Software Applications Engineer

Job Title: Software Applications Engineer

Location: Corvallis, OR (Hybrid)

Duration: 23 months

Pay Range: $60/hr. to $64.82/hr. (W2)

Job ID: 372867

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Software Applications Engineer to join our Digital Front End (DFE) development team for our client. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing, building, testing, and releasing complex software services and applications and a proven ability to lead components of large-scale systems, drive cross-functional collaboration, and deliver high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities would include:

As a member of the Digital Front End (DFE) development team, this individual will share responsibility for software architecture, design, development test and release of DFE solutions for several Inkjet Web Press products. Responsibilities may also include technology investigation and recommendations, customer problem investigation and resolution and 3rd party software evaluation and integration. Occasional travel and participation to support the production operations or customer problem resolution during off-hours may be required.

We are building a dynamic, fast moving Agile based team! This individual will serve as an integral part of this effort actively participating in the growth and success of this team and our business ongoing.

Tasks Include:

Requires working with a variety of disciplines and new technologies.

Demonstrated development skills with particular focus/interest in agile software development of high-quality, complex software services & solutions.

Demonstrated skills and understanding in large scale software systems with a focus on commercial printing systems is desired.

Ability to work with multiple software disciplines: software, firmware & device solutions.

Innovation is critical to Solution programs long term success! This position requires a demonstrated ability to foster & encourage new idea generation as an integral part of the software development lifecycle going forward.

Skills:

People / Leadership Experience - Must Skills:

• Track record at making things happen (Initiative & bias for action).
• Solid understanding of software solutions/architecture, development approaches and latest design methodologies.
• Team player with direct experience in test driven development approaches.
• Ability to operate effectively across organizational and team/group boundaries.

Domain Knowledge & Experience - Must Skills:

• Bachelor (undergraduate), Masters (graduate) or Ph.D (post-graduate) in Computer Science.
• Ability to solve technical problems in a fast-paced product development environment.

Highly Desirable Skills:

• Practical experience with Agile (or equivalent) software development lifecycles / programming best practices.
• Experience in microservice architecture development, test and deployment.
• Working knowledge of C++, Kotlin, Java, C, and Groovy development, test and release environments & languages.

Soft skills:

• Exceptional written and oral communication - specifications, engineering plans, test plans, other.
• Team player, with a bias towards action.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Demonstrated initiative in previous projects.
• Willingness to engage, learn, and generally make things happen.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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