Senior Software Engineer

Links Partners • Chicago, New York, United States • 4w ago

Senior Software Engineer
White Plains, NY, New York, Chicago

Job Overview
My client is looking for a senior software engineer with experience designing and implementing enterprise open-source applications for their White Plains, New York or Chicago office. The candidate will work closely with product owners, security teams, architects and other software engineers to design and implement technical solutions to meet business objectives and requirements. They will be responsible for researching new technologies & techniques, rapid prototype, and help select and integrate new technologies into platform and systems. This opportunity is best suited to a motivated individual who can match a programming background with an understanding of business processes and data.

Key Responsibilities

Lead project level application development activities to implement new and improve existing web applications that provide direct and measurable value to our users.
Architect and build scalable software solutions.
Translate requirements through an iterative development process to high-quality code.
Write reusable, testable, and efficient code and implement secure coding best practices.
Provide coaching and code reviews for new and iterative development.
Participate in providing input to product owners and stakeholders to balance the art of what is possible, while setting pragmatic and realistic expectations.
Contribute to software engineering best practices, knowledge sharing, tools and technology evolution, and standards development.
Work closely with end-users and business staff to resolve system issues rapidly and conclusively
Serve as an advisor in the technologies underlying both current and future enterprise systems.

Experience Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, systems analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent training/experience.
6+ years of experience in software engineering
Must also have broad and deep technical understanding of the technologies in this field, including but not limited to:
- TypeScript and JavaScript for NodeJS Express web applications
- Angular
- GraphQL (Apollo)
- Modern System Architecture Patterns
- Strong data management principles and comfort with both SQL and NoSQL databases
- Prior experience in working in an agile-enabled team and leveraging continuous integration tools and automated testing
Have real world working experience writing Unit, integration, and end-to-end automated testing.
Experience in DevOps, specifically CI/CD pipelines and tools.
Comfortable with SPA libraries and frameworks like Angular, React, or Vue.
Some experience designing extract, transform, and load (ETL) tools.
Some experience with mobile Application development
Some experience designing systems and data flows between databases and applications.

Skills and Attributes

Excellent communicator, comfortable sharing technical knowledge through design sessions, code reviews, presentation and documentation.
Structured, analytical thinker capable of operating at multiple levels of precision and detail.
Self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment.
Ability to disagree, yet align, when dealing with different stakeholders.
Passionately pursue personal and professional development by studying state-of-the-art development tools and programming techniques; participate in and organize educational opportunities and utilizing firm provided resources such as PluralSight and Lynda accounts