Software Engineer - 90402844 - Washington DC, Philadelphia PA or Wilmington DE

Amtrak•Wilmington, DE

19d•Onsite

About The Position

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees. Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future. Job SummaryJunior Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver end to end software solutions that meets the needs of the client and/or business. Ideal candidate is equally strong in front end and backend development, with the ability to build a scalable, secure, and user-friendly applications. Work with other engineers and cross functional teams to implement, test, and document new features and recommend strategies and methodologies to improve software deliverables and technology enhancements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
Must have at least one year of experience as a software engineer
Experience with technologies including Java, Python, and SQL and possess excellent programming skills.
Work on projects of varying complexity, engage in project planning with IT business system analysts, and evaluate application packages and tools
Collaborate with Product, QA, UX and DevOps to deliver high quality features.
Deploy, monitor, and trouble shoot applications using CI/CD and cloud platforms.

Nice To Haves

Beginner to intermediate experience on cloud platforms like AWS / Azure.
Write clean, maintainable code with unit and integration testing.
Knowledge of incident and change management processes/practices
Knowledge of middleware and distributed systems architecture
Demonstrate knowledge of the full IT development lifecycle and familiar with Agile/Scrum development environment
Ability to quickly learn and understand complex applications and technologies
Strong grasp of data structures, design patterns, and architectural frameworks
Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines and adapt to changing environments

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product owners, technical leads, project managers, and business analysts, to design, develop, configure, modify, and integrate software solutions.
Participate in diverse team environments, providing consistent support and ownership of deliverables, while developing technical skills.
Work on projects of varying complexity, engage in project planning with IT business system analysts, and evaluate application packages and tools.
Perform unit, end-to-end, and integration testing, ensure system requirements are met, and adhere to IT security and quality standards. Define and execute functional and non-functional testing strategies, including automation.
Provide ongoing maintenance and support for applications, document changes and test results, and create user guides and training documentation.
Organize and document technical requirements based on business needs
Provide technical mentorship to development teams
Hands on experience to Develop responsive, intuitive front-end with interfaces using Angular / React
Build secure, scalable backend services using Java / Python
Create, optimize, and maintain database schemas (SQL and or NoSQL)