Senior Data Systems Software Engineer

Required Skills

• A minimum of five years working on the development mission critical large scale systems.
• Experience with complex distributed systems and parallel distributed algorithms.
• Strong knowledge of Java, C++, or C language development.
• Strong knowledge of concurrent programming in distributed environments
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Experience working in large scale cloud environments
• BS, MS, or PHD in computer science 

 

Highly Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of database internals (concurrent B-tree access, transactions, recovery, query processing) 
• Knowledge of log structured storage systems
• Knowledge of performance tuning and analysis in large scale distributed systems

Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities

  Data Systems Software Development:

  • Deliver end-to-end features spanning application services and Oracle Database data models (including star/snowflake patterns).

  • Diagnose and improve query and API performance affecting user experience and service-level agreements.

  • Introduce controlled experiments (A/B tests) with clear success metrics and data collection plans.

  • Designs existing and new services.

  Software Development and Coding – Design, Testing, and Optimization: 

  • Designs software solutions and analyzes and helps identify requirements to achieve business and operational goals, independently.

  • Adheres to and suggests improvements to all phases of the software development lifecycle.

  • Utilizes working knowledge to develop new software features and enhancements following design specifications and develops documents to clarify software design and code.

  • Leads code reviews in designated areas to help drive improvements.

  • Conducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix moderately complex software issues. Develops fixes for identified issues.

  • Implements software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional testing), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, ensuring review by manager and/or lead throughout the process.

  • Exercises judgment and discretion to conduct performance profiling and optimization of coding.

  • Troubleshoots and resolves moderately complex issues related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration.

  • Implements moderately complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.

  Software Architecture – Software System Structural Design: 

  • Designs and develops software, systems, and services aligned to pre-defined system architecture.

  • Develops working knowledge of software architecture decisions and best practices.

  • Collaborates with team leads to review work to ensure alignment with software architecture.

  • Implements moderately complex performance optimization and scalability strategies in software design.

  Issue/Defect Collaboration – Software Products Support: 

  • Collaborates within and beyond immediate team to understand customer issues and align solutions.

  • May provide technical guidance and support to customers regarding customer-reported issues, independently.

  • Coaches, mentors, and guides others to advocate for customers' interests and suggests product enhancements based on feedback.

  • Influences team to ensure customer satisfaction through timely resolution of issues and effective communication.

  • Implements customer issue and/or defect handling and training processes, independently.

  • Investigates and troubleshoots complex product maintenance issues to ensure customer agreement on short- and long-term solutions (e.g., future enhancements).

  Practices and Standards Compliance – Security and Compliance: 

  • Collaborates with the team to establish and follow development practices and coding standards.

  • Exercises judgment and discretion to ensure code quality and adherence to broad acceptance criteria during development.

  • Keeps up-to-date with industry best practices and applies them to software development processes.

  • Implements secure coding practices to prevent security vulnerabilities.

  Development Operations – System Maintenance:

  • Performs periodic maintenance and testing operations for systems that require upgrading or patching (e.g., for critical vulnerabilities).

  • Exercises judgment and discretion to drive improvements, ensure automation, testing, and debugging of systems to ensure service/product availability, health, support, and reliability.

   

   

  Core Responsibilities

  Planning & Execution:

  • Independently manages work, monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure projects or initiatives stay on track and meet requirements.

  • Proactively prioritizes work and adapts to resource or timeline shifts, suggesting adjustments to maintain project efficiency.

  Collaboration & Partnership:

  • Collaborates across teams to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives.

  • Builds and maintains a comprehensive understanding of business, stakeholder, and/or customer needs to build and support effective partnerships.

  • Actively listens to diverse perspectives and asks questions to ensure understanding of others.

  Problem Solving:

  • Independently identifies and addresses standard and non-standard issues in accordance with standard practices, escalating more complex issues as appropriate.

  • Analyzes data and/or information from multiple sources to troubleshoot standard and non-standard errors.

  • Contributes to knowledge sharing and best practices.

  Continuous Learning:

  • Embraces continuous learning by actively seeking to build knowledge and new skills and/or tools and staying current with industry trends and best practices.

  • Seeks out and leverages feedback and training to improve skills.

  • Contributes to a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing with team members.

  Continuous Improvement:

  • Develops ideas and recommends updates to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows within a team.

  • Seeks input from team members on alternative approaches and methods for improving work.

Qualifications

• Career Level - IC3