Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ASK Consulting is an award-winning technology and professional services recruiting firm servicing Fortune 500 organizations nationally. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Engineering Technology team, focused on building and maintaining high-volume, web-based software applications. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and modernize a native Java Android mobile application while mentoring junior engineers.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members to plan, develop, and deliver high-quality technical solutions, ensuring alignment with project goals and business requirements
- Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and support to junior and mid-level engineers, fostering growth and knowledge-sharing within the team
- Actively contributes to a culture of innovation by sharing best practices, proposing improvements, and encouraging open communication and collaboration across teams
- Identify and test new approaches, tools, or solutions to drive innovation and continuous improvement
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional business stakeholders
- Take accountability for business outcomes, showing a clear understanding of stakeholder responsibilities
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in related discipline and 4 years of experience in software engineering. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a masters degree and 2 years of experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 8 years of experience in a related field
- Proficiency with Java stack: Java, Kotlin, Maven, Gradle, JUnit or other testing tools, JMeter or other load testing tools, along with key libraries for building REST APIs and authentication protocols
- Proficiency in creating Android mobile applications
- Experience upgrading mobile applications from older Java-based native apps to Kotlin, including SDK/API level upgrades
- Proficiency with development tools and deployment pipelines: git, GitHub Enterprise or similar, unit testing, integration testing, load testing, curl, Postman, ability to troubleshoot all components in an enterprise API deployment from DNS on up, containers
- Cloud experience (AWS preferred): use of automated provisioning tools, account management, serverless tooling, API creation, deployment, load balancing, and security practices
- Database experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle) and NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB
- Experience with AI tools and an understanding of their operation, benefits and current drawbacks
- Familiarity with or experience participating in test-driven development environments or cultures that prioritize iterative testing and feedback loops
- Working knowledge of Agile or Lean principles, with hands-on experience in Agile ceremonies and delivery cycles preferred
Benefits
- W2 option
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