Software Engineer - Hive Intelligence

About Us

Our Hive Workspace empowers clients to efficiently operate, maintain, and analyze performance in their highly automated warehouses. Dive into the world of robotics and innovation with us!

The Role & The Product 

Are you a Software Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and staying ahead of the technology edge? We're looking for passionate engineers with great attention to details and quality who will help us make our product even better. 

The Hive Workspace cluster provides a suite of applications that aims to make any maintenance (remote or on site) and repair of our smart embedded systems as efficient and effective as possible. Our goal is to ensure our highly automated warehouses can deliver the best for our customers. Hive Workspace suite is one stop shop for all of the work our clients need to do in their warehouse, to have all the tools needed to operate, maintain and analyse performance and all of that with minimal human assistance.

Hive Intelligence is part of the Hive Workspace suite, which aims to leverage data gathered from the different domains across our automation platform (both software and hardware) and use it to provide capabilities such as:

• Business intelligence - deliver customized dashboards, tailored according to the needs of the specific clients and user groups
• Monitoring, reporting & alerting - enable the managers of our on-site engineers to observe the performance of the automation in real time and help their teams focus on the most critical tasks at any given moment.
• Smart recommendations, impact analysis & automation of processes - embed smart capabilities in the whole workspace by analyzing and processing the data gathered in a holistic way. 

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Our Technology Stack

We use the latest and greatest technologies around the Java EE and Spring ecosystems and strive to always utilise the cutting edge technology in order to get the most of our software stack and deliver products with the highest quality to our customers. Some of the technologies we use are:

• Java 21 + Spring
• Typescript + ReactJS
• Amazon Web Services (DynamoDB, RDS, ECS, SNS, SQS and others)
• Docker and containerization
• GitLab CI/CD

The list of technologies evolves as we adapt to newer challenges just as it should be in the dynamic environment of technologies.

What We Are Looking For

Essential:

• Solid experience with distributed, scalable, and highly available systems.
• Expertise in building and maintaining web applications using the Spring Boot framework and the surrounding ecosystem.
• Willingness to work across the entire software stack with a main focus on the back-end and deliver products in compliance with the SDLC process.
• Proficiency in the full delivery lifecycle, from research and technical discovery to customer feedback.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A passion for software engineering.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with the AWS stack
• Experience working with Docker or other containerization engines
• Knowledge in general DevOps practices and tools - Git, Jenkins, GitLab, etc

Bonus:

• Experience with front-end development using JavaScript and/or Typescript.
• Exposure to one or more of the major frameworks or libraries used for building front-end applications such as ReactJS, Angular, VueJS or other. 

What You Will Do

Here’s a list of the Responsibilities you may expect: 

Collaborate with Product Teams:

• Work closely with product managers and designers to understand user needs and product requirements.
• Participate in product discovery processes to identify and validate product ideas and solutions.

Design and Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
• Ensure code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to best practices.

Continuous Improvement:

• Embrace a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
• Refactor and improve existing codebases for better performance, scalability, and maintainability.

User-Centric Approach:

• Focus on delivering value to users by building intuitive and user-friendly software.
• Gather and incorporate user feedback to enhance product features and functionality.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Work in a collaborative environment with cross-functional teams to deliver incremental value.
• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and customers.

Problem Solving:

• Analyse complex technical problems and devise effective solutions.
• Implement and advocate for scalable, reliable, and secure software architectures.
• Gather data and make data-driven decisions

Ownership and Accountability:

• Take ownership of the entire software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment and beyond.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software projects.

What You Will Receive In Return

The feeling of being part of a team that makes a difference in the world of automation and smart technology is great but here’s also a list of our social benefits. 

• Hybrid office attendance policy that sees you onsite 40% of your time
• 30 days of “Work from anywhere” program
• 30 days of annual leave
• Share plan program
• 300 BGN additional monthly allowance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave policy
• Medical plan including health & dental coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance program

We also have regular divisional socials, sports clubs not to mention the Ocado Technology Academy for a packed schedule of courses, conferences and events. If you think you have what it takes to make a difference, please submit your application below.

 

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