Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer

for a Remote Position in Minneapolis.

Position Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Remote Position

Anticipated Start Date: [02/20/2025]

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

Expected Contract Duration: (11 MONTHS)

Job Type: Contract

Pay Range: $60-$70/hr.

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 DESCRIPTION]

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build back-end services supporting our portfolio of data-centric clinical and analytic applications. This role involves working with cloud computing, big data, mobile, data science, data warehousing, and machine learning using state-of-the-art software development frameworks. The ideal candidate will have experience developing cloud-based microservices that adhere to uptime and accuracy targets, ensuring resilience and scalability as data volumes and traffic increase. The engineer will collaborate with data engineering, platform, and solutions teams to develop applications that benefit our practice and patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Product Owners, Product Managers, and Architects to translate requirements into code.
• Develop services around data warehousing, big data, cloud computing, business intelligence, analytics, and machine learning.
• Participate in DevOps, Agile, continuous development, and integration frameworks.
• Develop applications using high-level programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, etc.
• Ensure documentation of processes and source code is created and maintained.
• Communicate effectively with peers, leaders, and customers throughout the organization.
• Lead expert-level troubleshooting and problem resolution through root cause analysis, data, and system investigation.
• Contribute to design and architecture discussions with Principals and Architects.
• Lead targeted cross-functional improvement efforts and mentor junior software engineers.
• Solve complex problems and take new approaches to existing solutions.
• Work independently with minimal guidance while leading project initiatives.
• Act as a technical resource for less-experienced colleagues.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of experience OR an Associate's degree with 7+ years of experience.
• Expertise in software engineering with experience in coding applications/services in high-level languages (C, C++, Golang, Java, C#).
• Strong problem-solving and time management skills.
• Deep hands-on technical expertise in designing and implementing scalable software solutions.
• Experience with modern application development frameworks.
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in Agile software development techniques.

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or a related field.
• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud-based services.
• Experience writing software for the cloud (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Experience in databases, analytics, big data systems, or business intelligence products.
• Proven track record of building high-performance, highly available, and scalable distributed systems.
• Experience in healthcare-related industries.

Technical Skills Required:

• Programming Languages: Java, Python, Go, C, C++
• Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS, Azure
• DevOps & CI/CD: Azure DevOps, Git repositories, Docker containers, Google Cloud Artifact Repositories, Veracode, Prisma Cloud
• Big Data & Data Engineering: Data warehousing, structured data processing, root cause analysis
• Infrastructure: Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Google Batch, Dataflow, Cloud SQL
• Security & Compliance: Veracode (source code scanning), Prisma Cloud (container scanning)

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 234963 when responding to this ad.

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