Senior Software Development Engineer

Avalara • Durham, NC

5h • $189,000 • Remote

About The Position

Avalara is an AI-first company. We expect every engineer and manager to use AI to enhance productivity, quality, innovation, and customer value. AI is embedded in our workflows, and products — and success at Avalara requires embracing AI as an essential capability, not an optional tool. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will plan, design, develop and test software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools. You'll report to Senior Manager, Engineering. This is a remote opportunity. POSITION: Senior Software Development Engineer WORK LOCATION: 512 S Mangum Street, Ste 100, Durham, NC 27701 (Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the U.S.)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, or related field
• 5 years of progressive, postbaccalaureate experience in a software developer-related occupation, including 5 years of experience in each of these areas: Software development using C# and .NET; Service-Oriented Architecture; and SQL and/or PostgreSQL databases
• Also requires at least 2 years of experience in each of these areas: AWS, Azure, and/or GCP; React; Containerization using Docker and Kubernetes; Creating and consuming API Restful services; Implementing applications using Microservice Architecture; Integrating large-scale systems including ERP applications; and CI/CD.
• All experience may be gained concurrently.
• All qualification claims will undergo rigorous verification to ensure accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, develop and test software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools.
• Responsible for functional, performance, and integration testing by creating automated test cases to ensure the world-class quality of Avalara products.
• Work closely with product and developer teams.
• Analyze and recommend fixes for customer bugs.
• Contribute towards continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Create performance and load tests and report on performance impact for every release.
• Participate in code reviews for both the developer and SDET teams.
• Create and maintain enterprise-level documentation for a new and fast-growing solution.
• Improve and add to monitoring systems to improve product stability in CI, QA, and production environments.
• Effectively consume data coming from analytics and monitoring systems, building clear reporting conduits.
• Resolve production issues and outages and improve processes.
• Work closely with SRE team to come up with plans for deployment and support.
• Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the U.S.

Benefits

• Avalara’s benefits for eligible employees includes company benefits such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, life, AD&D, and disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, 17 days of paid time off annually, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, an employee assistance program, and subsidized transportation options for commuters.
• All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and Avalara reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice, unless otherwise required by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees