Software Engineer III

Rocket Software; Newbury; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Job Description Summary:

The Software Engineer-III designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software tools including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases, and Internet-related tools. Determines software’s compatibility with hardware and/or influences software's design in relation to hardware.

Position Reports to: Manager , Software Engineering

Job Overview:

The Software Engineer - III designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software tools including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases, and Internet-related tools. Determines software’s compatibility with hardware and/or influences software's design in relation to hardware.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Good understanding of computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, etc. acquired from education and/or experience.
• Excellent programmer.
• Proficient at complex programming & knowledge of standard data structure and algorithms.
• Make recommendations for each when solving technical problems.
• Complete assignments in a timely manner and within quality tolerance.
• Write modular, maintainable code with some guidance.
• Make the right trade-offs to efficiently solve problems.
• Recognize impact software changes will have on systems.
• Make component changes.
• Understand and comply with provided requirements, translate them into code.
• Understands the principles of hardware to make design decisions.
• Link the work to the external market.
• Build subject matter expertise within the current product domain.
• Delivers well-structured, tested, and documented code within agreed-upon timelines.
• Provide reasonably accurate estimates of work.
• Participates in all required meetings and agile ceremonies.
• Keen to provide test coverage to protect against future changes.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Able to present a track record of software development in the real world.
• Mastery of one or more programming languages.
• Excellent code designing skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Writes code faster than the average developer.
• Outstanding quality with few bugs in generated code.

Education:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Travel Requirements:

0-10%

• Job Family Group: Engineering
• Job Family: Software & Quality Assurance Engineering
• Job Profile Name: Software Engineer III
• Employee Type: Individual Contributor
• Job Level: P3 (Career)

Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: 781-577-4321 or send an email to [e-mail]. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!