HDQC Staff Software Engineer (Remote)

Position Purpose :

A Staff Software Engineer within one of QuoteCenter's Core Services teams typically has experience across multiple full-stack projects, but is a veteran expert in back-end systems and infrastructure.

They know how to apply modern cloud-native service development patterns consistently, and can engage at different elevations of complexity as needed.

They can nimbly move between designing an API contract for a pleasant consumer onboarding experience, to selecting the appropriate database technology for the particular capability their team is building, to troubleshooting horizontal scaling issues in one of their service deployments.

QuoteCenter Staff Software Engineers are experts in their domain. They act as a technical resource for Product partners, peer Staff Software Engineers across other teams, and Principal Engineers in turning requirements into reality in a sustainable way, while maintaining a constant Platform mindset.

In addition to technical skills, they are strong advocates for their team, and regularly delegate and coordinate work and opportunities to more junior team members to support their growth.

They work with their Direct Manager to create a culture of psychological safety within their team, and act as force multipliers within the Engineering department to drive excellence in execution.

The Staff Software Engineer is responsible for leading a team of engineers building and designing a product that our customers and associates love.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic team with engineers of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical and leadership skills while creating, deploying, and supporting production applications.

In addition, Staff Software Engineers will assist in product and tool selection, configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning and production monitoring.

Staff Software Engineers contribute to foundational code elements that can be reused as well as architectural diagrams and other product-related documentation.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be a core player on the product team and are expected to build and grow the skillsets of the more junior Engineers.

Key Responsibilities :

• 50% Delivery and Execution - Develops, tests, deploys, and maintains software, with a clear understanding of the value the software is to provide;
• Takes a broad view when approaching issues; using a global lens; Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances;
• Develops test suites (functional, destructive, etc) to enable success, rapid deployment of code to production; Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm;

Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances

10% Learns and Grows - Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels;

Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems

• 20% Plans and Aligns - Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful; Delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences;
• Works the Product Team to ensure user stories are developer ready, easy to understand and testable; Collaborates with other team members in agile processes;

Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations

20% Supports and Enables - Fields questions from product and engineering teams; Helps grow junior engineers by providing guidance on modern software development frameworks, and leading technical discussions;

Notes gaps on the team and provides suggestions for changes to make the team more productive

Direct Manager / Direct Reports :

• This position typically reports to Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager
• This position typically has 0 Direct Reports

Travel Requirements :

No travel required.

Physical Requirements :

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions :

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications :

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience
• Extensive experience with C#, .NET, cloud native, and preferably Java, and springboot.
• Experience would include cloud native (GCP), Docker, Kubernetes
• Relational or noSQL (Cassandra and Elasticsearch) database technology, cloud computing techniques, CI / CD tools, modern software design patterns
• Experience in effective data modeling with both Relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience with security frameworks for user and services authorization and authentication
• Experience with creating and executing unit, functional, destructive and performance tests
• Experience with modern debugging and root cause analysis techniques
• Experience with version control system
• Experience in designing systems for High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Performance, Efficiency, and Security
• Exposure to developing technical roadmaps including work estimation, refactoring and modernizing legacy systems

Minimum Education :

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education :

No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience :

Preferred Years of Work Experience :

No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience :

None

Preferred Leadership Experience :

• None
Certifications :
• None
• None

Competencies :

• Global Perspective
• Manages Ambiguity
• Nimble Learning
• Self-Development
• Collaborates
• Cultivates Innovation
• Situational Adaptability
• Communicates Effectively
• Drives Results
• Interpersonal Savvy

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents :

The pay range for this position is between $80,000 - $160,000