Sr Software Engineer - Seasonal
Billerica, MA

Job Description

Job Description

As a Seasonal Senior Software Engineer, you will provide technical expertise to design and develop software components and products that support H&R Block business applications. You will use tools, languages, coding standards and best practices to develop new product features and maintain year-over-year product functionality and enhancements. You will also create and execute unit tests and address defects, while working closely with the QA, UX and other related teams to ensure consistent understanding of requirements and approach. In addition, you will assist in planning and implementation of a strategic direction for the product.

What you'll do...

* Design, develop and maintain complex software components
* Create and maintain documentation of design approaches
* Create and maintain documentation on internal architecture of the system. Provide direction in architectural changes in the system.
* Propose product design features to support scalability, usability and better performance.
* Lead technical design and code reviews for all new enhancements and maintenance work delivered by the development team.
* Understand complex business and functional requirements and provides direction in technical specifications and product requirements.
* Establish best practices in coding and development within the team. Ensure consistency of the use of best practices within the team. Design and develop reusable code components.
* Create, maintain and execute complex unit test and alpha test plans
* Maintain and improve current knowledge on the latest technologies relevant to the role regarding algorithms, language, design methodology, third party development tools, application platforms, hardware compatibility and operating systems.
* Mentor and coach other team members on the latest technological advances within the current technology used.

What you'll bring to the role...

* Bachelor's degree with emphasis in systems development or related area or the equivalent through a combination of education and work experience.
* Five to six years IT experience to include short-term and long-range planning, budgeting, systems analysis and design
* Experience in data and process modeling of business requirements.
* Knowledge and experience of relational database technology.
* Knowledge of all phases of the systems development life cycle.
* Exposure to client/server and/or web development.
* Demonstrated decision making, analytical and problem solving skills.
* Demonstrated effective time management, planning and organization skills with the ability to successfully handle multiple tasks, projects and priorities in a fast paced matrix-managed environment.
* Experience using software applications such as Visio, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
* Effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. Strong presentation and facilitation skills necessary to communicate and persuade a wide range of audiences.

It would be even better if you had...

* Master's degree or six to eight years experience related to this job.
* Experience with a structured methodology and CASE tools