Job Description:
1. Design and develop Zuora’s next generation applications using a combination of custom developed, open source, and off-the-shelf components.
2. Understand the platform needs of other functional areas, and provide design and development assistance as required.
3. Advocate, document, and follow best design and development practices.
4. Be a software engineer guru, providing guidance and mentorship to other members of the engineering organization.


Skills:
1. Core Java developer with deep knowledge of threading, concurrency, and IO.
2. Strong knowledge and experience with relational databases, SQL, and JDBC.
3. Strong Object Oriented Analysis and Design skills.
4. Passionate about engineering, security, scalability, and complex-system cost optimization.
5. Expert knowledge of JVM internals, MySQL performance/optimization, and distributed systems.
6. Motivated self-starter, able to be highly productive working alone or in a team. Must work well with limited supervision, capable of juggle multiple priorities, and able to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
7. A good command of the English language, both spoken and written.

Experience:
1. Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or relevant education/experience.
2. 8+ years experience as a Senior Software Engineer or Architect specializing in backend, platform, or infrastructure development.
3. Experience with designing, developing, and supporting external APIs based on REST.
4. Experience with distributed caching tiers.
5. Familiarity with queuing systems, asynchronous messaging, and JMS.