Senior Software Engineer

Duration: 6 Months

Major Purpose:

• Works on a product team and supports product design by planning its work, coordinating with others, and writing and testing code to deliver functionality for the complete product or products it supports.
• This level designs complex/significant parts of a system/sub-system or works on a complete product of a broad scope and solves well-defined problems with little guidance.
• May act as a work lead, providing technical coaching to other engineers and support personnel;
• Recognized as an expert user of critical technology; develops new software functionality for product development.

Major Duties:

• Develops, codes, configures, and tests programs and systems.
• Evaluates and implements enhancement design solutions to improve cost, quality, and performance of software applications.
• Analyzes assignments and determines software specifications that must be fulfilled to achieve objectives.
• Executes necessary documentation, as directed, or needed.
• Collaborates with other relevant stakeholders and team members to ensure that features meet business needs.
• Follows industry-standard agile software design methodology for development and documentation.
• Mentors junior software engineers on the team.

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge:

• Ability to analyze, translate, and define business requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellence in verbal and written communication forms with emphasis on persuasive communication, tact and negotiation.
• Ability to apply engineering principles and concepts for designs.
• Ability to manage many competing priorities/requests in a fast-paced environment

Education:

• Degree in an Engineering/Technology discipline or equivalent experience. - University Degree (4 years or equivalent)
• Degree in an Information Technology discipline or equivalent experience. - University Degree (4 years or equivalent)

Work Experience:

• Develops web applications in the Client’s Operations Center, primarily using Java Script and React
• Works with a team of developers to implement, test, and support features in a production environment
• Collaborates with Product Managers, User Experience, and other support roles to discover and define product requirements
• Follows industry-standard agile software design methodology and techniques

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, Node JS
• Experience with using and designing REST APIs
• Experience with Test Driven Development, test automation, CI/CD
• Strong communication and collaboration skills within a cross functional team
• Understanding of Agile and XP practices
• Knowledge of Typescript