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Senior Software Engineer

New York , United States

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Lead a software development team, mentoring junior engineers and creating innovative software solutions while improving operations and collaborating on products.

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Senior Software Engineer Job Description

Senior Software Engineer will develop information systems by studying operations; designing, developing and installing software solutions; support and develop software team. The Senior Software Engineer will lead a team of developers responsible for building new and support existing websites.

Ability to prioritize well, communicate clearly, have a consistent track record of delivery and excellent software engineering skills. Creative engineering balanced with high quality and a customer focus. Must be able to work across multiple facets of the project and juggle multiple responsibilities at the same time. Strong analytic capability and the ability to create innovative solutions. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is looking to grow their career in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
  • Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
  • Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
  • Prepare and install solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards and programming
  • Improve operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures
  • Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
  • Protect operations by keeping information confidential
  • Provide information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing development and service issues
  • Accomplish engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed
  • Support and develop software engineers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities
  • First and foremost, developing software our users need
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
  • Collaborate with team to brainstorm and create new products
  • Grow engineering teams by interviewing, recruiting and hiring
  • Make informed decisions quickly and taking ownership of services and applications at scale
  • Work collaboratively with others to achieve goals
  • Be a persistent, creative problem ­solver
  • Remain cool and effective in a crisis
  • Stay on the leading edge of development practices
  • Passionate about great technologies, especially open source
  • Understand business needs and know how to create the tools to manage them

Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in in appropriate field of study
  • 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
  • Fluent with functional, imperative and object-­oriented languages; knowledge of Java, Scala, or Clojure, or JavaScript would be especially useful
  • Either strong OOP or Functional Programing and modeling skills
  • 4+ years professional experience in professional web development
  • Fluent in JavaScript and PHP
  • Experience coding, testing and documenting Drupal themes – including all front end functionality and templates – and modules – using contributed modules and developing custom modules as needed
  • Experience working in an agile environment
  • Experience building complex web systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
  • Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project
  • Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams and management to collect requirements, identify tasks, provide estimates and meet production deadlines
  • Experience with mission critical, 24x7 systems
  • Experience implementing and consuming large scale web services
  • Experience developing software utilizing workflow or ESB software
  • Experience with professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations
  • Know the JVM and the ecosystem of supporting tools inside and out
  • Eagerness and willingness to learn new technologies

Senior Software Engineer top skills & proficiencies:

  • Analysis
  • Software Design
  • Software Documentation
  • Software Testing
  • Teamwork
  • Programming Skills
  • Software Development Fundamentals and Process
  • Software Requirements
  • Software Architecture
  • Self-Directed
  • Multitask
  • Communication Skills
  • Results Oriented
  • High Energy
  • Self-Motivated
  • Experience Working in an Agile Environment

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Example Corp

We love hiring so much that we built a whole company around it. Fun fact: We’re hiring right now! (not a real company) We work out of a nice office in NYC’s Union Square neighborhood and one in San Francisco by the ballpark. We're ambitious, friendly, driven, and passionate. Everyone who works here is paid well, gets a full slate of benefits, and enjoys amazing office snacks. Want to be a part of a brilliant team working on projects that matter? Join us!   Collaborate with great people.  We're passionate about helping companies build top-notch team, and we couldn't be more proud of the team we've built for ourselves. It's easy to love your job when you get to work with people like this every day.   Grow at Example Corp.  We trust you to do your job from day one and know that your career development is essential to all of our success.   Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture.  We fully believe that people being their authentic selves do their best work, and Greenhouse prioritizes creating an environment that supports that.   Engage with our founders.  Our leadership team prioritizes accessibility and transparency. Our founders host a monthly AMA (Ask Me Anything) where they answer all questions, both large and small.   Work in an environment that people love. Need proof? We are Best Places to Work winners on both coasts and have a 4.9-star rating on Glassdoor.

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