Backend Software Engineer - Pricefx (São Paulo)
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Job Purpose and Impact
The Software Engineer maintains, partners to design, and develops software applications and systems with a core focus on backend development and the Pricefx platform. With limited supervision, this role collaborates with cross-functional teams to implement technical requirements, deliver functional features based on assigned Jira stories, and enhance existing systems to improve performance and functionality through clean, efficient, and scalable code. This role also actively participates in agile ceremonies, code reviews, and system integration support.
Key Accountabilities
- Software development: Partners design and develop high-quality backend software solutions and Pricefx application implementations based on technical designs and assign Jira stories, ensuring clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
- Integration & tools: Builds and consumes RESTful APIs to integrate core platforms with enterprise systems (SAP and Salesforce).
- Agile collaboration: Actively participates in agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives), provides constructive technical feedback during meetings, and collaborates closely with cross-functional engineering and product teams.
- Version control & quality: Operates within modern development environments using IntelliJ, Git, and GitHub/GitLab, authoring unit tests and supporting peer code reviews to ensure system reliability and code quality.
- Documentation: Drafts and maintains clear, comprehensive technical documentation in Confluence for applications, Pricefx configurations, APIs, and workflows whenever required.
- Continuous improvement & support: Identifies opportunities to enhance development and deployment workflows, assists in troubleshooting and debugging moderately complex issues, and provides technical support to maintain application stability.
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Qualifications
Must have
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in backend software development (typically reflects 3 or more years).
- Completed bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Advanced English proficiency (demonstrated verbal and written fluency to collaborate effectively with global team members and stakeholders).
- Hands-on, proven development experience using Groovy.
- Solid proficiency in relational database querying and management (SQL).
- Practical experience in RESTful API design, consumption, and integration.
- Proficiency with modern version control and engineering toolsets: Git, GitHub/GitLab, and IntelliJ IDEA.
- Experience working collaboratively within agile delivery frameworks (Scrum or Kanban) using Jira.
Nice to have
- Prior knowledge or hands-on experience configuring or developing on the Pricefx platform.
- Familiarity or direct integration experience with enterprise software ecosystems such as SAP and Salesforce.
- Experience drafting and structuring technical documentation in Confluence.
- Basic knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, build tools, and automated deployment practices.
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