Sr. Software Engineer Middleware - Java (Hybrid Oak Brook, IL)

Chamberlain Group•Oak Brook, IL

1d•$85,500 - $162,975•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for developing and maintaining the Video Platform for the Chamberlain MyQ program. To accomplish this, the Sr. Software Engineer will work with other developers and architects to design, build, and maintain a highly-scalable, highly-available, and robust platform that can reliably serve live and recorded video streams to millions of customers. In addition, the Sr. Software Engineer role will interface with other parts of the business such as User Experience, Product Ownership, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Operations, and Customer Service, in order to understand and translate product requirements into technical requirements, verify development matches product owner expectations, as well as maintain a high quality code base.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
An advanced degree in directly applicable area of study may substitute for up to two (2) years of job related experience
5+ years of job-related experience
Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum and Kanban is required
Experience in creating technical documentation is required
Experience estimating work
Experience with Java technology stack, including Java SE, Java EE, JDBC, Hibernate
Experience with Eclipse, GIT
Experience with SQL, No-SQL databases, messaging systems
Thorough understanding of OOP, SOLID, and RESTful services
Ability to work well with others and provide clear direction to a development team
Strong understanding of dependency injection and cloud development
Good communication skills and the ability to work cross functionally with front end and quality engineers
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to lead junior and senior engineers on projects
Ability to debug, troubleshoot, and self-diagnose issues in software development
Ability to interface with scrum team, product owners, and scrum masters for ticket/issue management
Ability to estimate work, support project plan creation, and report out progress to functional management at a project level
Understanding of CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) tools, frameworks and deployment processes
Experience supporting project plan creation, and reporting progress to functional management at a project level

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain middleware using Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
Analyze requirements, collaborate with architects and senior engineers to produce thoughtful software designs of moderate scope and complexity
Participate in peer reviews and pull requests to yield high quality software
Present software concepts, designs, or code in a design review forum
Provide mentoring and coaching to junior engineers to increase the software development capability of the team.
Be a reliable source for technical troubleshooting and support for the team
Lead and contribute to technical discussions in community of practice, design review, or other technical meeting forums
Work with offshore teams to design and develop features, and burn down technical debt
Ensure adherence to coding standards and other best practices to create reusable code
Maintain platform specific software knowledge of key software application features, frameworks, and components in myQ video platform and middleware
Stay current on modern technologies and innovations which can further enhance and improve the commercial success of the MyQ connectivity solution
Responsible for complying with the security requirements set forth by the Information Security team and the established ISO 27001 Security Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities Document found in the ISMS Document Library
Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.
Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.