Software Engineer - Intermediate

Software Engineer - Intermediate

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer - Other - Intermediate for an opportunity in Plano, TX!

Position Title: Software Engineer-Other - Intermediate

Location: Plano, TX

Anticipated Start Date: Tentative Start Date

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 5+ Months, Contract to Hire

Job Type: Contract to Hire

Pay Range: [$51] to [$54]

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Job Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (preferred)
• Exposure to cloud technologies (preferred)

Skills Required

• Java (Springboot) and/or Python to an advanced level
• Experience of Microservices / API's / Containers
• SQL to an advanced level with exposure to modern databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Mainframe database exposure DB2, IMS, etc. an advantage
• Jules/Jenkins, BitBucket/GitHub knowledge
• Agile processing Scrum/Kanban with experience of using Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence, JIRA Align)
• Exposure to z/OS connect an advantage