Software Dev Engineer I

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We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team, empower lives, fuel businesses, and drive innovation. Connectivity is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.

If you are resourceful, collaborative, and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is for you!

Job Summary

Optimum is a leading provider of Mobile, Broadband (DOCSIS, Fiber) and Video services in the United States. The Product Development organization is responsible for the technology enablement and development of these technologies for our customers along with the tools used by our teams to support them.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the SDE I DevOps Toolchain will participate as part of a highly skilled software development team to build the tools, processes and automation frameworks that will improve productivity, drive efficiency, and ensure the quality and reliability of our software products.
We are looking for a passionate and engaged individual who is willing to take on the challenge of transforming software development at a Fortune 500 company and building the tools that will allow our development teams to Go Fast!

Responsibilities

• Contribute to our software development tools roadmap, accelerating our development teams
• Execute on implementing our tools roadmap that includes a CI/CD pipeline that will be leveraged by the software development teams across the organization to support our broadband, video, mobile and customer support applications
• Implement tools to identify, document and track software defects. Work closely with the development teams to resolve issues and ensure timely fixes
• Introduce capabilities to do effective A/B testing of releases across test populations
• Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance testing practices, tools, and metrologies
• Implement tools to monitor and report on key quality metrics, including defect rates, test coverage and test execution progress
• Analyze metrics to identify areas for improvement.Leverage developer tools and test automation to transform our software release processes and enable the development teams to get capabilities to customers faster
• Use and customize out of the box tools to instrument and monitor systems
• Contribute to a structured knowledge base that allows teams to create, maintain and extend documentation for all our developer tools and processes
• Establish and gain acceptance for Key Results indicated by our development pipeline and automation test frameworks
• Use prototypes and proof of concepts as the primary tools for deep and detailed explorations of architecture and software designs
• Go-to advocate for developer tools in the organization
• Continue to make Optimum a Developer Friendly Environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 1-2 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, GitOps, software development, and automation
• Expertise in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Golang
• Proficient in the Google Cloud environment
• In-depth understanding of software development methodologies and modern DevSecOps practices
• Proficiency in automating test cases (unit, functional, and end-to-end tests)
• Proven experience implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform/Ansible
• Skilled in developing and maintaining test automation frameworks using tools like Selenium or Cypress
• Knowledgeable in monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
• Familiarity with defect tracking systems like JIRA
• Strong understanding of version control systems (Git)
• Hands-on experience with methodologies like test-driven development (TDD), A/B testing, and continuous testing
• Demonstrated ability to lead process improvement initiatives and integrate meaningful testing metrics
• Solid grasp of software quality metrics, including defect rates and test coverage
• Experience in software architecture and design principles
• Capability to create proof-of-concept prototypes to validate technical solutions
• Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams to encourage tool and process adoption
• Strong analytical abilities for diagnosing and resolving technical challenges
• Passionate about fostering a developer-friendly environment and encouraging team collaboration
• Intuitive understanding of software design with a commitment to learning from diverse teams and projects
• Experience optimizing data formats and handling data locality for performance improvements
• Proven expertise in identifying and resolving performance and data-related issues
• Contributed to creating and maintaining corporate technology policies

At Optimum, every action and interaction we take part in, is driven by our three Guiding Principles: Do What’s Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These aren’t just words, they help us build trust, create real community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Our employees are empowered to do the right thing for our customers and co-workers and to recognize and reward these behaviors when we see them. It’s all part of the bigger picture of “Be The Difference” where each employee knows they have the power to enact real change, share new ideas, and understand that learning never stop.

If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team. Together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.

All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company’s discretion based on business necessity.

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Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in New York is $83,538.00 - $137,241.00 / year. For other locations, please inquire with your recruiter. The rates/ranges provided herein are the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and do not reflect future job opportunity.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Please note that at this time, we do not provide visa sponsorship for employment.