Senior Software Developer

SAS • Cary HQ, NC

6d • Remote

About The Position

SAS Institute, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Developer to design, develop, and debug software of diverse scope for new and existing products in accordance with designated development practices, timelines and quality expectations. Designs and develops high quality, testable and scalable software solutions within established timelines while adhering to R&D best practices and processes. Actively involves other project stakeholders (e.g. managers, developers, user interface and visual designers, product managers) to ensure implementation satisfies functional requirements and is consistent with established R&D standards. Participates in project scoping and scheduling. Tracks progress of individual tasks and alerts stakeholders of issues blocking or preventing completion of task. Ensures quality through functional, unit and performance testing. Works closely with testing by providing thorough reviews of the test plan and communicates when updates to the plan should be made to cover code changes related to enhancements, redesigns and/or bug fixes. Maintains accountability for the entire life cycle of the code including support for both internal and external consumers. In collaboration with technical writers, authors appropriate level of design and technical documentation that satisfies both internal and external consumers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related field plus eight (8) years of experience in the job offered or as a Software Engineer, Application Developer, or related occupation.
• Alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, or related field and six (6) years of experience in the job offered, or as a Software Engineer, Application Developer, or related occupation.
• Programming skills in Go and Java.
• Knowledge of current software development tools, methodologies, and principles VSCode, Eclipse, Jira, Kubernetes, and Agile development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and debug software of diverse scope for new and existing products in accordance with designated development practices, timelines and quality expectations.
• Design and develop high quality, testable and scalable software solutions within established timelines while adhering to R&D best practices and processes.
• Actively involve other project stakeholders (e.g. managers, developers, user interface and visual designers, product managers) to ensure implementation satisfies functional requirements and is consistent with established R&D standards.
• Participate in project scoping and scheduling.
• Track progress of individual tasks and alert stakeholders of issues blocking or preventing completion of task.
• Ensure quality through functional, unit and performance testing.
• Work closely with testing by providing thorough reviews of the test plan and communicate when updates to the plan should be made to cover code changes related to enhancements, redesigns and/or bug fixes.
• Maintain accountability for the entire life cycle of the code including support for both internal and external consumers.
• In collaboration with technical writers, author appropriate level of design and technical documentation that satisfies both internal and external consumers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior