HR Recruiting Services - Senior Software Engineer

Back-End Developer is needed in Boston, United States.

Client: HR Recruiting Services

Location: Boston, MA, us

Contract: Freelance

Job Description

This is a remote position. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join a collaborative team working to enhance and innovate our web service to expand to new customers and further improve efficiencies. We are seeking full-stack creative thinkers who thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a high level of ownership and responsibility for the success of the team. This role offers an exceptional work/life balance.

Hours: Ability to work East Coast Hours.

Primary Function:

• Develop large features & improvements as well as fixes and library upgrades.
• Write unit tests to maintain test coverage.
• Take initiative to identify improvements to the code structure towards better maintainability and testability.
• Drive coding best practices within the team.
• May coach junior engineers (process, code base, best practices).
• Conduct thorough and constructive code reviews to ensure quality.
• Actively participate in the agile development process (design reviews, planning, and retrospectives); seek to meet commitments and proactively resolve blockers.
• Write and review technical designs.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers in navigating the codebase, best practices, and relevant languages.
• Contribute to cross-team discussions around processes and architecture improvements.
• Implement integrations with third-party services and application components.
• Collaborate with peers to prioritize work and be in alignment with strategic goals.
• Handle interruptions well, seek to help others reach team goals.
• Keep up-to-date with relevant advances in the field.
• May participate in interviews for new hires.

Requirements

• CS fundamentals (data structure and algorithms).
• Deep knowledge of modern web applications.
• Expert in Python.
• Proficient with JavaScript / TypeScript / React.
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or SQL.
• Proficient with Git.
• Proficient with Docker.
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Excellent design & organizational skills.
• Authorization to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment with minimal direction/oversight.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Continual improvement and self-learning.

Education and Experience

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development of web applications.
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Remote position.

Preferred or Nice-to-have Skills

• Experience with AWS.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Experience with cross-functional teams.
• Experience or curiosity with Machine Learning or AI.