Software Engineer III

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver technically complex solutions and perform system integration support for all project work.
• Consult and partner with business product owners to understand end goals and offer solutions and recommendations during the design.
• Develop customized coding, software integration, perform analysis, and configure solutions using tools specific to the project or area.
• Lead and participate in the development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support of highly complex solutions in adherence to company standards, including robust unit testing and support for subsequent release testing.
• Build non-functional monitoring capabilities and provide escalated support for highly complex applications in production.
• Build in and maintain security controls and monitoring in support of company standards.
• Typically lead moderately complex projects and participate in larger, more complex initiatives.
• Solve complex technical and operational problems and act as a resource for less experienced teammates.
• May oversee the work of a small team.
• In an Agile environment, responsible for delivering high quality working software, automating manual/reusable tasks, engaging with the business from the beginning of the design work, and leveraging continuous engineering practices.
• Participate in refining user stories, develop and maintain automated unit testing, support integration and functional testing, and provide automated monitoring capabilities.
• Develop code in accordance with the acceptance criteria established by the Product Owner.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field plus 6 years of experience in the job offered or in software engineering training or experience.
• Alternatively, a Master's degree in Computer Science or related field plus 4 years of experience in the job offered or in software engineering training or experience.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Professional experience building high-quality apps or services from the ground up and scaling at an enterprise level.
• Experience with Open Source tools and frameworks.
• Strong understanding of SOA and/or Open API methodologies and service architectures.
• Experience using web servers, application containers, caching technologies.
• Solid knowledge of relational database design and development (SQL, stored procedures, data modeling).
• Experience with messaging systems (i.e., MQ and JMS).
• Experience with CICD / DevOps tools, including Git, Maven, Jenkins & Docker.
• Ability to identify, apply, and implement best practices in information systems.
• Understanding of key business processes and competitive strategies related to IT.
• Ability to plan and manage projects and solve complex problems.
• Ability to provide direction and mentor less experienced teammates.
• Ability to interpret and convey complex, difficult, or sensitive information.
• Eligible for telecommuting from home within commuting distance of Alpharetta, GA.

Nice to Have

• Experience with messaging systems such as MQ and JMS.
• Experience with web servers, application containers, caching technologies.
• Experience with relational database design and development.
• Experience with CI/CD / DevOps tools like Git, Maven, Jenkins, Docker.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field plus 6 years of experience, or Master's degree plus 4 years of experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan.
• No less than 10 days of vacation during the first year of employment, prorated based on hire date and full-time or part-time status.
• 10 sick days (prorated), paid holidays.
• Potential eligibility for restricted stock units and/or a deferred compensation plan.
• Support for a diverse workforce and an Equal Opportunity Employer.