Senior Software Engineer

Description   Summary The primary responsibility of the Senior Software Engineer is to deliver high quality, reliable, scalable software. The role engages directly with IT management, development teams, technical delivery teams, and vendors to ensure the successful design, development, and delivery of technology-based solutions. The Senior Software engineer is involved in the entire software development life cycle (SDLC) using both Agile/SAFe and Waterfall methodologies. This role is expected to be experienced in the following technologies:  C#, .Net, Azure cloud PaaS technologies, SQL and to have a strong grasp of client-side technologies including JavaScript frameworks such as Angular. The Senior Software Engineer should also have experience working in a fully integrated development environment such as Azure DevOps – using Git version control, work item management, CI/CD, and monitoring tools. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned Design and develop software solutions using .NET / ASP.NET / ASP.NET Core / Angular / Typescript Maintaining and improve existing codebases and perform code reviews Design and maintain MS SQL/Azure SQL database objects such as tables, stored procedures, functions & triggers Liaise with colleagues to implement technical designs Work closely with Product Owners and other business colleagues to clearly understand requirements, identify gaps in functional design, and proactively suggest alternatives or options to improve systems Deliver working solutions in the planned time that meet or exceed acceptance criteria Identify non-functional requirements that are necessary to deliver a working solution Make accurate estimates of development time required for projects, modules and/or fixing defects Provide regular, accurate updates on the status of the assigned tasks to team members Participate in software builds, release management, and environments management Improve system quality by identifying issues and common patterns, and developing standard operating procedures Enhance applications by identifying opportunities for improvement and design and implement systems Utilize technical expertise to research critical production issues and efficiently and effectively resolve problems. Create clear and concise technical design specifications and documentation (flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, design documents and code comments) Demonstrate solutions at iteration demos, system demos, etc. Provide written knowledge transfer material Remain on the forefront of emerging technologies and development standards and proactively identify and make recommendations to improve the GS1 US software development lifecycle. Investigate and implement new technologies where relevant Prepare and execute detailed unit and integration test plans to ensure quality solutions. Support/participate in additional Quality Assurance activities as needed Develop code using industry best practices, considering application performance, scalability, and reliability. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent education required 9+ years of experience in software design, development and development methodologies (Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Azure and Object-Oriented methodologies preferred). Experience implementing web-enabled applications in ASP.NET Core, .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET, HTML5, ASP.NET MVC, React, JSON, REST, CSS 9+ years of experience managing and effectively operating complex systems that are secure, reliable, and scalable. Working knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and modern web technologies such as Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, or other open source tools Experience with Azure cloud PaaS services such as Azure functions, Logic apps, and Service Bus Understanding of software development best practices and design patterns Experience designing and building RESTful APIs/ Web API Demonstrated ability using TFS/Git/VSTS/Azure DevOps and building and deploying web-based applications Experience in open source technologies Experience working with NoSQL DBs like Cosmos and Mongo DB Experience working in a distributed team including third parties and offshore development preferred Working knowledge of online consumer software, web services, Software as a Service (SaaS) OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES Perform as a strong team player who is self-motivated, a quick learner, with a willingness to take on challenging assignments and work independently to achieve goals Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code Utilize technical expertise to research critical production issues and efficiently and effectively resolve problems. Effectively work on concurrent tasks and independently prioritize work Experience in dealing with client subscription revenue models desired Must be able to look past the Software Engineering perspective to understand and embrace corporate objectives and then to apply resources toward the achievement of those objectives Effective interpersonal and communication skills Page 1 of 2