This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2018, Costco contributed over $39 million to organizations such as United Way and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the second largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in twelve countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco consistently ranks in the top five of Forbes “America’s Best Employers”.

The Costco team is looking for a dedicated and highly skilled Full Stack Engineer to join its Business Process Management Systems (BPMS) development team. The Full Stack Engineer will perform development work across the IBM BPM technology stack (both front-end/back-end expertise). The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to manage the completion of projects that involve databases, backend services, and OO/UI development. This position will require an individual to design, build, enhance and implement solutions in a fast paced Agile environment participating in scrum ceremonies and working closely with a highly motivated team.

If you want to be a part of one of the BEST “to work for” companies in the world, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

• Supports Systems Architects with the design of the overall architecture of a specific product/application, applying principles that promote availability, reusability, interoperability and security into the design framework.
• Performs development, optimization, and automation activities to support the implementation of a product / application.
• Increases proficiency and understanding of relational and non-relational databases, distributed application architectures, user interfaces and user experience, quality assurance, security concerns, and business value creation.
• Adopts engineering best practices to deliver higher quality and scalable solutions.
• Provides the team with the development strategy, solution recommendations, and estimates for a given product/application.
• Participates in scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospective, showcases/demos, stand-ups, backlog refinement, etc.).
• Creates and executes unit tests which validate the code changes made to support the implementation of a user story.
• Uses test driven development (TDD) practices to assist with the detection/recognition of software defects early in the development process.
• Identifies deficiencies within a product / application’s code base and identifies opportunities to improve overall code quality.
• Works with team members to move user stories from the development backlog into testing and provides clarification when needed.
• Estimates, plans, and manages all implementation tasks and reports on development progress.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of emerging technologies to support the development of new solutions.
• Collaborates with team members (e.g., Systems Architects, Systems Analysts) to define project specifications and release documentation for all phases of the product development cycle from product definition to design, through implementation.
• Conducts peer code reviews for the software changes made by other engineers within a team.
• Implements Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) on solutions.
• Understands BPM configuration and the interaction between BPM and its underlying applications, services, and databases in order to ensure optimal performance.

REQUIRED

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in performing Web and UI development using Java, JavaScript, SQL.
• Experience building and developing business applications.
• Must possess a strong understanding of the software development process.
• Strong knowledge of object oriented concepts.
• Strong knowledge and experience working with databases.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and be able to communicate to both technical and Business audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to execute against iteration plans and deliver assignments within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Ability to work with all management levels.
• Must have high integrity, accountability, a positive attitude, and be willing to do what it takes to make the team successful.
• Team player, good interpersonal, organizational and communication skills. Creative, likes challenges.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to multitask and prioritize work effectively in a fast-paced working environment.
• Must be extremely responsive, able to work under pressure in crisis with a strong sense of urgency.
• Responsible, conscientious, organized, self-motivated and able to work with limited supervision.
• Must be detail-oriented and possess strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze for potential future issues.
• Able to support off-hours work as required, including weekends, holidays, and 24/7 on call responsibilities on a rotational basis.

Recommended

• 1-2 years’ experience in:
  • Developing business processes using IBM BPM, IBM Blueworks or another major BPM product.
  • Describing the solutions and generating the (BPM) architecture artifacts.
  • Process modeling using IBM Blueworks Live.
• 3 years’ experience in:
  • Integrating an application with other applications using SOA/web services..
  • In application development in Java, JavaScript, .Net, or PHP.
  • With a working knowledge of databases (DB2, SQL Server, Oracle etc.).
  • Programming experience with related technology such as XML, Java, various JavaScript frameworks, mobile application development, SQL queries, and database schema design.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume

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Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.