Staff Software Development Engineer

What you'll do:

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  Design, implement and unit test solutions.
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  Drive and influence architectural and design decisions within the team.
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  Work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver product functionality that meets customer needs.
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  Work closely with other members of the team and wider engineering organization on design iterations, code reviews, security, performance, testability, and inter-operability.
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  Work closely with Technical Support to resolve customer issues. Investigate, analyze, and fix identified defects.
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  Debug complex problems reported by customers, automation failures and resolve them with appropriate release vehicles.
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  Support the team’s culture of respect, excellence, and trust; confidently promote our team’s principles and culture across the organization.
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  Guide and mentor, the team in terms of code quality, design patterns, general technical knowledge.
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  Ensure we employ fantastic testing and QA processes to minimize the risk of escaped defects.

You'll be expected to have:

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  10 years professional experience as a software engineer
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  Bachelor’s degree in a discipline such as Software Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
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  Expertise in object-oriented design using C# .NET and WinForms and Windows Services.
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  Experience building and using REST APIs.
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  Experience of Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development.
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  Experience with MSSQL and SQLite databases.
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  Ability to effectively work with a globally distributed team.
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  Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently within and between teams.
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  Strong problem-solving skills.
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  Agile delivery experience and a willingness to work closely in an agile development model.

The following personal qualities are desired:

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  Passionate about self-learning.
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  Highly motivated and relentless in solving problems.
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  Demonstrates a natural creativity in completing technical tasks.
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  Prepared to go the extra mile when the team is up against it.
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  Achieves the right balance of confidence and respect.
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  Challenges the status quo when necessary.

Highly desirable technical skills would include some experience with the following tools, technologies, and frameworks:

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  Jenkins
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  Jira
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  Git
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  C++
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  Virtualization technologies: VMWare, Oracle Virtualization Manager etc.
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  Internet Information Services
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  Familiarity with SSL certificates, proxies and WinHttp.
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  Experience in building with open-source code such as OpenSSL, Nmap, and PuTTY.
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  Understanding of database connectivity, including ODBC and connection strings.
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  Proficiency in troubleshooting network-related issues.

The role will offer you in return:

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  A rare opportunity to be part of a team developing products integral to the ITAM solution.
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  A team which values trust and community.

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