Software Engineer 1

VIP’s Pricing Team is seeking a Junior Software Engineer (SE1) with a passion for creating user-friendly applications. The ideal candidate will take great pride in their work and be willing to rethink and suggest improvements for current applications as well as contribute to the development of new projects. This person must be comfortable working closely with a small team and have the flexibility to work on clearly-defined as well as abstract tasks to achieve a shared goal.

The successful candidate will have practical programming experience, knowledge of programming best practices, and have the ability to work in a high energy environment. As a Software Engineer you will work in a team to improve the features and stability of existing applications. You will be assigned programming changes identified by our customers and can include enhancements, fixes to bugs, customization of software or interface development (data extracts).

Position Type: Full Time, Hybrid. This position will report to our office headquarters in Colchester, VT.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Independently complete well-scoped components from a larger project in a reasonable time frame
• Collaborate with your team to design, plan, implement and test solutions as well as with other departments to understand application development needs
• Communicate well with team members and external teams
• Follow, enhance and contribute to established team processes
• Continuously seek self-improvement and learning

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or 5 years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Programming experience  (RPG, Java/Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript)
• Strong understanding of database concepts and SQL
• Solid knowledge of programming fundamentals—algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and paradigms
• Effective oral & written communication

Technologies We Use:

• Languages: Java/Kotlin, Javascript/Typescript, PHP, SQL, C#
• Frameworks: Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Sencha ExtJS
• Tools: Jira, Git, Jenkins, Rundeck, Grafana, Graylog
• Other: database performance optimization, Linux administration, JWT, OpenAPI, SASS, UI/UX

 Benefits Include:

• Health Insurance
• Vision and Dental Expense Reimbursement
• 401k and Profit Sharing
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Parental Leave
• On-site Child Care Center (VT)
• On-site Fitness Center (VT)
• On-site Health Clinic (VT) 
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Combined Time Off and Floating Holidays
• Flex and Hybrid Schedules 

All full time job offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment drug screening and background check.