Senior Software Engineer

EBSCO Industries, Inc.   Birmingham, AL   Full-time
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EBSCO Information Services (EIS) provides a complete and optimized research solution comprised of e-journals, e-books, and research databases - all combined with the most powerful discovery service to support the information needs and maximize the research experience of our end-users. Headquartered in Ipswich, MA, EIS employs more than 2,700 people worldwide, most now working hybrid or remotely. We are the leader in our field due to our cutting-edge technology, forward-thinking philosophy, and outstanding team. EIS is a company that will motivate you, inspire you, and allow you to grow. Our mission is to transform lives by providing relevant and reliable information when, where, and how people need it. We are looking for bright and creative individuals whose unique differences will allow us to achieve this inclusive mission around the world.

As a Senior Software Engineer on an Agile development team, you will build, test, and deploy great mid-tier search-related services for our customers. Your team creates information products and services that inform the world, advancing research in emerging clinical fields.

 

On the Agile development team, you will design, develop, and demonstrate software in one-week iterations. Your team is part of an Agile Release Train that develops in a SAFe Program Increment. You will make commitments to the business and meet those commitments as a team. Continuous improvement in knowledge and productivity are key objectives. You follow a pattern of continual learning and have a desire to broaden your software development and design skills.

 

What distinguishes a Software Engineer from a Senior Software Engineer?

Based on increased skill, this distinction comes with experience, technical judgment, and the ability to work independently in achieving results. A Software Engineer is a starting point for new or relatively (less than 2 years in the professional world) inexperienced engineers. As Software Engineers develop their skills, they may typically require a high degree of supervision and coaching. Because Software Engineers have not had broad experiences across a number of professional projects, they may have blind spots. They may require mentoring in design areas such as performance, maintainability, or testability.

 

By comparison, Senior Software Engineers are expected to achieve results independently. Given an objective, a Senior Software Engineer can achieve results without coaching. This engineer will produce code that is stable, robust, and performant. Senior engineers through their professional experiences have a breadth of exposure to many projects and will apply judgment across key areas of their engineering discipline. A senior engineering position may be considered a Career level position. A Software Engineering position is not a career-long position, it is a stepping stone through which an engineer transitions in their career from an initial level of skill and capabilities to the more advanced professional career engineering levels.

 

What you’ll do

  • Contribute to system architecture, design, implementation, testing, delivery, and operation of search components for EBSCO's Clinical Decisions suite of products.  
  • Work directly with product management and your team while analyzing and decomposing complex software requirements into simple user stories for planning and execution.
  • Collaborate with your team to estimate the size and complexity of the features. Perform the technical design, implementation, and testing of features and commit to stories to be accomplished in an iteration.
  • Own system and feature quality throughout the development, testing and deployment phases to ensure quality delivery expectations are met.
  • Drive value and build to continuously improve the quality of the team’s deliverables. Author well-engineered solutions using test-first/test-driven methodologies.
  • Conduct new technology research, proof of concept, and design work that will assist in determining direction for the enhancement of the overall system and products.
  • Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of your team.
  • Work alongside other software engineers to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices for design, coding standards, performance, security, delivery, and maintainability.
  • Live the principles behind the Agile Manifesto and SAFe framework in all interactions.

 

Role-Based Competencies:

  • Technical Mastery: Domain Proficiency, Implementation, Design, Continuous Operations
  • Product Development: Accountability/Ownership, Innovation, Adaptability to Technologies, Continuous Improvement
  • Lean/Agile Mastery: Know Role, Know Practices, Committed to Change, Story Writing, Ceremonies
  • Solution Focus: MVP, Resource Optimization, Customer-Focused, Cross Team Influence
  • Team over Self: Teamwork, Execution, Communication, Make Others Great, Emotional Intelligence

 

EBSCO Leadership Competencies:

  • Personal: Drive, Positive Attitude, Trust & Respect
  • People: Open Communication, Collaboration
  • Thought: Strategic Thinking, Critical Thinking, Customer-Focused
  • Results: Change Leadership, Continuous Improvement, Execution

 

Skills or experience you need

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering or other Technical related degree or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of Java, C# or C++
  • 5+ years of experience in large mid-tier development 
  • Proficiency with source code management tools such as git.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills or experience that set you apart
  • One or more JavaScript frameworks (React, AngularJS, Node.js) and JavaScript libraries
  • 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
    • Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Automated Testing with JUnit, LoadRunner, JMeter, etc.
    • Working on an Agile team.
    • DevOps or automated software deployment.
    • Web Services lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy), API versioning and design approaches, tools, inter-operability, and SOA concepts. o Microservices and microservice design patterns.
    • Developing automated integration, acceptance, and/or contract-driven test scenarios.
    • Performance testing strategies and techniques.
  • Search experience is a huge factor that will place candidates in the front of the line (i.e. Elastic Cache)
  • Willingness to expand and learn MLAI / NLP technologies.  

 

What we want you to bring to our culture:

Drive - Positive Attitude - Good Judgement - Open Communication – Collaboration – A Desire to Make an Impact - Eagerness to Understand – Accountability – Decisiveness – You’re a Team Player

 

COVID VACCINATION REQUIREMENT: As directed by Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, all current and newly-hired EIS employees in the United States are required to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022 or by their date of hire.
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex, pregnancy status, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.

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EBSCO Industries, Inc.

Birmingham, AL