Staff Software Engineer Ge
Seattle, WA

Job Description

Role Summary:You will be responsible for designing and programming a small module or a large component and designing a feature, set of features, or whole feature area. She/he will work independently and contribute to the immediate team and to other teams across business. She/he will Lead design discussion in a limited manner.

Essential Responsibilities:In this role, you will:

Capture system level requirements by brainstorming with Sr. Architects, Data Scientists, Businesses & Product Managers

Identify the scope of the work, provide initial estimate and justify the estimate with facts

Demonstrate the understanding of Agile software development lifecycle and able to distinguish the core inputs and outputs in each cycle.

Engage in technical discussions; participate in technical designs and present technical ideas through white boarding

Work closely with your peers and keep engaging in a fast pace technical design and development team

Execute in a fast pace delivery mode and focus in delivering tasks to meet the product release goal

Maintain code quality through best practices, unit testing and code quality automation

Seek and provide feedback on design and development

Demonstrate the ability to make informed technology choices after due diligence and impact assessment

Understand whole product, its modules and the interrelationship between them while being an expert in the assigned component or module

Help in designing interfaces and information exchange between modules.

Possess advanced domain knowledge and show great customer focus. Expert in processes / methodologies and Skilled in build, release & deployment processes

Articulate the need for scalability and understand the importance of improving quality through testing.

Be an expert in writing code that meets standards and delivers the desired functionality using the technology selected for the project

Drive design reviews, define interfaces between code modules, and applies existing technology to designs

Be an expert in assessing application performance and optimizing/improving it through design and best coding practices

Be an expert in core data structures as well as algorithms and has the ability to implement them using language of choice

Be responsible for providing technical leadership and defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast paced and agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure

Provide guidance to a team of 5 to 7 developers with either planning and execution and/or design architecture using agile methodologies such as SCRUM

Work with Product Manager to understand product requirements & vision

Qualifications/Requirements:Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology,

Engineering and Math) and a minimum of 10 years of professional experience or a Masters/doctorate with 8 years of experience

5 years of Cloud experience with a good knowledge of Cloud services (Preferably AWS).

5 years of experience in Web Based application development

2-3 years of experience in Front End development.

Eligibility requirements:

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. GE may agree to sponsor an individual

for an employment visa now or in the future if there is a shortage of individuals with particular skills.

Must be willing to work out of an office located in downtown Seattle, WA

Desired Characteristics:Technical Expertise:

Strong knowledge of Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Software Design Patterns and coding principles

Hands-on experience in web services (REST, SOAP, WSDL etc.)

Experience with SQL and NoSQL Database

Hands-on experience with web development using HTML5, Java Script, jQuery, CSS.

Experience with Angular 6/7 is a big plus

Experience with modern tooling (Gradle/Maven, Git)

Experience with performance and scalability of large scale cloud based systems.

Business Acumen:

Strong problem solving abilities and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments

Experience in building scalable and highly available distributed systems

Expert in breaking down problems and estimate time for development tasks

Evangelizes how our technology solves customer problems from a technology and business perspective

Technical Leadership:

Demonstrates clarity of thinking to work through limited information and vague problem definitions

Influences through others; builds direct and "behind the scenes" support for ideas

Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team

Shares knowledge, power, and credit, establishing trust, credibility, and goodwill

Personal Attributes:

Able to work under minimal supervision

Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity

Able to work well with global teams, including time-zone flexibility

Skilled in providing oversight and mentoring team members. Shows ability to effectively delegate work

Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed.

About Us:GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE's mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).Additional Locations:United States;Washington;Seattle;