Lead Software Engineer

Why you will love working for a National Top Workplace

We are a global leader in loyalty marketing.  

We work with some of the most well-known brands in the world to deliver market-leading, end-to-end loyalty solutions to enable customer experiences. With a strategy-led, technology-enabled approach, we are consistently named an industry leader by Forrester. The programs we deliver reach more than 330M consumers through loyalty. The impact of these loyalty programs affords us deep brand partnerships, owning a niche in the loyalty space where outcomes matter most. 

We are a mission and values driven company.  

Our mission is to grow enterprise value through loyalty for our clients. Every role within Kobie has a purpose and directly contributes to us achieving this mission.  

We are values driven at every point. Over our 30+ year journey, we’ve created a fun, high-trust, transparent workplace. We believe in leadership and ownership. Our remote work environment, personal holidays, casual dress code and focus on diversity and inclusion add to a culture that makes our teammates proud. That pride shines through in the work we do for our clients. 

About the team and what we’ll build together

You are a Lead Software Engineer with 8+ years’ experience in the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, automated build processes, testing, peer review, and DevOps. You are a critical thinker with experience prioritizing and negotiating several competing efforts and maintaining productivity through numerous context changes. You have led development teams and know how to define and commit to a body of work in which you ensure the successful delivery by breaking it down into consumable parts and collaborating with key team members.  An attribute you excel at is the ability to drive out ambiguity in the technology solutions we build in order to bring value to our customers.

How you will make an impact  

• Gain the respect of your team and coach engineers at multiple levels to apply best practices when solutioning work items for our products.
• Support and lead all phases of the Agile methodology (grooming, designing, coding, testing)
• Focus on outcomes as opposed to output and ensure timely delivery of high quality, flexible and maintainable solutions.
• Participate in design sessions; work with product owners to ensure your solutions meet the needs of the business and our customers.
• Assist other team members with questions and provide guidance and mentorship on best practices and new technology adoption.
• Promote and demonstrate good coding practice and patterns for the team
• Establish and reinforce standards in the areas of coding, design, security, automation, and testing.
• Create and maintain a highly engaging and respectful work environment that encourages learning and the advancement of our people, process, and tooling.

What you need to be successful    

• Experience leading development teams who are responsible for the successful delivery of prioritized roadmap items
• Experience designing and developing applications and components using J2EE technologies, SOA architecture, with sound knowledge in front end technologies to deliver vertical slices of value
• Deep experience with service-oriented architecture and API development within a containerized deployment environment
• Experience with distributed computing and object-oriented design and analysis
• Strong relational database skills using PostgreSQL / Oracle
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Messaging/Integration Patterns
• Experience in developing XML / JSON based web-services
• Experience in Java technologies: JMS, MDB, JPA (Hibernate)
• Familiarity with key Java frameworks and libraries such as Spring (Boot, MVC, Security, Data), Hibernate/JPA, and relevant testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito)
• Experience with high-volume, real-time applications
• In depth experience with Agile (e.g., Scrum Process)
• Apache Camel and Apache ActiveMQ
• Java, Bamboo/GIT, Open source components and frameworks
• Experience with Test Driven Development and BDD

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Spring frameworks (Core, Boot, Batch, Data, REST)
• Extensive experience in Microservices Architecture, GraphQL
• Build Management tools (GitHub Actions, Hudson)
• Familiarity and experience with AI/ML driven tooling
• AWS, EKS, Karpenter, ArgoCD

Our teammates are at the heart of everything we do 

Healthy people are happy people, which makes mental and physical health a top priority at Kobie. From robust health insurance and benefits options to free fitness programs like FitOn, to generous vacation time for yourself, we support your health needs fully. In today’s job market, we know that employees are choosing only what works best for their life. For those that want career growth, Kobie is the perfect place. We have developed a comprehensive people strategy that helps every teammate know how to advance and progress on their career journey. Beyond title progression, Kobie’s competitive pay, 401k matching, annual profit sharing and bonuses all make Kobie a perfect place to build your career. 

Kobie a place for all

We don’t just accept differences – we embrace, share, and celebrate them! 

Employment at Kobie is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications, directly related to professional competence. We do not discriminate against any teammate or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis under the law.   

We are fiercely committed to fostering a workplace where teammates draw upon their own diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives so that they feel welcomed to bring their authentic self to work every day. While our leadership team fully and completely supports our policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, all teammates share the responsibility to ensure we incorporate the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout Kobie.