Software Engineer - Backend Development

Job Description

As a Software Engineer, you will develop and automate business functionality of enterprise systems using primarily Microsoft technologies. You will employ modern DevOps engineering practices to implement both cloud and on-premise solutions for clients.

You will enable modern application transformation while being surrounded by people who are passionate about building modern applications that demonstrate leading technologies. You will learn our client’s business, organization, systems, challenges and goals, and utilize that knowledge on a team to deliver outstanding results.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Build and automate the features and services that model complex business problems and power enterprise-scale systems
• Implement APIs and Microservices, integrating with external systems, including database design, data access, and ORMs
• Develop scalable cloud-based solutions, considering security and performance
• Harness modern development and DevOps practices including CI/CD, containerization, and automated testing
• Support the design, development, modification, maintenance and evaluation of applications
• Support teams in evaluating detailed requirements
• Prepare and obtain approval of system design documentation
• Recommend changes in development, maintenance, and system standards
• Lead multi-functional product development teams to design, develop, and improve software assets that meet or exceed internal and external (customer) expectations, and meet requirements for product functionality, cost, and delivery schedules
• Apply knowledge to build an environment that fosters accountability, quality, commitment, growth, innovation, and supporting sales processes as needed

Qualifications

Experience is preferred in the following technical areas. (Note that not all areas are strictly required.)

• Programming: C# / .Net
• Service Development: RESTful APIs, Microservices, ASP.Net Core, Azure API Management, Azure API Apps
• Microsoft Azure: Compute, Storage and PaaS services (Web Apps, Cognitive Services, App Services, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Service Bus)
• AWS: S3, SNS, SQS, Lambda
• Data: Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, Entity Framework/, CosmosDB, DynamoDB, MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle Databases (PL/SQL, Packages, Stored Procedures, Triggers)
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes
• DevOps: Git, Azure DevOps, Maven, Jenkins

About You

You are a hardworking software engineer who is able to communicate complex concepts with clarity to non-technical audiences. While passionate about technology, you have a strong business sensibility and an ability to connect well with clients.

• You are comfortable analyzing, designing, developing, implementing and maintaining application code in a variety of contexts
• You are comfortable developing cloud and/or on-premise web-based software solutions with complex application development and testing
• You have a proven ability to connect with external clients
• You have experience working with global teams
• You are proficient in your ability to effectively communicate complex information to technical and non-technical partners
• You have outstanding written and spoken English skills

Preferred Years of Experience: 5-7 years of experience in software engineering with Microsoft technologies
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field is preferred
Management Experience: None required

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