Penske

Diversified transportation, logistics, and motorsports provider

Software Engineer 2

Full-Stack EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeReading, PA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent years of software development experience.
8–10 years of experience with programming languages appropriate to the role, such as Java or RPG.
Full-stack development experience with technologies such as React, Angular, jQuery, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Spring Framework, Spring MVC, MyBatis, and RESTful APIs.
1–2 years of experience working with Agile teams.
Knowledge of technical project management.
In-depth knowledge of design frameworks and patterns and experience implementing them in software development.
Knowledge of industry-wide technology strategies and best practices.
Expert knowledge of the full system development lifecycle.
Familiarity with front-end UI/UX design.
Ability to independently conduct new-hire interviews.
Ability to work independently and direct work to other team members.
Expert knowledge of relational database design and implementation.
Ability to estimate and lead medium- to large-sized projects.
Ability to research emerging software development frameworks and tools.
Experience with DevOps tools and automation.
Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule and at the specific required location, complete the Penske employment application, and submit to a background investigation, including past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.
Ability to read, communicate verbally and/or in writing, remember and analyze information, and remember and understand instructions or guidelines.
Ability to stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel and reach with hands and arms; and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds/12 kilograms.
Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Lead the technical design of complex components that support business-critical applications while mentoring developers on best practices to deliver new solutions.
Lead development, enhancement, and support of applications in a fast-paced development environment, working with senior staff on medium- to large-sized projects across a diverse range of topics.
Maintain and modernize existing systems and work on new applications.
Mentor and guide a team of software engineers on development best practices and ensure code quality through code reviews.
Serve as the primary contact and lead support associate for one or more critical applications and processes, resolving customer issues in a timely manner.
Support the application lifecycle—including development, testing, release, and support—based on detailed requirements and guidance from senior engineers, architects, and management.
Collaborate with technical and business leaders and product owners to gather and understand requirements and acceptance criteria.
Produce deliverables for medium- to large-sized projects using clean, well-documented, maintainable code that adheres to defined coding standards.
Participate in Design and Deploy Tollgate reviews and obtain buy-in from cross-functional teams, including quality assurance, architecture, security, webmaster, and operations.
Document systems, software architecture, and processes, including application documentation and dependency diagrams.
Write unit and user-interface tests to identify defects and use continuous integration and continuous delivery for building and deploying code.
Triage production issues and work with multiple teams to perform problem analysis.
Lead backend database design and, where applicable, collaborate with product owners and designers on UI/UX design.
Assign projects and review deliverables from onshore and offshore software engineers.
Provide constructive input to department management regarding team members assigned to projects.
Participate in hiring by assessing candidates’ technical skills and independently conducting new-hire interviews.
Complete other projects as assigned.

Summary Statement:

Working with a diverse team, you will lead the technical design of complex components that support our business critical applications, while mentoring other developers on best practices in an effort to deliver our next generation of innovative solutions to our customers

What You Will Be Doing:

As a Software Engineer II, you will be leading the effort to develop, enhance, and support applications in a fast-paced development environment; while working with senior members of the staff on medium to large sized projects in a diverse range of topics to produce deliverables. You will be maintaining and modernizing our existing systems as well as working on new applications. Working in our collaborative environment you will have the opportunity to further develop your skills while also acting as a mentor and guide a team of software engineers on development best practices and ensure code quality through code reviews.

Penske Responsibilities:

• Be the primary contact and lead support associate for one or more critical applications and processes, resolving customer issues in a timely manner.

• Play a critical role in supporting the application lifecycle (develop, test, release and support) based on detailed requirements and guidance from senior engineers/architects and management.

• Collaborate with technical/business leaders and product owners to acquire and understand requirements / acceptance criteria.

• Produce deliverables for medium to large sized projects with clean, well-documented and easily maintainable code that adheres to defined coding standards.

• Participate in Design and Deploy Tollgate reviews and gain buy in from cross-functional teams including QA, Architect, Security, Webmaster and Operations.

• Effectively document systems, software architecture and processes, including application documentation, dependency diagrams, etc.

• Write unit / UI tests to identify defects and leverage CI/CD for building and deploying code.

• Triage production issues and work with multiple teams to perform problem analysis

• Lead the backend database design effort and where applicable collaborate with product owners and designers on UI/UX design.

• Assign projects and review deliverables from onshore and offshore software engineers.

• Provide constructive input to department management regarding team members assigned to project

• Participate in the hiring process to assist in assessing candidate technical skills and independently conduct new hire interviews.

• Other projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent years of software development experience

• 8-10 years experience of appropriate programming languages dependent upon the role (Java, RPG etc...)

• Full stack development experience in technologies such as React, Angular, jQuery, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Spring framework, Spring-MVC, myBatis, RESTful API’s.

• 1-2 years of experience working with Agile teams

• Knowledge of technical project management

• In-depth knowledge of appropriate design frameworks and patterns and experience in implementing them in software development.

• Knowledge of industry wide technology strategies and best practices.

• Expert knowledge of the full system development lifecycle.

• Familiarity with front-end UI/UX design

• Ability to independently conduct new hire interviews

• Ability to work independently and direct work to other team members.

• Expert knowledge of relational database design and implementation.

• Ability to estimate and lead medium to large sized projects.

• Ability to research emerging software development frameworks and tools

• Strong problem solving and analytic skill.

• Ability to handle multiple projects and assignments simultaneously and effectively in a cross-functional team environment

• Solid written and oral communication skills; ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language

• Experience in DevOps Tools and automation

• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job

• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Company

Penske

Diversified transportation, logistics, and motorsports provider

Penske provides a range of transportation services, including retail automotive sales and service, truck leasing and rental, and logistics solutions, plus professional motorsports activities. Its offerings work through distinct units: Penske Automotive Group sells and services vehicles, Penske Truck Leasing rents and maintains trucks with fleet management, and Penske Logistics handles end-to-end supply chain services. The company differentiates itself by operating multiple transportation and entertainment businesses under one private global umbrella, enabling cross-sell opportunities and large-scale coordination. Its goal is to deliver reliable, end-to-end transportation and logistics solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide while growing its diversified portfolio and leveraging scale.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Bellflower, CA
Founded: 1969

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