Mid-Level Software Engineer

Position Summary

Are you passionate about improving processes, finding creative solutions to obstacles, and striving for greatness in everything you do? Do you enjoy being part of a collaborative team that celebrates success and learns from mistakes? If so, we invite you to join our development team, where you'll work on enhancing our homegrown application using cutting-edge technologies!

As a Mid-level Software Engineer, you’ll be responsible for developing and maintaining scalable, high-performance web applications, contributing to all phases of the software development lifecycle. This role requires proficiency in full-stack web development, with the ability to work independently on tasks, solve complex technical challenges, and collaborate within an Agile development environment. The Mid-level Software Engineer will also take ownership of specific projects or features, working with cross-functional teams to deliver business solutions.

About Us

• We are building an in-house banking-like application, except for medical (FSA, HSA). Think cards, accounts, transactions with administration and customer portal UI.
• The application was built entirely in-house in the last 5 years
• A lot of greenfield development
• Fully remote position with no plans to bring everybody back to the office
• You will be working with a distributed team of 10+ developers across two US timezones
• Plenty of experienced peers to work with, the average tenure of the team is 4 years
• Direct access to Product Owners and internal customers for requirement analysis and design discussions

Principal Duties & Responsibilities (Core Competencies)

• Application Development: Contribute to the development and maintenance of our in-house applications by writing C#, SQL, fixing bugs and performing other needed development tasks. (Intermediate)
• Leadership and Mentorship: Participate in a structured mentorship program, working closely with senior developers and team leads to build foundational skills and improve coding proficiency. Mentor Entry-level Software engineers to help them learn and grow. (Intermediate)
• Problem Solving: Learn to identify technical challenges and work through obstacles with little guidance from mentors, applying problem-solving skills to smaller to medium tasks. (Intermediate)
• Agile Participation: Participate in Agile development processes, such as sprint planning and retrospectives, contributing to iterative development and learning from more experienced team members. (Intermediate)
• Code Quality and Testing: Assist in writing and testing code, ensuring that it meets quality standards as reviewed by senior team members. (Intermediate)
• Team Collaboration: Work effectively within a team environment, learning to communicate technical challenges and sharing ideas with other team members. (Intermediate)
• Application Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Monitor and troubleshoot IT-supported applications and processes to ensure high availability and performance. Resolve technical issues effectively and support system stability. (Beginner)
• Requirements Gathering and Solution Design: Limited requirements gathering, but working with higher level developers to learn from, ask questions about, and understand a given design. (Beginner)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Application Development
• Backend: Experience with C#, .NET 5+ (Core), .NET Framework 4.8, ASP.NET Web APIs (Intermediate)
• Frontend: Experience working with some modern UI framework such as Vue / React / Angular. (Intermediate)
• SQL: Experience writing Microsoft SQL Server DDL and DML (Beginner)
• Source Control: Experience with Git for managing code / pull requests / branching / rebasing / merging. (Intermediate)
• Frameworks: Preferred but not required - Experience with Dapper, Hangfire, DbUp, nUnit (Intermediate)
• Infrastructure: Preferred but not required - Experience working with Bitbucket, Bitbucket Pipelines, Octopus Deploy, and SEQ (Intermediate)
• Task Management: Preferred but not required - Experience working with JIRA or something similar to track and manage your development tasks. (Intermediate)
• Leadership and Mentorship: Take initiative to provide guidance and support to Entry-level Software Engineers, sharing knowledge and experience to foster their professional development. Actively incorporate feedback from senior developers into daily tasks and workflows to enhance learning and development. (Intermediate)
• Problem Solving: Proven ability to apply problem-solving techniques to medium-to-large scale development tasks, with minimal guidance. (Intermediate)
• Agile Methodology: Experience working in an Agile environment, including active participation in sprints, backlog grooming, and iterative development processes. (Intermediate)
• Code Quality and Testing: Ability to write well-organized, quality unit and integration tests that provide sufficient coverage for core parts of the system. (Intermediate)
• Team Collaboration: Willingness to work in a team environment, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and the ability to take feedback from mentors and senior team members. Ability to give feedback to Entry-level Software Engineers. (Intermediate)
• Application Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Demonstrated ability to monitor, troubleshoot, and build any needed tooling to ensure high availability, system stability and performance. (Intermediate)
• Requirements Gathering and Solution Design: Demonstrated ability to gather and analyze project requirements. Designs effective and scalable software solutions, while collaborating with senior engineers to refine and optimize design approaches. (Intermediate)

Credentials & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and / or experience.
• Experience: 2-5 years of development experience, focusing on gaining proficiency in core technologies such as C#, SQL, and REST APIs. (Intermediate)

What A.E. Perkins Offers

• Pay
• Competitive compensation

• Competitive yearly bonus potential - This position falls under our “Corporate Bonus Plan” which entitles you to a potential bonus payout of up to 10% of your annual salary as an annual bonus, if offered employment.

• Benefits
• Vacation time
• Sick time
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Long-term disability
• Short-term disability
• Supplementary life insurance
• LegalShield
• Commuter Reimbursement Plan
• Additional Benefits
• Education reimbursement
• Wellable membership
• Telescope Health (telehealth)
• Intellect (mental health) application
• Employee engagement activities, including voluntary events, raffles, book club, and more!
• Easy work / life balance