Engineer II - Software (Memphis, TN)

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital • Memphis, TN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At ALSAC, you do more than make a living; you make a difference. As one of the world’s most iconic and respected nonprofits, we are looking for individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives who desire to make an impact. We are seeking game-changers, innovators, and visionaries to join our family to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer. We develop and celebrate our employees, encouraging them to bring their whole, authentic selves to our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®

Under limited supervision, this role is responsible for the analysis, development, implementation, and support of multi-layered enterprise applications. This includes designing and developing new libraries, components, applications, services, and integrations, as well as enhancing existing solutions, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with appropriate resources to deliver effective business and technical solutions. The role involves exploring emerging technologies, anticipating industry trends and disruption, and participating in architecture discussions, platform modernization initiatives, automation efforts, and the adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools and practices to improve software quality, scalability, maintainability, and delivery efficiency. Solutions are documented by developing technical documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, and code comments, adhering to established coding standards and best practices.

Requirements

• Demonstrable knowledge of current application development techniques and methodologies, including object-oriented design and client/server technologies, preferred.
• Professional experience developing software across multiple layers of the application stack, including front-end, back-end, database, and data layers, preferred.
• Experience working within a cross-functional, team-oriented environment with defined roles, responsibilities, and processes, preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, with 3-5 years of relevant software development experience.

Nice To Haves

• Strong experience developing enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, REST APIs, and SQL databases.
• Experience building cloud-native and integration-based solutions utilizing AWS services, microservices architecture, Kafka, and API-driven integrations.
• Experience with identity and access management technologies including Okta, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and Single Sign-On (SSO).
• Knowledge of secure coding practices, application security principles, and industry-standard security frameworks.
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and other enterprise content management platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and source control tools.
• Demonstrated interest in emerging technologies and experience contributing to architecture discussions, platform modernization initiatives, development automation efforts, and AI-assisted engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Performs interviews, requirements-gathering activities, and preliminary analysis to support application modifications and enhancements throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), under limited supervision and guidance from a Software Engineer III, Senior Software Engineer, or other senior IT personnel.
• Designs, develops, tests, and implements small to medium-sized program changes and projects, typically ranging from one to four weeks in duration.
• Modifies existing applications and systems that require moderate redesign, enhancement, and technical problem-solving.
• Collaborates with business analysts, stakeholders, and customers to resolve issues, gather requirements, and plan for future business and technology needs.
• Works directly with users to understand system usage, identify enhancement opportunities, and recommend application improvements.
• Analyzes, designs, develops, and implements new application systems and enhancements utilizing established software engineering principles and development methodologies.
• Creates and modifies complex application programs; performs testing, debugging, documentation, maintenance, and production support activities under limited supervision.
• Participates in code reviews, technical design discussions, and continuous improvement efforts to ensure high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.
• Assists in the development and support of application integrations, APIs, and enterprise services that enable business processes and data exchange across platforms.

Benefits

• Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
• 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
• Exceptional Paid Time Off
• Maternity / Paternity Leave
• Infertility Treatment Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Education Assistance
• Enterprise Learning and Development

What This Job Offers

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