Senior Software Engineer

Position Summary 

An Effectual Software Engineer designs, develops, and deploys cloud-based applications for our clients. You will collaborate with teams, including architects and project managers, to ensure the delivery of high-quality cloud solutions. They report to the Software Engineering Manager. 

A Glimpse into the Daily Routine of a Software Engineer 

A Senior Software Engineer will spend the bulk of their time collaborating with their assigned project team. Most projects at Effectual follow a 2-week sprint cadence. Throughout the duration of a sprint, a Senior Software Engineer will participate in daily stand-ups where they communicate progress made since the last check in, re-evaluate any estimates, agree on priorities for the day, and voice any blockers that the team needs to be made aware of. A Senior Software Engineer will work through their assigned tasks in priority order, assist the team with any issues that arise through Slack or ad-hoc meetings, perform peer code reviews, and support the grooming and estimation of tasks in preparation for future sprints. At the completion of a sprint, a Senior Software Engineer will demo their work to the team members. 

Responsibilities 

• Provide technical support and innovative cloud solutions in alignment with business objectives, by designing, architecting, maintaining, and operationalizing cloud-based .NET applications and systems on the AWS Cloud. 

• Design, implementing, integrating, maintaining, optimizing, and administering cloud solutions, infrastructures, and platforms. 

• Evaluate, test, design, develop, and integrate new cloud technologies and processes to support existing infrastructure and modernization efforts and provides recommendations for future technologies and growth 

• Support and maintain existing software functionality; to investigate, analyze and correct identified defects 

• Improve the maintainability and performance of existing software through application refactoring 

• Independently responsible for the entire lifecycle of medium and large features from design through deployment. 

• Perform pull requests / merge requests, branch management, and build and deployments 

• Build, deploy, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for multiple stacks 

• May serve as a technical lead on projects 

• Review technical design documentation and participates in technical reviews 

• Create proper documentation for software being built 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, IS, or related field 

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering 

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 

Skills Required 

• .Net experience you can design and architect complex enterprise-level applications that involve multiple layers and services. 

• Cloud architecture, cloud-native design, cloud computing, storage and database 

• Grasp of information security best practices 

• Command of one IaC platform 

• Design, Coding, Debugging and Testing Software 

• Familiarity with at least one SQL or NoSQL database platform 

• Requirements Analysis 

• Systems Design 

• Understanding of at least one SDLC model and all phases 

• Understand Application Lifecycle Management 

• Solid command of at least one programming language 

• Understanding of data structures and algorithms 

Location: Remote 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work is generally performed in an office environment. Physical demands include sitting, keyboarding, verbal communication, written communication. Employees are occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. 

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended anytime at the sole discretion of the Employer. Duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. Effectual Inc. is an EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected classification in its hiring, promoting, or any other job-related opportunity.