Software Developer

Job Description

Summary:

The Software Developer is responsible for the implementation and testing of software solutions that enable business workflow excellence. This position is responsible for building a wide variety of software subsystems and components using the given requirements and constraints using Agile philosophy.

Essential Functions:

• Analyzes requirements and collaborates with the product owner, team members or architects;
• Writes accurate production-quality code;
• Builds and tests code to validate functionality against requirements and to ensure full unit test coverage;
• Participates in peer code reviews;
• Thoroughly documents code and design;
• Accurately estimates and tracks personal work;
• Proactively raises issues and communicates accurate status to teams;
• Works effectively in an iterative, incremental software development lifecycle wherein priorities, requirements and scope evolve, sometimes rapidly, over time and often mid-project;
• Assists in the development and presentation of manuals, user guides, and other materials relating to client products;
• May provide staff and clients with training and technical assistance relating to new, existing, and revised products;
• Demonstrates self-development by staying current with new technology and design patterns;

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Should have 2 – 4 years of developing software experience in a commercial software development environment
• Experience with Scrum methodology and Agile practices
• Building web services and RESTful services
• Version Control, Build & Release Management tools
• Relational and non-relational databases
• Building world-class web applications using the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular.js, Node.js)
• Prior experience in product development background preferred
• Experience in practices like TDD, CI and CD

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of various design patterns
• Proficient and passionate about following Agile Engineering practices (e.g. XP/DDD)
• Ability to work in an environment with high degree of ambiguity (previous start-up like experience could be helpful)
• Exhibit a high level of individual initiative and ownership
• Passionate, Self-motivated and driven, with keen attention to detail, action-and-results oriented
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills as well as strong logical, analytical, problem solving skills and reporting skills
• Able to present ideas in user-friendly language

Environment, Physical Demands and Other Conditions:

• Experience with in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to work after hours

Additional Information

*Please submit resume and cover letter when you apply.