Engineer

Company Background:

Genuine Parts Company (“GPC” or the “Company”) founded in 1928 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts and value-added services. The Company operates a global portfolio of businesses with more than 10,000 locations across the world. GPC has approximately 50,000 global employees. The Company has operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, France, the U.K., Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and China.

Position Purpose:

The Engineer will work on a cross-functional, agile delivery team that owns and supports software to support the critical business functions at GPC. The Engineer will work closely with a distributed team to focus on technologies that will have a high value proposition for the business.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter and can ramp up quickly on new technologies.  The candidate will be able to take initiative and can both work on a distributed team and work independently.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, develop and support non-prod and production systems
• Helps define and adheres to team working agreements
• Participates in all phases of the integration development lifecycle, including unit testing and ongoing support
• Daily attend team standups and agile ceremonies
• Code, test and deploy the requirements detailed in the team user stories
• Collaborate and work closely with other teammates to achieve team goals and outcomes
• Other duties as assigned

Location:

• GPC has two work locations to choose from, Duluth or Atlanta office.
• We offer a Flexible Work Policy that permits eligible employees to work remotely

Desired Qualifications & Experiences: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience

• Two or more years’ experience (preferred) in software engineering
• Experience Unix/Linux and Shell Scripting
• Experience with Core Java
• Experience with Continuous Integration tools
• Background in full lifecycle development
• Experience working in Agile/Lean environments and cross-functional product
• Experience with XP Programming practices such as TDD and Paired Programming
• Experience with the following technologies: Kubernetes, SpringBoot, Angular, Kafka
• Experience with SQL and NOSQL datasources
• Experience breaking down Monolithic architectures into microservices via Domain Driven Design
• Experience developing on Cloud Platforms (e.g. GCP)
• Maintain, develop and support non-prod and production systems
• Helps define and adheres to team working agreements
• Participates in all phases of the integration development lifecycle, including unit testing and ongoing support
• Daily attend team standups and agile ceremonies
• Code, test and deploy the requirements detailed in the team user stories
• Collaborate and work closely with other teammates to achieve team goals and outcomes
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), including facilitation and team leadership skills
• Proven ability to provide strong problem-solving
• Must be self-motivated and know when to seek guidance
• Must be flexible, be able to change priorities quickly, and handle multiple tasks concurrently
• Individual must be a self-starter and capable of working independently as well as part of a team
• Capable of learning new tools and
• Capable of working independently and in a

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.