JOB DESCRIPTION
At Praecipio Consulting, the Software Developer is an integral part of our agile development teams working to build world-class software solutions for a wide variety of clients, ranging from smaller businesses to Fortune 500 companies. The ideal candidate will work with our team of talented software professionals using state-of-the-art tools and technologies to design and build elegant solutions to complex problems.
Our ideal candidate is a fast learner with excellent communication skills and has experience in the following disciplines:
- Frontend Development - JavaScript, CSS, HTML, JQuery, React, Bootstrap
- Backend Development - Rails, Node.js preferred; Python, Java, .NET
- Database Development - Postgres, MySQL, or other RDBMS; Redis, MongoDB,
- APIs, REST, JSON, and HTTP Communication
- DevOps, Continuous Integration, GitHub, Docker
- Agile Software Development (Scrum or similar)
- Knowledge of one or more unit testing frameworks
Project responsibilities, commensurate with experience and aptitude, may include:
- Software development, design, and testing
- Interpreting UI/UX designs and translating into elegant, attractive front end interfaces
- Analyzing requirements and translating into elegant, scalable, performant code
- Supporting existing software applications, diagnosing problems, and resolving issues
- Communicating and interacting with customers
- Deployment and management of complex software solutions
- Performing clear and concise software demos
- Contributing to and following software development standards and guidelines
- Performing code reviews and soliciting feedback from others
- Documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences
REQUIREMENTS
- University degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field of study and five years experience in software development or related field
- Working familiarity with the following:
- Software development (5+ years professional experience)
- Unit Testing
- Agile development management practices
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience working directly with customers
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
The primary responsibility of the Software Developer will be to work as part of a team to help build custom applications for Praecipio Consulting clients. The ideal candidate will have the skills necessary to understand and interpret client requirements, produce elegant, maintainable, performant, scalable, and secure code.
Additional responsibilities include implementing tests, working with quality assurance on the verification of features, and assisting with the deployment of client-facing applications. You will interact directly with Product Owners and Praecipio Consulting clients to understand implementation details and will demonstrate working software to clients at the conclusion of each iteration.
These are helpful skills to have:
- Frontend Technologies (JavaScript, HTML 5 / CSS 3, (React.js, Angular, JQuery)
- Experience working with designs produced by designers in tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, Invision, and translating into working web applications
- Backend software development (one or more with eagerness to learn others): Node.js, Ruby / Rails, Python, Java
- An understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL) a plus
- Prior experience working with agile software teams
- Working knowledge of software version control systems such as Git, Subversion, Perforce, and/or Mercurial
- Familiarity with CI/CD (Bitbucket Pipelines, Bamboo, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Experience with cloud hosting platforms (Heroku, AWS, Microsoft Azure)
OTHER COMPETENCIES
At Praecipio Consulting, Software Developers are exposed to ever-changing, challenging client environments. Successful Software Developers exhibit the following:
- Ethics and Values – Adheres to a set of core values and beliefs during good times and bad, acts in line with those values. Practice what you preach.
- Integrity and Trust – Is widely trusted and is viewed as direct and truthful.
- Problem Solving – Solves difficult problems logically and with effective solutions.
- Self-Development – Is personally committed and actively works to continuously improve himself/herself.
- Humor – Has a positive and constructive sense of humor, is appropriately funny and can use humor to ease tension.
- Discretion - Has the ability to respect sensitive information.
- Intellectual Drive – Bright and intelligent, deals with concepts and complexity with ease.
- Composure – Remains cool under pressure, does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough.
- Drive for Results – Can be counted on to exceed goals and steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- Fast Learner – Learns skills quickly with facing new problems, a relentless and versatile learner, open to change, and analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement.
- Decision Quality – Makes good decisions based on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment.
- Perseverance – Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish.
- Creative – Finds solutions and new and unique ideas, easily makes connections, and tends to be seen as value-adding in brainstorming sessions.
- Proactive – Thinks ahead and prevents potential issues and problems
