Sr. Software Engineer
Chicago, IL

Job Description

A Sr. Software Engineer job in Chicago, IL is currently available at Belcan. This job is a full-time direct position with benefits. To be considered for this role, you will need Bachelor's degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field and five years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java or Scala. As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development and deployment of the client"s state-of-the-art digital platform that will host a wide range of applications.

Software Engineer job duties:

* Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision
* Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls
* Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
* Drives application development focused around delivering business value
* Mentor and assist software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed
* Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
* Proactively reaches out for help when stuck on an issue after doing reasonable independent research
* Maintain a sense of urgency when working on tasks and actively follow up on any dependencies or blockers.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field is required
* Five years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java or Scala.
* Proven experience in many of the following:

o Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.

o Developing software applications using relational and Nosql databases.

o Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.

o Deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GoCD, Azure Devops etc.

o Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.

o Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)

* Strong understanding and/or experience in many of the following:

o Batch or stream processing systems such as Apache Spark, Flink, Akka, Storm

o Message brokers such as Kafka, Rabbitmq, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache ActiveMQ, Kinesis.

o Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs

o Experience writing API proxies on platforms such as Apigee Edge, AWS API Gateway or Azure API Gateway

o Hands one experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible

o Test driven development and behavior driven development.

o Hands on experience with testing tools such as Selenium and Cucumber and their integration into CI/CD pipelines.

o Datastores such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Oracle.

o Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms.

* Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
* Must demonstrate solid knowledge of computer science fundamentals like data structures and algorithms.
* Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
* Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
* Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities

If you are interested in this Software Engineer job, please apply via the 'apply now' link provided. As an employee with Belcan Engineering, you will be part of one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. We maintain a small-company atmosphere as well as open communication at all levels of our organization, allowing for much more dynamic decision-making processes. We offer flexible schedules as well as an excellent mentoring system to ensure that you have all of the knowledge and tools you need to meet a diverse range of engineering challenges. You will also have opportunities to advance to positions of greater responsibility, including management roles. Your hard work and professional dedication will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package.

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. EOE/M/F/D/V

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