Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, Coding, Unit Testing and Documentation for a module(s)

• Maintenance of existing features/modules
• Acting as a technical lead for other developers in the team
• Working with Business Analysts and internal/external customers to ensure that requirements are understood
• Estimating effort for new features and coming up with release plans
• Production of accurate, unambiguous technical design specifications
• Holding or participating in solution approach, test plan and code reviews
• Full ownership and accountability to deliver on agreed upon plans within budget, on schedule and to defined quality standards
• Ability to work with little day to day supervision from project and/or line manager
• Timely and accurate reporting of project status as required by Line or Project Manager
• Escalation of critical issues in a timely fashion
• Mentoring junior team members in best practices and standards
• Driving engineering improvements and excellence in the team

Required Skills

• 6 plus years of C, C++ development, sound understanding of UML and OOAD concepts
• Excellent SQL skills are required, DB2, MS SQL and Oracle are desirable
• Stored Procedure development for MS SQL, Oracle and/or DB2 is desirable
• Experience with both Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems is required
• Banking or finance application development experience is a must. Extensive functional enterprise application development is essential
• Experience with data & analytics is ideal, but not required
• Basic understanding of Core Java, SOA/Web services, JSON and XML concepts
• Strong and effective communication skills both from a verbal and written perspective required
• Strong design skills
• Ability to estimate effort accurately and to make and honor commitments faithfully
• A desire to lead.

Desired Competencies

• Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own technical job discipline and working knowledge of other related technical job disciplines
• As a seasoned technical professional, solves a range of complex problems in a creative way, exercising judgement based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Can work independently with minimum guidance
• Capable to lead projects or project steps within a broader project – may have some accountability for capacity planning
• Roles at this level may be increasingly client facing; also acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• Understands the product beyond the user interface
• Solves complex and diverse problems where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Facilitates collaborative troubleshooting/works in collaboration with other areas of the business to solve problems