Sr. Software Engineer- API

The Sr. Software Engineer will be responsible for the analysis, design and development of software solutions. As a Sr. software engineer, you will work with internal stakeholders to understand their business needs to build new custom applications and influence system design.  In addition, the software engineer should have experience with relevant modern development technologies such as Python, PowerShell, CSS, JavaScript, C#, Node.js, RESTful services, along with working knowledge of relational database, automation, & infrastructure technologies.

The successful candidate will be adaptable to the ever-changing technology landscape, exhibits unrelenting passion for their work, enjoys experimenting with new technologies, thrives in high-performance teams, demonstrates resourcefulness in finding solutions to challenging problems, believes in craftsmanship and possesses an infectious positive attitude.

This position is required to report into the SHI Somerset, NJ or Austin, TX office location as determined by SHI management. 

Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $14 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.

Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 6,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.
• Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.
• Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.
• World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours. 

Include but are not limited to:

• Support software design process based on functional requirements
• Consult with project teams and end users to identify application requirements
• Design, develop, implement new software features or modifications to existing software
• Support CI/CD process for stability, efficiency, security, and quality of all shipped code
• Support Runtime platform maintenance, integration of new features, and release fixes
• Make recommendations for continuous improvement of SDLC and DevOps
• Design, develop, implement code automation for improving efficiency & enforcing quality/security baselines,
• Support in the creation and maintenance of documentation
• Participate in advanced support escalation for live site management
• Mentor junior team members and train others as an SME

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• Experience reading and writing technical specifications
• 5+ Years of experience with the following programming languages: PowerShell, Python, JavaScript, and C# or Node.js
• 5+ years of experience writing high-performance, thread-safe code that allows for serving requests in sub-millisecond times
• 5+ years of experience debugging difficult live site problems and building automation to run a high-scale service distributed system

• Demonstrates excellent spoken and written communication as well as receptive listening skills, with ability to present ideas in a clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong ability to work independently or in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize tasks; good time-management, problem prevention, and problem-solving skills
• Track record as a hands-on engineer designing and delivering solutions to meet complex design and architectural challenges in a cloud services environment
• Deep practical experience operating high-scale services in production environments. Experience and opinions on what great observability looks like, what safe deployments look like and whether to push code on Fridays

Preferred Skills:

• Any experience leveraging Azure or AWS cloud technologies will be considered a strong plus, but it is not required.  
• Hands-on experience with either the Git Source Control System, Visual Studio Online, or Team Foundation Server preferred
• Highly proficient computer networking skills with a depth of knowledge in application level protocols such as REST, SOAP, and Graph.
• Experience with the Node.JS runtime.
• Experience with various popular JavaScript frameworks such as: React.JS, Electron.JS, Redux Toolkit.
• Experience in various webserver frameworks such as Apache Web Server, nginx, Next.JS, and Express.JS.
• Experience with the OpenAPI 3.x specification.
• Excellent communications skills, comfortable presenting to large audiences and customers.
• Prior experience with performance analysis and optimization of web services and software.
• Prior experience building services which run on Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, results-driven and fast paced culture

• Position requires up to 10% of travel as determined by SHI Management

• The estimated annual pay range for this position is $130,000 - $180,000. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual.
• Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status.