Software Engineer | Java | Municipal & Schools  

The Software Engineer is responsible for coding, testing, and documenting application programs that are moderate to complex in nature, working with accepted development department standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Participate in analyzing, designing, writing and testing code, documenting and implementing functionally appropriate, technically sound, and well-integrated application systems. This is completed in accordance with customer requirements and organizational methodologies and standards for new application development as well as existing system enhancements.
• Participate in new application development and existing system enhancements by coding system features according to system designs.
• Maintain existing application programs by fixing bugs or clearing up operational deficiencies in both previously released software and software slated for future release.
• Assure program, module and system integrity through thorough testing and adherence to company standards and procedures.
• Work through all phases of the software development life cycle, including research, design, analysis, requirements, implementation, test automation, and maintenance.
• Utilize new technologies and tools to modify products and provide integration with applications developed internally and externally.
• Prepare and modify program and system documentation.
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members to ensure knowledge transfer and training are successfully meeting department goals.
• Achieve departmental goals and timelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Complexity:

• Demonstrate the ability to take increasingly difficult assignments and successfully implement them with little or no help from more senior resources.
• Demonstrate a high degree of skill, and efficiency and be a leader to the less experienced development staff.
• Develop programs that are moderate to complex in nature, adhering to established departmental standards.
• Learn and implement new technologies and architectures within a reasonably quick timeframe while producing and testing high-quality software.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of software development practices, concepts, and technologies obtained through formal training and work experience.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of required programming languages.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of the technical/business environment.
• Effectively partner, communicate and negotiate with business analyst, development and support groups in order to gather and communicate business requirements.
• Work on individual programs that are part of a much larger application.
• Adapt to changing products and technologies.
• Fix bugs in existing, often unfamiliar programs, under considerable time constraints.
• Manage and prioritize often conflicting tasks and interruptions so as to minimize their impact on the current deadlines and workload.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or comparable work experience.
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of software development practices, computer science theory, and understanding of relevant technologies.
• Relevant Technologies:
  • JAVA preferred
  • .Net / C# (or similar high level language)
  • SQL
  • XML/XSD/XSLT
  • or relevant related technologies
• Experience writing and testing code to meet strict deadlines.
• Demonstrated understanding of product architecture and all underlying technologies.
• Demonstrated understanding of development process.
• Demonstrated experience with data modeling tools, web services and/or service oriented architecture.
• Ability to work well both independently and within a team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience providing guidance and direction to less experienced staff.
• Solid negotiation with various parties to ensure enhancements to applications are addressed while maintaining/balancing business situations and constrictions.
• Well-developed logical thinking and reasoning skills.
• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced, technical environment.
• Keen attention to detail.