.NET Lead Engineer

DIRECT HIRE - .NET Lead Software Engineer, great opportunity!

This is a DIRECT HIRE Role! Our client is currently seeking an experienced .NET Software Engineering Lead who has great communication skills, technical/development skills and leadership skills. This position requires heavy hands on coding responsibilities with mentor responsibilities.

OVERVIEW:  

 Our client is growing! They are an innovative, global, ecommerce and platform-as a-service organization that is transforming the way payments are secured and processed.  Our client is a leader across the globe in several industries including retail, hospitality, lodging, gaming, sports and entertainment, foodservice, education, healthcare and financial services. Our client’s innovative solutions across areas including payments, security, identity and data analytics are available on all popular ecommerce avenues in-stores, online and from your mobile devices.  They are supported by rapid API adoption which enhances performance. Our client’s platform operated on a single technology stack allowing for the ability to scale globally.

Comfortable in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial team environment with the ability to make progress on goals and deadlines without micromanagement. This person will be part of a department with 2 Scrum Teams, each team will have 3-5 Engineers.

We are currently seeking a top tier Software Engineer with specific experience in the Microsoft technology stack (.Net, C#, SQL) with a focus on our middleware products and interacting with hardware devices.  This is a full-time salaried position.  You will join a team of world class engineers and developers solving complex problems, building new product lines, and expanding existing products and services.  You will be rewarded for creativity and innovation.

In this role, you will have multiple responsibilities including solution and software design and architecting, software development, n-tier solutions, high performing transaction handling, and complex secure system integrations.   You will leverage various frameworks, patterns, and tools.  You will have shared accountability for the quality of the solution and ensure seamless integration and implementations.  You will report to the Director of Software Development.

Job Responsibilities (including but not limited to)

1. Build properly structured, well-commented solutions for complex integrations and complex problems.

1. Work directly with 3rd party Point of Sales and hardware devices.

1. Maintain and expand our middleware solutions.

1. Exercise thorough unit and system testing.

1. Work within a scrum team to create stories, tasks, estimates, and delivery for each sprint.

1. Follow and contribute to technical standards, coding standards, tools, platforms, and approaches.  Help define and create application frameworks and common libraries for a wide variety of solutions, always seeking to reuse code and core frameworks where possible.

1. Work with the QA team to ensure proper test plan, test coverage, test execution, and defect remediation.

1. Related tasks as assigned.

Required Skills and Experience

1. At least a BS/BA Degree in MIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

1. A minimum of 4 years experience as a Software Developer/Engineer

1. Strong, written and verbal communication skills

1. Experience with .Net 4.0 , VS 2012

1. C#

1. Object-oriented design and programming

1. Windows Servers/Services

1. Experience building multi-threaded, high throughput, transactional processing software

1. Direct interaction with hardware devices

1. Knowledge of, and commitment to, industry-accepted best practices in source code control, architecture, coding structure, and unit/system testing

1. Building and documenting interfaces for 3rd party consumption

1. Working knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and standards, including TCP/IP socket programming, HTTP and HTTPS handling, WiFi, GPRS, SSH, SSL.

1. Abstract thinking skills and employing experience and knowledge to create innovative solutions

1. Knowledge of full application life cycle design tools and methodologies, e.g., Agile/Scrum, Extreme Programming

1. Excellent multi-tasking skills, managing multiple initiatives at one time in a fast-paced environment

1. Experience with accurate project estimating and planning, working in a team oriented and collaborative environment, working in a high pressure and fast paced organization

1. Data security, encryption handling, compliance, data privacy and laws

1. After hours support as needed

1. Strong MS Office, Project, and Visio skills

1. Occasional travel may be required (U.S.)

Optional Skills and Experience

1. SQL and SQLite

1. GIT

1. Familiarity with Oracle XStore

1. Have used JAXB before

1. Experience with Kotlin (test tooling CI is in Kotlin)

1. Linux

1. VirtualBox or VMWare

1. Experience in high volume transactional processing environments, preferably financial or payment related