Software Engineer L4 (Remote)

Frontdoor, Inc. provides home repair and maintenance services through its American Home Shield and Frontdoor brands. The Software Engineer L4 will develop and maintain product software, including documentation, automated testing, debugging, performance optimization, coding, system scaling, and problem solving for routine and moderately complex programs.

Responsibilities:

• Write documentation and automated tests for code to be written
• Implement functionality for automated tests that will successfully pass and meet coding standards
• Debug production issues and create subsequent mitigation plans
• Optimize performance of existing implementations
• Debug issues, recognize the causes of issues, and tackle reproducible issues using query language and scripting
• Select optimal data structures using fundamental software algorithms and concepts of space and time complexity
• Fix easily reproducible bugs, build new and straightforward features, write unit tests for code coverage, and spot bottlenecks through the ability to read and understand others’ code
• Implement code based on common design patterns
• Determine correct algorithms based on input size and frequency using basic concepts of algorithms and Big-O Notation
• Prioritize tasks with Scrummaster that leads the team to be successful
• Bring forward ideas to experiment and work in teams to transform ideas to reality
• May include other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• • Basic understanding of computer science fundamentals, such as data structures, (trees, graphs, hash tables); Basic understanding of functioning and implementation of basic algorithms, such as sorts, searching, and the capability  to explain performance characteristics using Big-O Notations
• • Capability to debug basic problems and analyze logs in production systems and to read basic existing code
• • Understanding of various data storage options, such as relational, no-SQL, etc
• • Basic scripting skill in Shell, Python, or Ruby
• • Basic skills in languages, such as C, C++, Java, Golang, .net Core
• • Knowledge of Requirement Management, Agile Development, Test Process, Code Management, and Deployment
• • Ability to be on call on a rotating basis for the services owned by the team
• • Be seated at a computer intermittently for up to eight hours a day. Move up to 10 pounds occasionally, by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects. Sitting for long periods of time while using office equipment such as computers and phones. Repetitive motions using hands and digits, such as movement of wrists, hands and fingers while picking, pinching, and typing during your normal working environment.

     

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field required, Master's degree preferred
• 5+ years of product development experience required
• • Experience in developing products in an Agile development environment
• • Experience working in a CI/CD environment
• • Understanding of Git and development activities such as merge and conflict resolution of code
• • Understanding and experience in Docker, Kubernets, and AWS cloud services