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Senior Software Engineer - Software Engineering- #26-16884

US Tech Solutions

Urbandale, IAHybridJob$80–90/hrTracked 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$80–90/hr
Location
Urbandale, IAHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

US Tech Solutions is hiring a Senior Software Engineer - Software Engineering- #26-16884. The Senior Software Engineer will work on a Platform Engineering team, supporting product teams by planning, coordinating, and developing functionality to ensure quality and reliability. This role involves designing complex system components, solving well-defined problems with minimal guidance, and potentially providing technical coaching to junior engineers. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with paired programming and possess strong soft skills.

Key focus areas include Develop, code, configure, and test programs and systems., Evaluate and implement enhancement design solutions to improve cost, quality, and performance., and Analyze assignments and determine software specifications to achieve objectives..

Successful candidates bring 3-6 Years Programming/Software Development Experience, 3-6 Years Site Reliability Experience, and 3 Years Hosting Services In AWS Cloud Technologies Experience. Important skills include Kubernetes, AWS, OpenTelemetry, Terraform, Java, and Go. Preferred (not required): Scala, Python, Datadog, and Grafana.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

KubernetesAWSOpenTelemetryTerraformJavaGoPaired ProgrammingCommunicationSelf-DrivenTakes InitiativeSite ReliabilityObservabilityTracingAmazon EKSDevelops, Codes, Configures, and Tests Programs and SystemsEvaluates and Implements Enhancement Design SolutionsAnalyzes Assignments and Determines Software SpecificationsExecutes Necessary DocumentationCollaborates With Stakeholders and Team MembersFollows Industry-Standard Agile Software Design MethodologyMentors Junior Software EngineersAnalyze, Translate, and Define Business Requirements Into Technical SolutionsTact and NegotiationApply Engineering Principles and Concepts for DesignsManage Competing Priorities/Requests in a Fast-Paced EnvironmentScalaPythonDatadogGrafana

Qualifications

3-6 Years Programming/Software Development Experience3-6 Years Site Reliability Experience3 Years Hosting Services in AWS Cloud Technologies Experience3 Years Deploying and/or Managing EKS/Kubernetes Clusters ExperienceDegree in an Engineering/Technology Discipline or Equivalent Experience4-7 Years Programming/Software Development Experience4-7 Years Product Design, Test and/or Analysis Experience4-7 Years Participating in Agile Development Experience4-7 Years Working in an Agile Environment Experience

Full job description

$80-$90 per hour

Urbandale, IA

Contract

12+ months

There will be a Glider assessment required before interview.

Person will work a split schedule between onsite and remote. The worker should be comfortable working in a paired programming environment and be an excellent communicator. High priority given to soft skills such as self-driven and takes initiative. Works on a Platform Engineering team and supports aligned product teams by planning its work, coordinating with others, and developing functionality to enable teams to be successful in quality and reliability.

Most important technical skills are Kubernetes, AWS, OpenTelemetry, Terraform, and at least one programming language such as Java or Go.

  • (3 - 6 years) Experience in programming/software development (Java (70%), Go (10%), Scala (10%), Python (5%), Terraform (5%))

  • (3 - 6 years) Site Reliability experience, observability and/or tracing experience

  • (3 years) Experience hosting services in AWS cloud technologies

  • (3 years) Experience deploying and/or managing EKS/Kubernetes clusters

  • (3 years) Ability to manage many competing priorities/requests in a fast-paced environment

  • (3 years) Excellence in verbal and written communication forms with tact and negotiation

  • Experience with Datadog and/or Grafana preferred

Description

Major Purpose: Works on a product team and supports product design by planning its work, coordinating with others, and writing and testing code to deliver functionality for the complete product or products it supports. This level designs complex/significant parts of a system/sub-system or works on a complete product of a broad scope and solves well-defined problems with little guidance. May act as a work lead, providing technical coaching to other engineers and support personnel; Recognized as an expert user of critical technology; develops new software functionality for product development.

Major Duties:

  • Develops, codes, configures, and tests programs and systems.

  • Evaluates and implements enhancement design solutions to improve cost, quality, and performance of software applications.

  • Analyzes assignments and determines software specifications that must be fulfilled to achieve objectives.

  • Executes necessary documentation, as directed, or needed.

  • Collaborates with other relevant stakeholders and team members to ensure that features meet business needs.

  • Follows industry-standard agile software design methodology for development and documentation.

  • Mentors junior software engineers on the team.

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge

  • Ability to analyze, translate, and define business requirements into technical solutions.

  • Excellence in verbal and written communication forms with emphasis on persuasive communication, tact and negotiation.

  • Ability to apply engineering principles and concepts for designs.

  • Ability to manage many competing priorities/requests in a fast-paced environment.

Education

  • Degree in an Engineering/Technology discipline or equivalent experience. - University Degree (4 years or equivalent)

  • Degree in an Information Technology discipline or equivalent experience. - University Degree (4 years or equivalent)

Work Experience

  • Previous experience in programming/software development. (4 - 7 years)

  • Software development processes experience. (4 - 7 years)

  • Product design, test and/or analysis experience. (4 - 7 years)

  • Participating in Agile Development (4 - 7 years)

  • Experience working in an Agile Environment (4 - 7 years)

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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