Vindicia Hiring for SOFTWARE TECHNICAL EXPERT at San Mateo, CA Full Time

Vindicia is seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer who has significant experience designing, implementing, and diagnosing/debugging complex applications. You will be responsible for writing server-side code with occasional minor front-end responsibilities. You will also recommend and implement changes to the software that will enable us to optimize, scale and grow.

Role Description:

Designs, develops, modifies, debugs and/or maintains complex software systems. Has a wide view and understanding of an entire product (not only modules), contributing to the high level design and dictating technical standards, tools, and platforms; Serves as a highly specialized Technology/ product expert; Initiates and performs complex programming tasks (proof of concept & product implementation), and defines technical components; Provides design and implementation guidance to developers and specialists in the development team.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Write robust production-ready server-side code for web-based applications

2. Design and plan the implementation, documenting and presenting that design

3. Coordinate with business product managers and client services to validate and maintain project requirements

4. Develop and execute unit tests, then interact with QA department to coordinate testing activities

5. Estimate and meet timelines for development releases

6. Lead small teams of engineers on larger projects as needed

7. Proactively participate in maintaining team standards and best practices

Additional Responsibilities:

• Engineering – Designs, develops, modifies and integrate complex software code; Ensures code is maintainable, scalable and supportable; Uses high level, extensive knowledge & expertise of the product/solution and technologies to lead the direction and development of the product/solution; Performs code review and provides feedback and suggested solutions including operability perspective, identifying areas of automation etc.
• Technical Expertise – Serves as a highly specialized technology/ product expert, acting with high autonomy to deliver agreed technical objectives. Provides technical expertise in terms of software usage, and functional and non-functional aspects; Obtains a strong business context understanding while making technical decisions and solving technical issues; Provides the development or support team with inputs and requirements related to the technical aspects of the solution/product; A professional authority that is recognized, works on significant and unique problems of a high level of complexity and provides a high added value.
• Professional Leadership – Reviews technical designs, and provides guidance to software engineers for the E2E software development, maintenance & lifecycle; Enforces, establishes and guides on technical standards (E.g. software coding standards, tools, and platforms), development methodology and release processes; Ensures that documentation related to the product is correct and up to date; Enforces quality processes, such as performing technical root cause analysis and outlining corrective action for given problems; Demo software products to internal/ external stakeholders
• Analysis – Analyze and provide inputs for the requirements and provide impact assessment for new features. Defines high-level design & leads scoping work with the customer; Makes decisions requiring extensive analysis and interpretation.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement – Promotes continuous improvements/efficiencies to the software or business processes by utilizing Software Engineering tools, different innovation techniques and guiding the reuse of existing solutions, use of automation, reducing design complexity & time to response, simplifying client/end user experience etc.

Critical Requirements:

1. 6+ years of development experience in designing and delivering complex, large-volume, diverse system applications

2. Extensive experience with Object Oriented Perl, Postgres/Oracle, SQL, and Linux (or Unix derivatives)

3. Solid knowledge of development methodologies and project life cycles

4. Strong analytical skills

5. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Oracle: 6 years (Preferred)
• Design: 6 years (Preferred)
• Analysis Skills: 6 years (Preferred)
• PostgreSQL: 6 years (Preferred)
• SQL: 6 years (Preferred)
• development experience in designing and delivering complex,: 6 years (Preferred)

Work authorization:

• United States (Required)

Additional Compensation:

• Bonuses