Software Engineer I - IGEN

U.S. Venture, Inc.•Appleton, WI

About The Position

The Software Engineer I will build, test, and ship software in a modern, AI-augmented engineering environment, partnering with coding agents and AI tooling as a daily part of the development workflow. Code, test, debug, document, and maintain software with growing autonomy. Contribute to small and large projects within a product-centric, agile scrum team that values aggressive curiosity, fast feedback, and continuous learning. Collaborate closely with engineers, product owners, SREs, and Client Experience to deliver software that meaningfully improves the indirect tax compliance experience for IGEN’s clients.

Requirements

1–3 years of professional software engineering experience, OR a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with relevant internship, project, or research experience
Educational or work experience designing and implementing software solutions in one or more modern languages such as C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Java
Working knowledge of modern web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs); exposure to .NET, ASP.NET, or modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) is welcome
Exposure to building applications connected to relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and a working understanding of basic SQL
Exposure to programming techniques, algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, version control (Git), and Agile methodologies
Educational or hands-on experience using AI coding agents and assistants (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools) as part of the software development workflow
Aggressive intellectual curiosity — demonstrated through self-directed learning, side projects, open-source contributions, technical writing, or other evidence of going beyond the assignment
Strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to work both independently and as a contributing member of a collaborative scrum team

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a product-centric, agile scrum environment with product owners, designers, and engineers collaborating on a shared backlog
Exposure to a best-in-class software engineering culture — code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and a strong bias toward shipping
Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), containerization, and modern DevOps practices
Interest in or exposure to indirect tax, financial services, regulated SaaS, or other compliance-driven domains

Responsibilities

Analyze requirements, design, code, debug, and review applications, leveraging AI coding agents and modern developer tooling to amplify productivity and quality
Apply unit, integration, and regression testing techniques to ensure quality of deployed applications, contributing to a strong test-first engineering culture
Participate fully in a product-centric, agile scrum team — including sprint planning, daily standups, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives — with a continuous-delivery mindset
Continually improve applications through performance tuning, balancing, usability, and automation
Support, maintain and document developed applications and interfaces
Integrate software with existing systems
Evaluate and experiment with new technologies, frameworks, and AI tooling, bringing well-reasoned recommendations back to the team
Actively plan and manage projects
Comply to established standards
Live our values of High Performance, Caring Relationships, Strategic Foresight, and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Find A Better Way by championing continuous improvement and quality control efforts to identify opportunities to innovate and improve efficiency, accuracy, and standardization
Continuously learn and develop self professionally
Support corporate efforts for safety, government compliance, and all other company policies & procedures
Perform other related duties as required and assigned