Software Engineer

About the role

The Software Engineer role at Empower involves designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications throughout the software development lifecycle. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather and refine requirements, develops software features and components, troubleshoots complex issues, participates in code reviews, and contributes to design and architecture discussions.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, and test software features and components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and refine software requirements.
• Lead coding efforts for specific modules or features.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex software issues.
• Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and design discussions.
• Use AI to augment software engineering work, including development, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and productivity improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of professional experience and/or training.
• 2 - 3+ years of experience in software development.
• Proficiency in Python development.
• Experience with ELT tools.
• Experience with AWS tools and cloud-based development practices.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.
• Problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent teamwork and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience with Agile principles.
• Experience with Java, Swift, JavaScript, or similar programming languages.
• Experience across multiple projects and development cycles.

Skills

• Proficiency in Python development.
• Experience with ELT tools.
• Experience with AWS tools and cloud-based development practices.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.
• Problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent teamwork and communication abilities.

Benefits

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance. Our benefits include:

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Roth 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• A generous paid time off program, including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

Pay

Base Salary Range: $96,100.00 - $135,700.00

Schedule

This role operates in a professional office environment.