Associate Software Engineer

About the role

As an Associate Software Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in both the development and refinement of our products. You'll collaborate closely with a team of passionate engineers, product managers, and designers to build scalable, high-performance financial services solutions. Your expertise in .NET for the backend and ReactJS for the frontend will drive the success of our projects from conception to deployment.

This role is located in Austin, TX- candidates must be local to Austin to be considered. 

About the team

The Auctane Software Development team is empowered with enhancing, modifying, and maintaining features and functionality associated with the Auctane suite of software products.

This role is located in Austin, TX- candidates must be local to Austin to be considered. 

What will you be doing?

• Craft dynamic and responsive user interfaces with ReactJS, enhancing user experience.
• Develop and optimize robust backend services using .NET, ensuring scalability and performance.
• Apply software engineering best practices while modifying/enhancing our software platform.
• Use AI coding/testing tools to accelerate tasks; practice safe prompting, validate results with peers, and contribute learnings and tips to team docs.
• Attend and contribute to design review meetings
• Offering input into the designs of product enhancements and third party integrations and documenting designs
• Actively documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Working closely with other developers and product managers throughout the SDLC
• Being responsible for the design and implementation of new product features and enhancements with guidance and input from other team members
• Writing tests to support any source code changes made by this individual, performing code reviews, and related activities that contribute to development and maintenance of the Auctane software.
• Participate in code reviews, contributing to maintaining high code quality and encouraging best practices.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends in software development, particularly in payments, .NET and ReactJS ecosystems.
• Be an active contributor during design and implementation phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Provide feedback to the team on product improvement ideas
• Organize/catalog common problems and other pain points encountered by customers as well as ideas regarding improvements to common processes/workflows of Auctane users. These artifacts will ultimately serve as a starting point for conversations with product management in terms of needs and prioritization. 
• Other duties as assigned.

What are we looking for?

• 2+ years of experience in software development, with a strong background in .NET for backend development and ReactJS for frontend development.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information System
• Proven ability to prioritize work.
• Curious and driven with a problem-solving approach.
• Experience in an Agile software development environment.
• Understanding of advanced object oriented design and SOLID design principles.
• Understanding of UML diagrams (class diagrams, sequence diagrams, etc.) to communicate architecture and design concepts.
• Experience with creating and maintaining automated unit tests and integration tests in a test-driven development environment.
• Experience with source control systems and branching strategies.
• Strong understanding of SQL, relational database systems, and ORM frameworks.
• Familiarity with shipping and/or shipping software is a plus.
• Displays a high degree of professionalism and contributes to the credibility of the company.
• Can be productive and self-motivated in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment.
• Uses time efficiently, possesses a solid work ethic and customer-focus.
• Acts with a sense of urgency, especially where customer impact and/or delays to shipping exists.

What will make you stand out?

• Background in payments, financial services, shipping and/or e-commerce.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
• Experience with RESTful API design and development.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and a sprint-based project cycle.

The Tech

• C#, .NET 8, .NET Framework, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Javascript (ReactJS & Node), 
• AWS, Kafka, ElasticSearch, Docker, Kubernetes

What do we offer?

• 🏠 We are a hybrid company. All team members at Auctane in Austin come into the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
• 🛬Take the reins of your time off with our Flex Time Off policy – because work-life balance should always be in your hands!
• 🌅 We offer 12 paid holidays for all of our US employees!
• 💰401k employer matching program – because your future deserves a friendly boost!
• ⭐️We conduct annual merit reviews to recognize and reward your hard work and achievements.
• 🏟️ Company events, we work hard, play hard! We do our best every day, even at our regular team-building events.
• 🏢 Attractive office space in the heart of central Austin, Texas (free drinks, snacks…).
• 🍽Indulge in weekly catered lunches at our office – a delicious perk to fuel your work.
• 🏐 Health and Wellness: The well-being of our team is super important to us. Choose from different options that include medical, dental, and vision plans. 
• 🏋🏾‍♀️Fitness center in the office with Tonal Mirrors, Pelotons, free weights, etc.
• 🧠Employee Assistance Program. We offer up to 8 free mental health sessions. 
• 💪🏽We offer gym discounts to help you stay fit and healthy!
• 📚We offer education reimbursement to all employees, ensuring that you can pursue your educational goals while excelling in your career with us. Invest in your future and let us support your growth every step of the way. 
• 🔗 Employee Referral Program! We reward employees helping us find top talent!
• 💜 An inclusive, casual and upbeat work environment. The personality and opinions of each of our team members are important and valid; we aim to offer all employees a safe environment where they can be themselves and thrive.

Additional Position Duties: (The following is a list of what all employees, except those with medical accommodation, may be regularly required to do.)

• Sit for prolonged periods of time
• Utilize wrist and hands for a prolonged period of time
• Walk short distances
• Stand for short periods
• Speaking and conversing with others
• Lift up to 25lbs without assistance up to chest height

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