Software Engineer

The year was 1999, and our founder Nick Swinmurn was walking around a mall in San Francisco looking for a pair of shoes. One store had the right style, but not the right color. Another store had the right color, but not the right size. Nick spent the next hour in the mall, walking from store to store, and finally went home empty-handed and frustrated.

We are looking for smart, forward-thinking problem solvers to join our world-class technology team. We have built most of our systems on open-source technology. We use Solr, Drupal, Java, Elastic Search, EC2, and more (you can even help us figure out what else!).

As a Zappos Software Engineer, you will be developing a mix of new features for the site as well as investigating cutting-edge technologies to make the site better (either more robust, able to handle more transactions, or simply provide a better customer experience).

• 3+ years production Java software development experience (6+ if not JAva or if no college degree
• Solid computer science fundamentals (theory, data structures, algorithms)
• Experience with Java frameworks / build systems (Spring, Maven, JUnit, Camel, etc)
• Familiarity with testing related technologies such as EasyMock, Mockito, Selenium
• Experience with Linux and Mac environments
• Experience with SQL and relational databases

Preferred:

• BS/MS in Computer Science
• 5+ years Java software development in a production environment
• Made major contributions to the design/architecture of one or more projects
• Have assisted in the interview process for new developers
• Have mentored junior developers
• Good working knowledge of SQL
• Experience with web services
• Experience with high-volume transactional systems