Professional Software Engineer (51000733)

Job description

·  Job Description:

Software Developer

Summary of Position:

The Software Developer will join our Human Capital Management team and will work in all aspects of software development, from overall architecture to day-to-day maintenance and participating in sprint/development cycles with the team. While this position requires excellence in front-end web development, the Software Developer should be effective in a wide range of technologies including JavaScript, Python, Docker, PostgreSQL, 3rd party API integrations, Git and more. This role will report to the Director of Technical Services.

Key Responsibilities:

·  Work within and across teams to provide software solutions for our customers
·  Participate in all aspects and ceremonies associated with Agile development
·  Determine complexity level of a story in a Sprint/Development cycle
·  Communicate with Project Managers on current project status
·  Build scalable software through architecture discussions with the HCM team
·  Apply test-driven development
·  Manage work using JIRA, including tasks, bugs, estimates and actuals
·  Have familiarity with continuous integration and deployment concepts.

 Requirements:

·  3 or more years of professional software development experience
·  Strong proficiency in developing and debugging JavaScript applications
·  Ability to layout and style an HTML page by hand
·  Experience building data intensive REST based applications
·  Experience with current debugging tools
·  Experience with one or more JavaScript frameworks (React, AngularJS, etc.)
·  Experience with one or more distributed version controls (Git, etc.)
·  Understanding of one or more server side programming languages
·  Understanding of asynchronous and event driven programming
·  Understanding of test driven design patterns
·  Experience using Module Loaders (RequireJS, Almond, Bower, CommonJS, etc. )
·  Bachelor's Degree in CS, MIS or a related field

Preferred:

·  Experience with Python and Python frameworks such as Django and Twisted
·  Familiarity with PostgreSQL / NoSQL / MongoDB
·  Experience using Creative Design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
·  Understanding of ORM concepts and data driven applications
·  Experience working using an Agile development methodology

Working Environment:

·  Office Environment
·  No travel is required