push the bounds of what is possible. You'll work heavily in a paired programming environment and mentor other engineers. Software engineers will be working on full stack development with customer-facing products but all working on the back end as well. The hourly compensation for this role is between $50-70/hr. We are a company committed to creating inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Skills and requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with React on the front end
• 5+ years of experience with Node on the back end
• Willingness to work in paired programming
• Retail experience or proven ability to work in a fast-paced, enterprise to mid-size environment
• Ability to pick up any technology and be adaptable to different situations
• Proven experience in developing and creating secure, resilient, maintainable applications
• Hands on experience with Ruby, GraphWL or Mongo
• Soft skills: Intellectually curious, strategic thinker who enjoys creative problem solving, friendly, call out a problem, respectful, and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment