Come work for us! We are looking for dedicated employees to join our team to help our customers have the best experience possible every time they enter a JD Finish Line store. Our employees are key to our success. The Sr. Engineer will be part of a product team enhancing and sustaining enterprise systems through multiple programming platforms, primarily Java. This individual develops, maintains and improves internally developed applications and integrates with third party applications. As a Sr. Engineer on the Shoe Palace team, you will be helping to transform the way applications are built and data is processed at JD Finish Line. This individual will effectively exhibit JD Finish Line’s core values of Customer, People, Winning, Community, and Financial Responsibility in everything they do by performing the following main duties: Supporting a new platform on which applications will be built, leveraging a microservices architecture, Apache Kafka, Spring Boot, Docker, and Kubernetes. Leveraging this new platform through enhancing and supporting our CRM and customer loyalty program. Implementing CI/CD, monitoring and other DevOps practices surrounding this platform Helping other engineers to learn and adopt these technologies and techniques Innovating, driving, and defining high impact technology that creates solutions that positively impacts project delivery. Evangelizing and implementing engineering and testing best practices across the company (code reviews, SCM conventions, tools, etc) Technical Components and Experience: 5 years experience with Java backend development Experience with development in Spring framework, experience with Spring Boot is a plus Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB Experience with developing RESTful services/APIs using JSON and/or XML Experience with messaging technologies such as MQ, JMS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, experience with Apache Kafka is a plus Understanding of containerized application development with Docker Experience with front end development (HTML, CSS, Javascript). Experience with client-side frameworks such as Angular, React or Ember would be preferred but not required in this role.. Knowledge of build scripting tools such as Gradle, Ant, Maven, Gulp and Continuous Integration tools (e.g. Jenkins). Strong engineering mindset and attention to quality and detail – clean code, automated testing, peer review. Any Supply Chain ERP experience is a plus Ability to collaborate with other software architects and engineers Demonstrated success leading others engineers, providing technical direction and leadership is preferred. Strong collaboration and team-building skills. Ability to influence, mentor and develop skills in other technologists. Strong ability and willingness to learn and adopt new technologies to help Finish Line IT be more effective. Any Supply Chain ERP experience is a plus. The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per company policy. Pay range: $150,000 - $160,000. This role will be eligible for medical, dental, vision, 401k, sick leave, parental leave, and company paid time off plan. Physical Demands - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per company policy. EEOC Statement: The Finish Line, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local EEO laws. The Finish Line, Inc. prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on the individual's race or color, religion or creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, sex, pregnancy status, age, military status, disability, or any other protected characteristic or class protected by law. The Finish Line, Inc. provides reasonable accommodation for disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. Need accessibility assistance to apply? Applicants who require accessibility assistance to submit an employment application can either call Finish Line at (317) 613-6890 or email us at talentacquisition@finishline.com. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will respond as soon as reasonably possible. (This email address and phone number is only for individuals seeking accommodation when applying for a job.) We are Finish Line, Inc., a premium retailer of the latest shoes, apparel, and accessories. Headquartered in Indianapolis, with a digital office in Boulder, there are about 970 Finish Line locations primarily in U.S. malls and shops inside Macy’s department stores. We employ more than 14,000 store associates who are experts in style, and passionate about everything sneaker culture. At JD Finish Line, our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion is louder than words. As part of JD Finish Line’s commitment to creating a more diverse, equitable, & inclusive organization, we established voluntary, employee-led, Employee Resource Groups to support our Diversity & Inclusion mission and goals. We have also established a D&I Council composed of individuals throughout the company who are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where individuals of all races, genders, and backgrounds are free to be their authentic selves. We listen to the voices of our team members, which holds us accountable in creating an equitable and successful company. Together, we are stronger.