Senior Software Engineer Job Description

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Alternate Titles: Lead Software Engineer, Principal Software Engineer, Senior Developer

Senior Software Engineer Job Description

{Your Company Name} is looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our team. We are looking for an experienced professional who can help us develop and maintain software solutions that will help us reach our business goals.

Workforce Overview

• 6-digit SOC group number and name: 15-1132 - Software Developers, Applications
• Approximate workforce size: 1,717,000

Job Details

• Average Annual Salary Range: $115,941 - $164,836
• Job Location: {Location}
• Job Benefits: {Benefits}

Responsibilities

• Developing software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.
• Determining operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
• Documenting and demonstrating solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
• Preparing and installing solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
• Improving operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures.
• Updating job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of experience working with software engineering
• Proficiency in coding languages such as Java/C++/Python/etc
• Knowledge of databases such as Oracle/MySQL/PostgreSQL/etc
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with web technologies such as HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/etc
• Familiarity with Agile methodology
• Experience with source control management systems like Git/SVN/etc
• Understanding of cloud computing platforms such as AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platforms

We are looking for a motivated Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about technology and has the desire to stay up-to-date on the latest trends. If you think you have what it takes to join our team then we want to hear from you! Apply today!

{Your Company Name} is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees regardless of race or ethnicity color national origin sex age religion sexual orientation gender identity disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications merit performance potential growth opportunities and business needs without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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