Senior Software Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

This job is an integral member of an agile software engineer team responsible for building scalable software applications across all digital channels to serve our customers. The incumbent will be responsible for taking an enterprise-wide architectural view of the solutions and the technical execution of products using the technical stack that best meets the needs of the platform. The position and team will be involved in every aspect as part of the software application build process from idea generation business analysis technical design and software development using the latest technologies and design patterns.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for designing and creating engineering specifications for software applications and programs. Responsible for designing & writing code that adheres to coding standards. Performs code reviews.
• Responsible for idea generation exploring and implementing appropriate technical solutions to achieve the required product features as well as monitoring technical process against project plan while safeguarding functionality scalability and performance.
• A part of an agile work team and responsible for participating in all scrum ceremonies assisting in sprint planning and completing required sprints in the development through final execution of software applications/programs. Communicate any issues/blockers to the Scrum Master in a timely manner.
• Drive story creation (i.e. DoD Acceptance Criteria estimation). Create Tasks for their stories in applicable software (ex: RTC or Jira) and updates status and assignment accordingly.
• Monitor work against production schedule and provide progress updates and report any issues or technical difficulties to lead developers on a regular basis.
• Mentor other associate and intermediate software engineers as needed.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a closely related field

Preferred

• Masters Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related field

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5years proficiency in design and analysis of algorithms data structures and design patterns in the building and deploying of scalable; highly available systems

Preferred

• Java Spring Boot Web Services/REST API Angular Oracle and DB2 database SQL Kafka Red Hat/DMN rules engine GIT GCP
• 7 years of working with a variety of technology systems designing solutions or developing applications in healthcare
• 5years of translating design mockups prototypes and user stories into working applications
• 5 years of ability to produce code that is fault-tolerant efficient and maintainable
• 1year ofworking with Machine Learning Natural Language Understanding Machine Translation Deep Neural Networks and related fields

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Preferred

• None

SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
• Have experience working with agile methodology of scrum
• Interest and ability to learn other programming languages as needed
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards unit testing code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations
• Strong track record in designing and implementing large scale consumer facing applications
• Strong sense of ownership urgency and drive
• Demonstrated passion for user experience and improving usability
• Experience and willingness to mentor junior engineers and help develop their skills and leadership

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Remote

Teaches / trains others regularly

Rarely

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Occasionally

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Rarely

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Never

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