Senior Product Engineer (Hybrid Chicago)

The Senior Product Engineer will lead development of complex features and services, design and implement scalable software architectures, and mentor other engineers. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, architecture, and technical operations, with a strong proficiency in Java, JavaScript, and associated frameworks.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, architecture, and technical operations
• 2+ years of experience leading small project teams (2–5 engineers) in an Agile environment
• Proven ability to design, build, and deploy scalable, reliable, and secure applications
• Hands-on experience with front-end and back-end development using modern frameworks
• Strong proficiency in Java, JavaScript, and associated frameworks
• Solid experience with SQL and relational database design
• Expertise in RESTful services, API development, and integrations using APIGEE, nginx, and JSON
• Working knowledge of Apache Kafka for building event-driven architectures and integrating microservices
• Experience with automated testing using frameworks such as Karma, Selenium, Protractor, WebDriver, and Jasmine
• Skilled in continuous integration and deployment using Jenkins, Git, Bash scripts, Maven, Gradle, Webpack, and WildFly application/web servers
• Proficient in using Jira and Confluence for documentation, collaboration, and project tracking
• Strong understanding of requirements analysis, system design, and DevOps best practices
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Skilled in planning how applications connect with databases, data warehouses, data lakes, and external APIs
• Proficient in SQL, PL/SQL, relational databases (RDBMS) concepts, and dimensional modeling
• Experience with designing and building scalable and robust data pipelines to enable data-driven decisions for the business
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly those that apply to Operation Data source and Data Migration

Benefits

• Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally
• Flexible work schedule
• Work-life benefits including wellbeing initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription, and a discount at the on-site fitness center
• A global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child as well as financial assistance for adoption
• Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match