Senior Software Engineer

Description

At Asurint, we’re building a leading information-based technology company in Cleveland, Ohio. Asurint is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing innovation, flexibility and personal ownership to background screening – all while addressing the changing regulatory landscape. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the positive onboarding experience of their employees. We are succeeding because they succeed.

Summary

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for contributing to the technical design and implementation of software projects in accordance with the company’s architecture strategy and vision.

Responsibilities

• Serves as key member of the software development team; understands the business, industry, clients, and strategy.
• Evaluates and implements the best technologies for technical problems, even when it requires learning new technologies.
• Provides technical leadership in system design, software architecture design, and code reviews and pull requests.
• Designs and implements complex back-end algorithms. 
• Ensures the team’s codebase is fully operationalized with build and deployment automation, hardened with test automation, and monitored for uptime, quality, and overall health.
• Optimizes the company’s platforms with scale and performance testing and monitoring.
• Enables collaboration via “just enough requirements” to facilitate delivery of running tested code.
• Participates in cross-team collaboration and knowledge sharing, cross-team design sessions, code, and reviews.
• Helps raise the technical skills of engineers with less experience on their team.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• Experience working on teams delivering software products in an Agile environment that practices continuous integration and continuous delivery is required.
• Experience with multiple programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, or Typescript, as well as the ability to learn other languages is required.
• Experience with BDD, TDD, and pair programming is required.
• Experience with version control with systems like Git with pull request workflows is required.
• Experience with relational data stores such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MS SQL is required.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes is required.
• Experience with leading Cloud providers such as GCP, AWS, Azure and/or large-scale private cloud is preferred.
• Full-stack web development experience and front-end technologies such as React is preferred.
• Experience with the legal/court system is preferred.
• Experience with background screening is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required. Relevant business management systems such as general ledger, HRIS, CRM, etc. is preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or a related field is required. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Certifications or licensure: Driver’s license and ability to maintain a driving record that is satisfactory to the company’s liability insurance carrier is required.
• Years of relevant experience: 5 to 7 years is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Working Conditions

• The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of offices, including the need for general safe workplace practices with office equipment and computers, avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations.
• This position is performed remotely within the United States or in an office setting in the Cleveland, Ohio headquarters, although off-site meetings in various settings may occur.
• Inside Asurint’s office environment, the noise level is usually quiet to moderate.
• In a remote setting, the employee is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure work environment, for arranging the off-site workspace in an ergonomically sound manner, and for maintaining standard Internet speeds in order to work effectively.   
• In a remote setting, the employee is required to ensure that all equipment and records that are the property of Asurint but have been relocated to the off-site workplace, are maintained in a safe and secure manner and are used only for business purposes. 
• The schedule is generally normal Eastern Time Zone business hours (unless otherwise communicated based on position or working location), although the employee may be required to perform work, attend meetings and events before or after normal workings hours, and occasionally on weekends and evenings. 
• Some travel by personal automobile and a valid driver’s license is required. Occasional overnight travel may be required.
• Ability to lift light objects (less than 20 pounds) and carry them short distances (20 feet or less) is required.
• The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of offices, including the need for general safe workplace practices with office equipment and computers, avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations.

Benefits

In exchange for your unique abilities, perspectives and teamwork, Asurint offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package -- with options you can select according to your needs -- which includes:

• 401(k)
• Medical, dental and vision effective first day of employment
• Paid time off 
• 8 company-paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Bereavement
• Pet Bereavement
• Telecommuting Stipend
• Professional development programs
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible spending/health savings accounts
• Business casual attire
• Employee referral bonus

*Asurint is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.