Senior Software Engineer

Role Description:

Design, develop and maintain software applications that meet and exceed client requirements. The role requires building and enhancing skills in a broad range of application development technologies, platforms and methods that enables the Talent to produce high quality solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner. This role also reviews application code and artifacts developed by junior developers to ascertain overall quality and maintainability of delivered system.

Primary Skills: Java, SQL, Spring boot, Microservices

Secondary Skills: Experience in API driven development, RESTful API/Web services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops low level designs for application components based on High Level Design documents
• Build, assemble and/ or configure application components based on design specifications and system requirements
• Build and leverage reusable code and libraries for future use
• Implement and set security, performance and data direction for the coding work
• Review and Debug Code
• Perform Unit Testing of the system in controlled, real situations before System Testing
• Partner with the testing team to ensure applications/components are fully functional
• Oversee and fix any defects or performance problems discovered in testing
• Ensure that the code / Libraries used are not susceptible to vulnerability.
• Ensure application maintenance activities are in line with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or other business requirements
• Taking ownership of assigned issues/enhancements/features and helping to define a plan and related coordination activities to provide an end to end solution.
• Proactively anticipates problems before they occur; identifies possible causes; works with team to identify solutions; selects and implements most appropriate solution.
• Produce documents which contain clear, precise descriptive language
• Applies judgment in implementing methodologies, processes, and practices to specific requirements of projects/programs which may include product design engineering, information security, code review, code maintainability and reliability.
• Provide required training and support to other peer teams for newly designed and developed functionality.
• Utilize approved tools, adopt key performance indicators (KPIs), increase technology component reuse, and consolidate platforms, environments and products with the goal of reducing overall IT costs.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to production support staff
• Strong knowledge of SOA, object-oriented programming, design patterns, scalable application development
• Software Engineering experience and current expertise in respective relevant area, with years of services-based development experience in each areas.
• Source code management Familiarity with source control tools such as Git, Team Foundation Server (TFVC), and SVN and deploying those products/solutions throughout environments using automation.
• Implement coding standards and development disciplines for self and team as per organizational norms
• Prioritize software development tasks, set timelines & assign tasks to junior team members
• Communicate work progress status, issues, risks and support requirements regularly to Lead/ Manager through formal / informal reports
• Ability to prioritize personal and team workloads to best meet organizational objectives
• Requires sound analytical skills and problem solving skills needed to manage multiple technical challenges simultaneously per each project assigned when needed
• Taking accountability for quality technical deliverables to agreed schedule and estimates.
• Adhering to the quality standards defined by organization/client

Other Responsibilities

• Guide and oversee junior developers to improve and evaluate their performance.
• May need to assist Tech Lead during interviews.
• Create technical documentation for reference and reporting.
• Support Technical / Project Lead to present ideas for system improvements, including cost proposals.
• Managing Complexity- Breaks down and simplifies key elements of complicated issues with clarity, Encourages mutual understanding to work through change and uncertainty.
• Passion for Results - Displays sustained confidence, energy and determination in the face of obstacles, Asks for and fulfills challenging, stretch goals., Pushes self and others for results
• Influence - Uses logic and rationale to gain agreement on recommendations, Secures commitment from others to fulfill shared goals, Demonstrates interpersonal sensitivity and wins others' trust.

Skills and Proficiency Expectations

Expertise in current computer hardware and software / OSP3Requirements AnalysisP4Application designP3Programming & debugging on Development PlatformsP3Application specific Database designP3Application testingP3Defect ManagementP3Software Engineering & Quality AssuranceP3Agile MethodsP3Technical DocumentationP3Teamwork & CollaborationP3CommunicationP4


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