Senior Software Engineer/Software Engineer III

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE : Software Engineer III                           

REPORTS TO : Software Engineering Manager

DIRECT REPORTS : None

CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS : MUST be US Citizen

CONTRACT TERM: 3 months

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Senior Software Engineer is a full-time exempt position responsible for implementing challenging algorithms, assisting the team lead in story creation, sprint planning, estimations, code reviews, mentoring junior engineers, and reporting daily statuses in the context of a collaborative software engineering department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop novel implementations for complex algorithms in C#
• Design algorithms to solve complex problems.
• Debug, diagnosis, and fix bugs in existing codebases
• Create designs based on system requirements
• Participate in the peer review process
• Apply CS, engineering, and mathematical concepts to the development of software solutions.
• Support and participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
• Write and review design and test documentation.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERENCE
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field. 
• 5+ years’ experience reviewing, testing, and evaluating source code.
• 5+ years’ experience developing in C# or similar (Java).
• 5+ years’ experience in the SDLC, including but not limited to requirements capture, design, development, test, EOL support.
• 5+ years’ experience working within an Agile development methodology. (Scrum, Kanban, SAFE, etc.)
• 5+ years' experience with at least one major version control system (Git, SVN, etc.)
• 3+ years' experience mentoring junior software engineers
• 3+ years' experience working with Docker containers
• 3+ years' experience working on front- or back-end components or full stack web development
• 3+ years' experience working with Atlassian tool suite or similar (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket)
• 3+ years’ experience with Linux distros such as Ubuntu or Oracle
• Experience with Blazor and .NET 6 and higher, Visual Studio or VS Code is a plus
• Experience developing and implementing coding standards for zero-trust and/or mission-critical software
• Must have an understanding of networking and networking protocols

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Must be able to read and produce systems engineering documentation including requirements documents, design documents, test documents, and reports; must be able to proof-read and edit engineering and user manuals. Must have an ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and peers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY
Must have at least a university-level of understanding of arithmetic. Must be able to solve complex logical problems, and understand the processes and solutions used well enough to be able to communicate those to other Engineering staff members.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; to type on a computer keyboard, read technical documentation and examine the work of other engineers. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Visual acuity must be high enough to view computer screens from 36 inches and to read customer documentation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, and the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas, which may require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection.

TRAVEL
Occasional travel may be requested, not expected to exceed 10% of work time, with this position.

NOTES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.