Sr Software Engineer ( Linux + C + Java + SQL + Azure + APIs + Git + Production Support)

Sr Software Engineer, Assurant, GCC-India

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’re charged with building high quality, working software that adds demonstrated business value. This is a highly technical position that requires you to both build great software and mentor your peers on design and best practices.

Working Hours: 2:30 PM IST to 11:30 PM IST

This position will be in Hyderabad at our India location.

What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?

This job is responsible for developing or assisting in the development of functional requirements, design, development, and testing applications to support business processes that provide business value. The individual will interact with business team members, architects, developers, end users, and all other groups involved in project development, testing, and delivery.

Design/Development/Testing:

• Design, Build and deliver IT solutions that demonstrably provide business value
• Using the right blend of people, process and technology
• Partner with QA, BA, PO, and Agile team members to form high performing delivery teams
• Promote and adhere to definition of done in all solutions
• Mentor and lead high-performing developers
• Strive to ensure that best practices are always met and delivered
• Ensure as-built documentation is captured
• Stay current in new technologies and platforms; identifies emerging technologies to solve complex business problems.
• Research, suggest, and implement tools to enhance development efficiency
• Develop the automation strategy and help automate test cases
• Suggest and implement SDLC process improvements

Business/User Requirements:

• Participate in requirements/user story gathering sessions
• Interpret user requirements/user stories and design scalable and maintainable solutions to business problems.
• Communicate technical concepts in everyday language
• Understand the needs of the user community
• Demo new features/lead UAT activities

Provide Systems support:

• Learn and enhance knowledge of the various multi-platform systems support environments, utilities, and procedures
• Participate in on-call rotations
• Provide timely, concise communication of incident status to appropriate personnel
• Document incident occurrence and resolution(s) applied using designated repositories
• Consult with staff personnel as required for effective incident resolution
• Resolve development and support issues of moderate to high complexity or risk

End User Support:

• Strong communication skills.
• Translate technical concepts in everyday language.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and drive for resolution.
• Build relationships.
• Lifecycle/Agile concepts

What are the requirements needed for this position?

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of Linux operating system and Linux developer tools
• Strong knowledge of web browsers (i.e. Chrome, Edge)
• Strong knowledge in Object Oriented Programming concepts.
• Experience in cloud-based technology (Azure)
• Experience with C on the Linux platform and SQL Server (complex queries, table creation, stored procedures, etc.).
• Experience of RESTful APIs.
• Expert in Software Development Lifecycle/Agile concepts
• Experience in systems implementing distributed architecture, service-oriented architecture, message queues, and service bus.
• Familiarity with writing testable code and testable code best practices
• Strong foundation in back-end, multi-threaded, distributed scalable systems processing high volumes
• Experience in Microservices Architecture
• Experience in Event-Driven Architecture
• Experience in Design Patterns and Cloud Native Development is a Plus
• Understanding of enterprise design patterns and best practices is a Plus
• Microsoft certification is a plus

Experience with the following languages, environments, and tools:

• Automic Job Scheduler
• SQL Server
• SQL Server Management System (SSMS)
• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• Power Builder Professional 2017 R3
• Excel (with Visual Basic for Application for macros)
• C (on Linux)
• Linux (csh)
• Java
• ADO GIT / GitHub
• Snyk
• Wiz
• Spring Framework
• Eclipse
• Tomcat
• PuTTY

Education:

• Bachelor’s in computer science or related field

Previous Experience:

• 8+ years of experience working in the Information Technology field

Knowledge and Skills:

• Stellar intrapersonal, communication, and leadership skills
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Learn new tech…