Software Engineer IV

About the role

The Senior Software Engineer will join a small, energetic and collaborative team to help implement and expand upon our current product offerings to our residents, as well as our operations, marketing and leasing teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy frontend and backend services with focus on high availability, low latency and scalability.
• Direct and assist with designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging new and existing software systems and/or applications.
• Identify and resolve defects of complex scope using proper engineering tools and techniques such as debuggers, emulators, simulators, and logic analyzers.
• Lead and exhibit expert technical problem solving and debugging skills.
• Identify, develop, and advocate best practices, design standards and procedures.
• Team player that is willing to lead the team to succeed.
• Foster a collaborative and professional team environment to achieve objectives.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
• Provide support and maintain existing products and add new features as requested by customers.
• Anticipate and adapt to a changing business environment and requirements.
• Collaborate and communicate with Stakeholders, Product Owners, Quality Assurance and other teams in an agile work environment, including but not limited to design meetings, planning, stand ups, & retrospectives.
• Participate regularly in Agile/Scrum activities and mentor others to adapt the Agile way.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities to grow their technical skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience.
• At least six (6) years of work experience in software development; 3 years as a Senior Engineer preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of NodeJS and asynchronous programming.
• Advanced knowledge in Linux/Unix systems, particularly on AWS.
• Advanced knowledge in client-side JavaScript frameworks and advanced knowledge of client side web development.
• Advanced knowledge of structured query language (SQL) and relational database concepts preferably with knowledge of PostgreSQL.
• Proficient knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Advanced knowledge of CI/CD concepts and demonstratable practical experience.
• Follows and advocates Agile practices and principles.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of system design, data structures and algorithms.
• Advanced knowledge of contemporary web API design (REST, hypermedia, profiles, relations).
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge, education, experience and/or training necessary to develop complex software in JavaScript and other programming languages.
• Advanced knowledge of programming domains (server architecture, security standards, accessibility standards, database access and usage, deployment process, user interface development, networking, and so on).
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to articulate information in a meaningful way to project managers and executive level staff.
• Exhibits leadership and mentoring.
• Provide logical and meaningful contributions in discussions and meetings.
• Familiarity with the Salesforce platform.
• Proven ability to perform all aspects of application development including the coordination of others on small projects with minimal guidance or supervision.
• Provide feedback and guidance in code reviews.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of programming languages.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS.
• Experience with web development frameworks like React or Angular.
• Experience with database management systems like PostgreSQL.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Experience with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Experience with agile methodologies and scrum.

Skills

• Software Development
• Cloud Computing
• Web Development
• Database Management
• Version Control
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment
• Agile Methodologies

Benefits

Invitation Homes offers a competitive salary range of $105,000.00 - $182,000.00, plus an annual discretionary bonus. Additional benefits include:

• Annual bonus program
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off plans including vacation accrual, sick time, standard and floating holidays
• 401(k) with company matching contributions
• Awesome work environment with casual dress
• Team events and gatherings
• Employee resource groups: Together with Women, Asian Alliance, Black Collective, Juntos, Gen Next, and Open Invitation

Pay

$105,000.00 - $182,000.00

Schedule

Full-time