Senior Software Engineer

Avalara•Durham, NC

1d•Remote

About The Position

Avalara is an AI-first company. We expect every engineer, scientist, 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 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 the VP, Engineering, Global Registration & Licenses. This is a remote opportunity. POSITION: Senior Software Engineer WORK LOCATION: Durham, NC AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability. You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here. You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers. You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world. We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
3 years of experience in a software developer-related occupation, including 3 years of experience in each of these areas:
Quality Assurance, including planning; integration, exploratory, performance and load testing; and defect reporting and troubleshooting
Creating test automation frameworks and UI applications functional testing
RDBMS SQL and/or PostgreSQL
RESTful web services
Distributed collaboration tools including Git, JIRA, and/or wikis
.NET, Java, and/or JavaScript Unit Testing frameworks
Test automation tools Cypress.io and/or Selenium
AWS
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information 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:
Quality Assurance, including planning; integration, exploratory, performance and load testing; and defect reporting and troubleshooting
Creating test automation frameworks and UI applications functional testing
RDBMS SQL and/or PostgreSQL
RESTful web services
Distributed collaboration tools including Git, JIRA, and/or wikis
.NET, Java, and/or JavaScript Unit Testing frameworks
Test automation tools Cypress.io and/or Selenium
AWS

Responsibilities

Plan, design, develop and test software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools.
Debug software products through systematic tests to develop, apply, and maintain quality standards.
Develop, modify, and execute software test plans, automated scripts and programs for testing.
Analyze and write test standards and procedures.
Maintain documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software.
Analyze test results to ensure existing functionality and recommend corrective action.
Consult with development engineers to resolve problems.
Provide feedback in preparation of technical appraisals of programming languages, systems, and computation software.
Ensure quality computer integration into the overall functions of scientific computation, data acquisition, and processing.