Sr. Software Engineer I

Winona IT, LLC is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I to lead software architecture, implementation, and technical decision-making for projects. The role also includes mentoring engineers, engaging with clients, and ensuring code quality and project documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Leads pair or mob programming sessions with less experienced engineers
• Design and articulate the separation of concerns among a new solution's components and their dependency flow
• Design and implement the code foundation for a new software project
• Solicit input from your team and stakeholders, inviting discussion to derive the best solution to a business or technical problem
• Research established technologies and best practices to determine the ideal tech stack for a new project
• Select the optimal tech stack for a new project given outcome requirements and constraints
• Model business concepts and processes in code
• Research and synthesize solutions to overcome technical roadblocks within a project
• Create initial project infrastructure, setting up code repositories, branch policies, and relevant cloud resources
• Select and implement CI/CD processes appropriate to a project's needs and organizational constraints
• Configure pipelines using YAML
• Determine and implement the appropriate software design patterns for a project
• Use profiler tools to debug threading issues, resolve memory leaks, and diagnose performance bottlenecks
• Analyze and resolve complex bugs within the full stack of a project
• Stay current on tech stack best practices and incorporates them in their work
• Take the initiative to master their project's tech stack, following trends, and learning emerging technologies
• Actively mentor at least one mid-level engineer
• Seek opportunities to impart knowledge and foster growth among their team
• Participate in the discovery process, interacting with clients and collaborating with the team
• Engage with the discovery team to churn opportunities into planned implementations
• Be a standard bearer for the readability, scalability, and maintainability of a project, and hold the team accountable
• Ensure that the project is appropriately documented, including readmes, procedures, and system descriptions

Requirements:

• Able to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team
• Eagerness to learn and grow in a dynamic software development environment
• Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such actions
• Ability to deal tactfully with various personalities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Is adept in at least one library, framework, or technology
• Proficiency in programming languages and technologies relevant to the tech stack used by the team
• Relate well to clients, keeping technical implementation discussions accessible
• Can proactively understand a client's needs and envision the possibilities enabled by current technology
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently on bug fixes and small feature implementations
• Expert understanding of software development best practices