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Senior Software Engineer
AI Summary
Designs, develops, and maintains software products; analyzes requirements and develops innovative solutions; modifies existing software to add functionality, adapt to new hardware, and improve performance; writes code, performs testing and debugging, and completes documentation.
About this role
Designs, develops and maintains software products. Analyzes requirements and develops innovative, useful software solutions for customers. Modifies existing software products to add new functionality, adapt to new hardware, improve performance or enhance usability. May participate in all aspects of development from detailed programming to high-level system design.
Job Summary
The Sr. Software Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, troubleshooting and debugging software programs. Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design.
- Develops and recommends corrective actions.
- May conduct feasibility studies on new and modified designs.
- Writes code, completes programming and performs testing and debugging of applications using current programming language and technologies.
- Completes documentation and procedures.
- May interface with users to define system requirements.
- Performs engineering work requiring application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related engineering tasks.
- Independently evaluates, selects and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria, using judgment in making adaptations and modifications.
- Performs work which involves conventional types of plans, investigation, surveys, structures or equipment with relatively few complex features for which there are precedents.
- Other duties may be assigned as required.
Education and Experience Requirements
- Requires a degree in Computer Science and 6-10 years of experience or equivalent relevant experience with working knowledge of software capabilities.
- Professional working proficiency in English is required, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Preferred Skills and Abilities
Expert knowledge of C++ and MFC, and experience with hardware interface and control. Some travel to customer site (domestic) is required to provide technical and engineering support.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Office environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear, occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; requires close vision ability. Noise level is usually moderate.
Travel Required
Minimal 0-5% (Domestic travel to customer site)
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