The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for developing software in a collaborative environment employing Agile development methodologies. The engineer contributes with a team of experienced colleagues to the continued successful update, maintenance and continual enhancement of a well-established, large, complex fully integrated enterprise application, requiring development, diagnostic and analytic skills spanning multiple technological generations and technologies, to the delight of the application’s many long-time users,

The application is Linux-based and uses a variety of technologies from Java (Java Swing GUI Applications, Java WebApps of various frameworks, Java Spring and Spring Boot), to Scala, BASH and ‘C’, with a PostgreSQL database via Hibernate ORM based data services. Installation, upgrade, and migration of application instances rely on application-distributed BASH scripts to manage technology changes (Java versions, service and database table changes), and there is a current need for emphasis on that BASH/Linux interface.

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• Minimum 3 years of development experience, including 3 years of experience developing in C
• 1 years' experience developing with Java Spring and/or Java Spring Boot
• 3 years of experience in a Linux environment
• Bachelor's degree in computer science

It would be great if you also had . . .

• Experience developing BASH tools within Linux, for application installation and administration.
• Experience with application and system administration tools and packaging such as RPM/Yum/DNF, or automation like Ansible
• Experience developing web applications and services.
• Experience with relational databases and database design using PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
• Proficient understanding of server-side CSS
• Strong familiarity with OO design and development methodologies
• Plus: Experience with modern automated testing practices.

What will you be doing in this role?

• Develops, tests and supports new and existing applications in an agile environment.
• Contributes in the identification, design and implementation of solutions for software defects.
• Produces high-quality and on-time deliverables according to planned project goals.
• Supports QA testing efforts and assist colleagues in troubleshooting production problems.
• May lead and manage project planning for the team.
• May provide guidance and coaching to less-experienced peers.

About the Team

We are a small, tight knit team spread across the US supporting the Sierra Library System. The application is an established solution used by more than 500 libraries of all types around the world to automate both their front end (publicly accessible and searchable catalog, self-service functions including users' access to electronic resources, and more) and back end (check in, check out, renewals, as users borrow and return materials, tracking purchases and subscriptions, managing descriptive metadata of print and online materials, and more). The team is the most senior and experienced of several local and remote teams working to develop, enhance and support the specific product family, and has responsibilities which include the core product. The team is a six member scrum (3 developers, 2 QA and dev lead), supported closely by 3 technical staff (analyst, devops, doc) who also support other product level activities from other teams.

Hours of Work

• Full time, permanent
• Hybrid working model of 2-3 days/week on site
• Must live within a commutable distance to one of our Denver, CO office

Compensation