Software Engineer

About the job

Job Description

Job Summary

The Software Engineer III’s role is to define, develop, test, analyze, and maintain software applications in support of the achievement of Patterson software requirements. This includes writing, coding, testing, and analyzing software programs and applications. The Software Engineer III will also lead the research, design, documentation and modification of software specifications throughout the development life cycle. Open to remote outside of Colorado.

Essential Functions

Software Development

• Collaborate with clients, developers and other team members in the conceptualization and development of new or existing software applications.
• Define, develop, and document software business requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments.
• Research, identify, analyze, and fulfill requirements of all internal and external program users and stakeholders.
• Write programming scripts to enhance functionality and/or performance of company applications as needed.
• Execute software testing on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors and general debugging.

Agile Team Work

• Participate in and may lead the definition of software development project plans, including scoping, scheduling, and implementation.
• Perform and may lead program turnover to production support and customers upon completion of development, testing, and documentation.
• Help mentor Software Engineer peers through technical advice and reference.

Technologies

• We develop client/server software solutions using the latest Microsoft technologies. (.Net Core, C#, MSSQL, Web Services)

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Business, or area of functional responsibility preferred, or a combination of equivalent education and experience
• At least 5 years of programming experience required. Should have prior experience within various platforms and languages
• Knowledge of all aspects of application development and project life cycles, including Agile applications
• Excellent understanding of coding methods and best practices
• Fluency in object oriented programming and design
• Extensive database and operating systems experience
• Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products
• Ability to develop and maintain software products written in different languages and platforms
• Familiarity with corporate governance, business cases, and return on investment concepts.
• Understanding of best practices for building applications with peak performance and reliability - Familiarity with Agile processes and scrum
• Extensive experience in C# - Experience using .Net framework
• Experience using front-end web technologies – Angular is preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps is a plus
• Experience building scalable applications using fundamental design principles