Software Dev Engineer II

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We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're on the hunt for enthusiastic professionals to join our team! We understand that connectivity isn't just a luxury anymore - it's a necessity that empowers lives, fuels businesses, and drives innovation. 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. We owe our success to our amazing product, commitment to our people and the connections we make in every community.

If you are resourceful, collaborative, team-oriented and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is the Company for you!

We are Optimum!

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 II 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 strategy accelerating our development teams.
• Execute on the implementation of our tools roadmap that includes an 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 tool 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 equivalent
• 2-4 years of software development engineering experience
• Proficiency in variety of programming languages (Python, Java, C#)
• Experience with Google cloud or Amazon Web Services and their capabilities.
• Thorough understanding of software methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Experience with the implementation and optimization CI/CD Pipelines.
• Experience with the automation of test cases.
• Good intuition for software design, actively looking to learn from other teams and projects.
• Experience with data formats and locality with performance considerations.
• Demonstrated experience solving performance and data issues by applying experience/knowledge.
• Completely comfortable working with live production systems, debugging issues and taking careful actions with protections against damage.
• Contributes to establishing and maintaining corporate policies related to technology.
• Familiarity with AI Tools and AI First mindset

At Optimum, we're fueled by our four core pillars: Taking Ownership, Upholding Transparency, Creating Community, and Demonstrating Expertise. Our commitment to empowering employees to take responsibility and embrace proactive problem-solving underpins Taking Ownership. Upholding Transparency is at the core of our culture, with open and honest communication fostering trust among our dedicated team and loyal customers. Creating Community is more than a goal; it's our daily commitment to fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation, and positivity. Demonstrating expertise is a promise we uphold through continuous learning and engagement with our customers to consistently deliver top-quality products and services. These pillars not only shape our culture but define Optimum as a place of excellence, trustworthiness, and thriving community, and we invite you to be a part of our journey.

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, so 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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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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 $100,246.00 - $164,689.00 / year.

The starting payrate/range at time of hire for this position in Plano, TX 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.