Senior Software Engineer

Department: IT Software Development & Engineering
Reports To: Manager, Software Engineering
Experience: 3–6 Years
Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, test, implement, and support resilient software solutions. The role requires strong technical expertise, independent problem-solving ability, and experience across software development, cloud technologies, application monitoring, testing, and CI/CD.

The successful candidate will contribute to technical architecture and strategy, drive software development best practices, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and mentor junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable and resilient software solutions.
• Analyze and document current-state (as-is) and future-state (to-be) processes, identifying changes required to achieve target capabilities.
• Recommend technical improvements to enhance software quality, application performance, infrastructure, and user experience.
• Develop multiple technical concepts, prototypes, and solution designs to address business and technical requirements.
• Contribute to software architecture decisions, technical strategy, and technology roadmaps.
• Design, automate, execute, and analyze complex software tests to validate application functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Implement comprehensive application monitoring and observability to identify performance and stability issues.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement effective solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and Software Engineers to define and deliver product roadmaps.
• Create work breakdown structures, estimates, and delivery plans to support successful software project execution.
• Maintain and contribute to technical roadmaps, ensuring development priorities align with business requirements.
• Support and guide CI/CD activities, including code integration, automated testing, and software builds.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, industry developments, and best practices and assess their potential impact on the organization.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, supporting their professional and technical development.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant technologies, software engineering practices, and industry standards.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding and hands-on experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Ability to independently plan, organize, prioritize, and manage software development activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and technical information from multiple sources.
• Understanding of business requirements, technology architecture, organizational processes, and operational environments.
• Ability to define and document future-state technology and business processes and identify required changes.
• Strong technical documentation and solution/architecture design skills.
• Experience with object-oriented/component-oriented software development.
• Strong experience with database interfaces, SQL, database queries, and database design.
• Experience with cloud computing, cloud infrastructure, and cloud-based services.
• Experience designing, executing, and reporting on software/system testing.
• Experience configuring, managing, and supporting software applications and technical environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, monitoring, root-cause analysis, and problem-resolution capabilities.

Preferred Technical Skills

• GCP / Google Cloud Platform implementation experience.
• Strong Java Backend development experience.
• Spring Boot and REST API development experience.
• Vue.js experience.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build tools.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and/or Oracle databases.
• Database design, development, and modification experience.
• Experience with performance tuning and application optimization.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and cloud-native development is an advantage.
• Experience with automated testing and application monitoring is pref…