Senior or Senior Staff Software Engineer (MAD-LP-OR)

Hitachi • Hillsboro, OR

25d • Hybrid

About The Position

Software Engineers are responsible for the development and maintenance of software and systems for Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc. (HTA) products.

Requirements

• BS Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of eight (8) years' experience in software development - Senior Software Engineer
• Minimum of ten (10) years' experience in software development - Senior Staff Software Engineer
• Minimum of twelve (12) years' experience in software development - Principal Software Engineer
• Must have relevant experience with Core Java and multithreading
• Professional, hands-on experience with designing and developing applications using Java, Web-Services, and various databases in a highly scaled web environment
• Strong experience using Java with a deep understanding of object-oriented analysis and design (including design patterns)
• Full software development lifecycle experience
• Demonstrated experience and comfortability using Agile as well as iterative methodologies
• Demonstrated experience with Test-driven development, using tools like Junit, Selenium, JMeter, and JProfile to spot performance issues and memory leaks
• Ability to investigate and apply new technologies
• Ability to improve the software development process
• Excellent demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Self-sufficient, self-reliant, and self-disciplined, but also able to operate effectively as part of a team
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate challenging or technical concepts.
• Ability to comprehend and enforce safety policies

Nice To Haves

• Emphasis in building large, highly scaled, complex N-Tier/SOA web-based business applications with a focus on server-side technologies is a plus
• Three (3) years' experience in C++ is strongly preferred
• Experience with open-source framework/libraries/concepts/tools such as JMS (Sun MQ), Cobertura, Ant, Maven, PostgreSQL, JBoss, and Selenium is required
• Experience with JCR systems (preferably JackRabbit) strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development, documentation, and testing of distributed applications
• Researching and resolving complex software and system problems
• Designing and simplifying user interfaces and documenting them
• Creating architectures and complex designs independently and documenting them
• Integrate and test software to confirm compliance with specifications
• Developing functional specifications
• Finding and fixing complex errors in any software
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and test reviews
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees