Support Center - Irving
Michaels Software Engineers will develop technologies that change how our customers connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. As a Sr Software Engineer, you will contribute to projects critical to Michaels needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve.
Major Activities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software
- Improve system quality by identifying issues, common patterns and developing standard operating procedures
- Enhance applications by identifying opportunities for improvement, make recommendations and design and implement systems
- Maintain and improve existing codebases and peer review code changes
- Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables
- Mentor and advise teammates
- Work with teams to select, test, and implement new technical designs
- Investigate and use new technologies where relevant
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
- Participate in code reviews and lead team discussions
- Debug and troubleshoot escalated software issues
- Recommend emerging technologies and industry trends to pursue
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Education
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Minimum Special Certifications or Technical Skills
- Worked with large scale web traffic and data with strong foundation in Data Structures, Algorithms, Linear Algebra.
- Advanced experience in Java, Python, C, C++, MongoDB, MySQL, and/or other major programming languages
- Experience in building search systems such as Elastic, SORL, Lucene, Algolia
- Building large-scale data pipelines
- Expertise with cloud services, such as AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
- Experience in machine learning/computer vision/natural language processing application
Minimum Type of Experience the Job Requires
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
Other
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Preferred Education
- Masters Degree or higher in Computer Science
Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.
At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. As the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com.
At Michaels, we prioritize the wellbeing of our teams by providing robust benefits for both full-time and part-time Team Members. Our benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, tuition assistance, generous employee discounts, and much more. For more information, visit www.michaels.com.
Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all customers to create, innovate and be better together.
Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).
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