The Software Engineer is responsible for developing and supporting the individual components within an application. They will participate in code reviews. Work is expected to be completed correctly and quickly with little-to-no supervision or assistance needed. Success in this position will largely be determined by eagerness to learn new technologies to meet and exceed business needs.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Development (45%):

• Create and maintain documentation
• Write code that satisfies the acceptance criteria of a user story
• Help writing user stories, including acceptance criteria that encapsulates the needs of the business
• Debug code that has been written to remove any defects before it makes it to QA
• Analyze data and code to diagnose problems or slowness
• Utilize a wide array of development tools to verify program effectiveness
• Create entire projects from scratch with little involvement from other developers or architects

Communications (15%):

• Collaborate with developers, analysts, designers, and system owners in the testing of new software programs and applications.
• Work directly with the product and scrum teams to make sure all requirements are met and work is being completed in a satisfactory amount of time
• Communicate with middle managers of other departments to make sure expectations are set and met

Optimize Existing Code (15%):

• Identify pieces of code that are operating inefficiently
• Refactor poorly written code in more readable and faster ways

Production Support (15%):

• Diagnose defects in production (this can include performance issues as well as defects)
• Reproduce production bugs in lower environments in order to more easily correct them
• Work with the affected business units to makes sure the proposed correction fixes the problem
• Work with the product team to determine whether a hotfix is needed or if correction can be rolled into next release

Extended Learning (10%):

• Learn new technologies to become a more rounded developer
• Continually reinforce knowledge in the current technologies

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Certifications & KSA):

• High School Diploma required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred
• 2-4 years of Software Engineering experience required
• Moderate (2-4 years) proficiency working with many of the following technologies required:
  • C# (or some other object-oriented language)
  • JavaScript frameworks (React, Node.js, Angular, Vue.js)
  • Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Web services (RESTful and/or SOAP)
  • .NET Core
  • MVC
  • Windows / Worker services
  • DevOps including CI/CD
  • SQL
  • Pega
  • NoSQL databases
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Knowledgeable of database design and file management techniques
• Moderate understanding of Agile concepts
• Experience with relational databases
• Develop reusable software building blocks to enable faster delivery
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed. Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Strong customer-service orientation
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language
• Ability to conduct research into application development issues and products
• Keen attention to detail
• Able to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to work both independently and on a team
• Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g. business stakeholders, product owners, project managers, and end users) to understand functional and non-functional requirements
• Investigate and propose solutions to development and design problems

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job.

We offer our employees a robust compensation package Our comprehensive benefits include: medical, dental and vision insurance coverage; 100% company-paid life and disability coverage, 401k options with company match, three weeks PTO by the end of the first year and much more. Allied proudly promotes from within as part of a strong commitment to providing career growth opportunities for employees of all levels. Our diverse business portfolio allows employees broad career options with the advantage of staying with the same organization.

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