Senior Software Engineer

Work as part of a small agile team to design and implement new features and technologies in a variety of different products throughout Quest Diagnostics. Deliverhigh-quality high-performancecode in an agile environment.

* Please note this is a hybrid opportunity based out of Lenexa KS

Benefits Information:

We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects physical financial and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position some of the benefits offered may include:

• Day 1 Medical supplemental health dental & vision for FT employees who work 30 hours
• Best-in-class well-being programs
• Annual no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness
• healthyMINDS mental health program
• Vacation and Health/Flex Time
• 6 Holidays plus 1 MyDay off
• FinFit financial coaching and services
• 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance plus buy-up option
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Annual incentive plans
• Matching gifts program
• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
• Career advancement opportunities
• and so much more!

• Develop key product features within existing large-scale enterprise applications and new strategic initiatives that will drive system and operational efficiencies measure system performance and provide glue for complex solutions.
• Participate in the full SDLC involving design implementation testing & launching.
• Assist with the generation and analysis of business and functional requirements for proposed software solutions.
• Participate in architectural and database design discussions as they relate to product direction.
• Develop features completely including the front-endcomponents and the backend systems.
• Design and implement changes to systems that yield higher performance and resiliency while achieving lower operations overhead.
• Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system orapplication andserve as a technical lead on small to midsize complex projects.
• Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
• Build software solutions where the problem is not well defined. Design and define the interaction between the other component pieces.
• Consistently define and apply technologies standards and software engineering practices mentoring other team members.
• Contribute to the focus and effectiveness of the development team; tracking issues to resolution monitoring the effectiveness of tasks and providing status to the team lead.
• Raise long-term architecture issues within project.
• Conduct design and code reviews of multiple projects.
• Generate data for project planning including task breakdown & estimation of work for a project. Competent in developing accurate estimates & risk assessments. Track status within the project as necessary.
• Communicate team and project status to project manager and director.
• May occasionally act in the Team Lead role
• Act as the designated expert for owned application area(s).
• Contribute to the continued improvement of the organizations development procedures by looking for opportunities for improvement and implementing solutions.

Education Required:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalentwork experience.

Required WorkExperience:

• 8 years professional experience in software development.
• Computer Science fundamentals inobject-oriented (OO) design patterns distributed databases and data modeling techniques.

Knowledge:

• Proficiency in programming plus one or more modern programming languages such as Java.
• Experience with SQL and Oracle databases is required
• Experience in development of distributed/scalable systems and high-volume transaction applications.
• Experience with Web Technologies and multi-tier architecture.

Skills:

• Ability to multi-task
• Analytical skills
• Ability to follow verbal or written instructions
• Thinking analytically
• Using effective verbal communication
• Using effective written communication
• Concentrating on tasks
• Making decisions
• Adjusting to change
• Examining/observing details
• Ability to work well with people