Consultant Software Engineer

The Data Innovations Consultant Software Engineer's primary responsibilities are to provide technical leadership and direction to a team to deliver high quality technology solutions in a fast-paced growth environment. The Consultant Software Engineer is expected to work collaboratively as part of a project team providing overall guidance and leadership on the technical aspects of the team's work. This role is expected to demonstrate expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. The Consultant Software Engineer is expected to rely on extensive experience and judgment to accomplish goals and perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the job. Consultant Software Engineers are expected to take ownership of initiatives, master new technologies, create innovative solutions and help shape the future of our company.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide design and development leadership to a project team as an established Technical Lead
• Guides the project team to construct world-class new and advanced middleware solutions and re-evaluate and refine existing solutions.
• Build relationships with stakeholders of the teams to understand business context and requirements for the solutions that the project team is working to deliver.
• Regularly review and evaluate processes and procedures and execute upon necessary modifications for an efficiently run department.
• Investigate and make recommendations on new technologies and approaches.
• Review existing programs by identifying and analyzing areas for modification including, performance improvement and inefficient aspects, work with team to address in a timely fashion.
• Develop coding language recommendations consistent with product needs and quality standards and lead team to build standards on implementation.
• Design, code, and debug applications in various software languages.
• Active participant in software release cycle in a technical leadership role.
• Participate in testing process through test review and analysis.
• Ensure internal documentation is complete, accurate and up to date, including documenting code consistently throughout the development process.
• Train, mentor, and serve as a resource to other members of the team and cross-departmental colleagues regarding software questions.
• Aid testers and support personnel as needed.
• Deliver presentations to customer or client audiences and professional peers.
• Provide feedback to management on staff performance considerations.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• At least 10 years of experience with all or a combination of C/C++, Java, C#.NET, Visual Basic, Intersystems Cache/IRIS, PostgreSQL, Angular, Typescript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, JSON, RESTful services, Node.js
• At least 10 years of experience with professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Ability to keep current in constantly evolving technical advances
• Able to conceptualize business and/or user requirements
• Proven ability to lead a team through delegation, guidance, and direction, including an effective ability to teach and instruct peers
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving skills, and ability to provide recommendations to team on resolution of problems
• Knowledge of computing and technical environments, such as operating systems, communication protocols, software applications, hardware platforms, etc
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) including presentation skills
• Ability to organize and manage multiple competing priorities
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment including participation in a team using one of the more commonly used process frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, XP, or Lean
• Engineers must be available in a scheduled rotation for after-hours support of escalations of Instrument Manager and/or other DI products for critical issues with customers.
• Must comply with and pass initial background check and drug screening, as well as subsequent background checks, drug screenings and vaccine requirements as required by customer contracts
• Ability to follow DI's policies and procedures and system usage practices
• Must comply with Company vaccination policy

Education and/or Experience

BS or MS degree in a computer science or related field, such as software development and a minimum of 10 years working in a related field OR at least 15 years working in a position as a software developer or similar position.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

While performing duties of this job, the employee is predominately functioning in a sedentary light office position with high frequency of keyboarding, and computer use.

Preferred skills and experience:

In addition to the above requirements, the ideal employee/candidate could additionally have experience with the following:

• Experience with Cloud infrastructures, AWS, Docker containerization
• Knowledge of the integration of laboratory information systems, analytical instrumentation, and automation systems

Supervision Level

This person reports directly to the Development Manager or Director or VP.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary Range: $144,847 - $190,598 (Compensation will vary based on skills and experience)

• Bonus Eligibility: Full-time, non-sales employees are eligible for DI's annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance.

• Benefits: DI offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401(k) matching plan.