This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2021, Costco contributed over $58 million to organizations such as United Way and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale , the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco ranks seventh in Forbes “World’s Best Employers” .

Costco Travel is seeking a team oriented, motivated Full Stack Engineer to develop enhancements to our ecommerce portal. This role requires deep technical expertise, domain proficiency and platform depth. The ideal candidate will have strong Java skills, enjoys challenges, and appreciates being able to apply creative thinking to solve complex business problems.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for” , simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

• Supports Systems Architects with the design of the overall architecture of a specific product/application, applying principles that promote availability, reusability, interoperability, and security into the design framework.
• Performs development, optimization, and automation activities to support the implementation of a product/application.
• Increases proficiency and understanding of relational and non-relational databases, distributed application architectures, user interfaces and user experience, quality assurance, security concerns, and business value creation.
• Adopts engineering best practices to deliver higher quality and scalable solutions.
• Provides the team with the development strategy, solution recommendations, and estimates for a given product/application.
• Participates in scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospective, showcases/demos, stand-ups, backlog refinement, etc.).
• Creates and executes unit tests which validate the code changes made to support the implementation of a user story.
• Uses test driven development (TDD) practices to assist with the detection/recognition of software defects early in the development process.
• Identifies deficiencies within a product / application’s code base and identifies opportunities to improve overall code quality.
• Works with team members to move user stories from the development backlog into testing and provides clarification when needed.
• Estimates, plans, and manages all implementation tasks and reports on development progress.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of emerging technologies to support the development of new solutions.
• Collaborates with team members (e.g., Systems Architects, Systems Analysts) to define project specifications and release documentation for all phases of the product development cycle from product definition to design, through implementation.
• Conducts peer code reviews for the software changes made by other engineers within a team.
• Develops and implements enhancements to make the sales floor more efficient.
• Ensures solutions are secure, durable, scalable, flexible, and accessible; and proactively mitigates against production support issues.
• Works within the defined development processes and SDLC.
• Takes part in the design discussions and updates data models.
• Makes changes to the framework files on a need-basis.
• Understands and escalates technical challenges with options and recommendations.

Required

• 3+ years’ of designing and developing client/server models and/or web-based applications using Java Enterprise Editions technologies (such as Servlet, Java Server Pages, or Spring).
• 3+ years’ of designing and developing database technologies with Java Database Connectivity or an equivalent data-tier framework to connect to relational databases or No-SQL databases.
• 3+ years’ using relational databases, such as MS-SQL Server or T-SQL, to create and modify tables, data structures, stored procedures, and other database functions or use of ORM tools, such as Hibernate to manage relational data.
• 3+ years’ developing REST-ful services (microservices) using Java technologies, such as Spring Boot, Spring Cloud or Jersey.
• Good understanding and experience with SOAP and/or REST based Web services.
• Quick learner with the ability to learn and incorporate new technologies and concepts.
• Self-motivated, dedicated, and driven to succeed.
• Able to easily shift focus with changing priorities.
• Good debugging, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem solving skills.

Recommended

• Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• A passion for being part of a team, willing to self-assess to continually find better ways to do things.
• Experience working in a Scrum/Agile environment.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume

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Pay Ranges

Level 1 - $87,500 - $112,500

Level 2 - $107,500 - $137,500

Level 3 - $127,500 - $182,500

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.

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