Sr. Software Engineer
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Leads by example within the team by producing extensible and maintainable code. Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents. For areas of dependency and overlap with other teams or team members, drives coordination and communicates across teams and resolves conflicts between teams. Leads discussions for the architecture of products/solutions and creates proposals for architecture.
Drive system and service integration
Collaborate across teams to influence architecture and ensure seamless integration between systems and services.
Lead Innovation through experimentation
Initiate and guide experiments to evaluate new technologies and determine best-fit solutions.
Develop scalable, high-quality solutions
Build software that is reliable, maintainable, and scalable to meet evolving business needs.
Embed operational excellence
Incorporate live site readiness, monitoring, and incident response into the development lifecycle.
Promote engineering best practices
Advocate for clean code, modern development standards, and continuous improvement in engineering processes.
Enhance developer productivity
Improve developer tools and automation to streamline workflows and boost team efficiency. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Recent working experience with backend engineering and software deployment. Experience in high-security, regulated, or cloud environments.
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