Job Description
The Senior Associate Software Development Engineer is a developing subject matter expert, tasked with supporting the designing, developing, and testing of software systems, modules, or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools.
This role is accountable for supporting detailed design for certain modules/sub-systems, doing prototype for multi-vendor infrastructure, and showcasing it internally or externally to clients.
This role designs and develops functionality in a micro-services environment working with APIs, telemetry data, and running ML/AI algorithms on it, working with both structured and unstructured data.
Key responsibilities:
- Receives instructions to design and develop solutions and functionality that drives the growth of business.
- Contributes to writing and testing code.
- Supports the execution of automated testing.
- Receives instructions from various stakeholders to participate in software deployment.
- Supports the delivery of software components while working in collaboration with the product team.
- Supports the integration and building of solutions through automation and coding, using 3rd party software.
- Receives instructions to craft, build, and debug large scale distributed systems.
- Supports writing, updating and maintaining the technical program, end-user documentation, and operational procedures.
- Assists with refactoring code.
- Contributes to the reviewing of code written by other developers.
- Performs any other related task as required.
To thrive in this role, you need to have:
- Developing understanding of cloud architecture and services in multiple public clouds like AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft Office 365.
- Subject matter expert in programming languages such as C/C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Node.js, libraries and frameworks.
- Developing expertise of data structures, algorithms, and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills.
- Developing knowledge of micro services-based software architecture and experience with API product development.
- Developing expertise in SQL and no-SQL data stores including Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Cassandra.
- Developing understanding of container run time (Kubernetes, Docker, LXC/LXD).
- Developing proficiency with agile, lean practices and believes in test-driven development.
- Possess a can-do attitude and one that takes initiative.
- Excellent ability to work well in a diverse team with different backgrounds and experience levels.
- Excellent ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Developing proficiency with CI/CD concepts and tools.
- Developing proficiency with cloud-based infrastructure and deployments.
- Excellent attention to detail.
Academic qualifications and certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals preferred.
- Relevant agile certifications preferred.
Required experience:
- Moderate level experience working with geo-distributed teams through innovation, bootstrapping, pilot, and production phases with multiple stakeholders to the highest levels of quality and performance.
- Moderate level experience with tools across full software delivery lifecycle, for example. IDE, source control, CI, test, mocking, work tracking, defect management.
- Moderate level experience in Agile and Lean methodologies, Continuous Delivery / DevOps, Analytics / data-driven processes.
- Familiarity with working with large data sets and ability to apply proper ML/AI algorithms.
- Moderate level experience in developing micro-services and RESTful APIs.
- Moderate level experience in software development.
