Job Software Engineer

SNAP-ON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

Location: Richfield, OH

Work schedule: Monday - Friday in facility 5 days per week

Performs moderately complex application design, systems analysis, and programming activities, which may require extensive research. Reports to an Application Engineering Manager; may be an individual contributor recognized for specific technical expertise or act as project leader addressing a wide range of technical issues within a project(s).

Responsibilities

1. Performs moderately complex product design and implementation activities which may require extensive research and analysis; performs design, implementation and maintenance of moderately complex multiple product modules/sub-systems; Performs moderately complex bug verification, release testing and support for assigned products; researches problems discovered and develops solutions to the problems; conducts unit testing and integration testing for functionality and limits.

2. Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues; suggests technical approaches to management on projects.

3. As a project leader effectively handles all development activities of the project, (i.e., identifies resource requirements; manages multiple concurrent related activities, suspends and resumes activities as priorities shift, quantifies risk when contingency planning is needed)

4. Provides technical leadership to the team by researching new technology or development tools; is current on activities within the department, company and industry

5. Has greater interaction with clients; actively participates in presentations, technical demonstrations, etc.

6. Provides training/instruction and technical mentoring to junior associates

Qualifications

§ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science; Minimum 5 years' experience in software engineering field*.

§ Minimum 5 years experience in J2EE and/or.Net development.*

§ Thorough understanding of accepted application design principles and multi-tier development practices.

§ Thorough technical knowledge of industry standards with an emphasis on Web Services*

§ Basic understanding of Service Oriented Architecture; Practical experience desirable.

§ Basic understanding of UML and design patterns; Practical experience a plus.

§ Thorough technical knowledge of software development methodologies.

§ Excellent analytical and design skills at multiple product level.

§ Excellent skills in research and analysis, project planning and implementation

§ Strong understanding of entire development process, including specification, documentation and quality assurance

§ Basic awareness of business issues as they impact overall project plans

§ Recognized central point for technical issues across groups and products

§ Proven communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

§ Ability to work effectively as a team leader, team member or individual contributor

§ Demonstrated project leadership ability

SKILL SET / ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven experience developing applications using Java, with strong knowledge of core language features, frameworks, and best practices
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript and CSS, and modern web development concepts for building intuitive, user-friendly interfaces
• Experience with PostgreSQL, including database design, query optimization, and data manipulation
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles, with practical application in Python
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code across multiple programming languages
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and backend integration
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Understanding software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile/Scrum methodologies