Principal Software Engineer - *Remote Opportunity*

Company: Vitera Healthcare Solutions LLC
Location: Knoxville
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Principal Software Engineer - *Remote Opportunity* Job SummaryCreates, modifies, and maintains software applications individually or as part of a team. Provides technical leadership on a team, including training and mentoring of other team members. Provides technology and architecture direction for the team, department, and organization.Essential Duties & Responsibilities-- Develops software applications and supporting infrastructure using established coding standards and methodologies-- Sets example for software quality through multiple levels of automated tests, including but not limited to unit, API, End to End, and load.-- Self-starter and self-organized - able to work without supervision-- Develops tooling, test harnesses and innovative solutions to understand and monitor the quality of the product---- Develops infrastructure as code to reliably deploy applications on demand or through automation-- Understands cloud managed services and builds scalable and secure applications using them-- Creates proof of concepts for new ideas that answer key questions of feasibility, desirability, and viability -- Work with other technical leaders to establish coding standards, development best practices and technology direction-- Performs thorough code reviews that promote better understanding throughout the team-- Work with architects, designers, business analysts and others to design and implement high quality software solutions-- Builds intuitive user interfaces with the end user persona in mind using front end frameworks and styling-- Assist product owners in backlog grooming, story breakdown and story estimation-- Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members and other stakeholders throughout the organization-- Document software changes for use by other engineers, quality assurance and documentation specialists-- Master the technologies, languages, and practices used by the team and project assigned-- Train others in the technologies, languages, and practices used by the team-- Trouble shoot, instrument and debug existing software resolving root causes of defective behavior-- Other duties as assigned #LI-REMOTE Education -- BA/BS in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent work experience Minimum Qualifications -- Mastered advanced programming concepts, including object oriented programming -- Mastered technologies and tools utilized by team and project assigned -- Able to train others on general programming concepts and specific technologies -- Minimum 8 years' experience developing software applications -- Minimum 3 years' experience architecting distributed systems Skills/Knowledge -- Must be expert in advanced programming skills and database technology -- Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals (Algorithms, Data Structures, Operating Systems, Networking concepts) -- Must be expert in at least one technology and/or language and proficient in multiple technologies and languages : , including but not limited to: C#, C/C++, Java, Progress 4GL -- DevOps mindset with proven ability to architect and optimize an agile CI/CD pipeline including continuous testing -- Experience developing for Windows platforms is preferred -- Additional desired skills:-- o Experience with AWS/Azure or other public cloud platforms o Test First approach, Test Driven Development (TDD ) experience, --Automated-- unit-- testing-- NUnit, xUnit, MSTest) o Experience with-- Agile , --and iterative development processes; i.e. --Scrum, Kanban,-- SAFe o Familiarity with VersionOne, Git, Gerrit -- Strong problem-solving skills -- Outstanding communications and interpersonal skills -- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task -- Ability to track software issues to successful resolution -- Ability to work in a collaborative fast paced environment -- Ability to learn new development-- languages and technologies --quickly and apply that knowledge effectively Work Environment/Physical Demands --- While at work, this position is primarily a sedentary job and requires that the associate can work in an environment where they will consistently be seated for the majority of the work day --- This role requires that one can sit and regularly type on a key board the majority of their work day --- This position requires the ability to observe a computer screen for long periods of time to observe their own and others' work, as well as in-coming and out-going communications via the computer and/ or mobile devices. --- The role necessitates the ability to listen and speak clearly to customers and other associates --- The work environment is an open room with other associates and noise from others will be part of the regular work day

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