Staff Software Engineer

ASSA ABLOY • Eden Prairie, MN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This Staff Software Engineer role at HID Global's Secure Issuance division involves researching, developing, maintaining, enhancing, and customizing platform software solutions, including printer drivers and developer SDKs, for HID’s FARGO printers and laminators. The goal is to ensure these solutions remain innovative and compelling in the marketplace, requiring a variety of analysis and programming tasks. HID Global is a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees, focused on powering trusted identities for people, places, and things. The Secure Issuance division specializes in a broad portfolio of card printers, laser engravers, encoders, and software, serving various industries for secure identity and financial card personalization and issuance. HID Global is recognized as a global leader in secure card issuance innovation with over 25 years of experience.

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of platform software solutions development experience preferred with a variety of integrated development environments primarily utilizing object-oriented programming using C, C++ or C#
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university (CS, EE or relevant engineering discipline)
• 7+ years of related experience, or work equivalent
• Working knowledge of source code management and configuration (Git)
• Strong understanding of development processes, principles and objectives
• Experience in development through the entire life-cycle including design, architecture, and implementation
• Proven analytical, planning, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both a technical and non-technical audience; comfortable with direct communication with all levels of technical and business resources
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Interested in the challenge, excitement, and responsibility of a fast-paced, growth environment; desire and ability to learn and apply new skills and technologies quickly
• Experience with working in a highly collaborative and dynamic multi-team environment
• Must be able to perform troubleshooting, development work in a consistent and logical manner
• Highly motivated, results-oriented, self-starter
• Ability to effectively balance personal and professional life
• Ability to effectively communicate in the English language verbally and in writing
• Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Familiar with operating systems, such as Windows, etc.
• Utilizes active listening skills during customer (internal and external) interactions
• Follows through in a timely manner on expectations which have been agreed upon and set
• Applies experience to anticipate customer needs and desires and influence world-class solutions
• Uncompromising when it comes to developing and providing nothing but quality solutions

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Windows API, DevExpress, and XML is a plus
• Linux experience is a definite plus
• Working with USB and/or Ethernet devices beneficial
• Jenkins familiarity is a plus
• Experience with implementation of security protocols and secure implementation of cryptographic techniques, and the documentation of the security aspects of system design and implementation is highly desired
• Experience with Agile methodologies; JIRA experience a plus
• Knowledge of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) desired

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and evaluating platform software solutions requirements; collaborating with colleagues and customers to gather and define product requirements
• Assisting in product design and architecture development
• Designing, developing and maintaining platform software solutions to satisfy documented requirements
• Facilitating and assisting in the task estimation process
• Working and communicating in a cross-functional team environment comprised of firmware engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, quality assurance engineers, product line managers, and customer support representatives, etc.
• Investigating and analyzing reported defects to resolve them in a timely manner
• Proactively providing status, raising issues, and communicating necessary information to appropriate team members on a regular basis
• Preparing, presenting, and participating in technical discussions and code reviews
• Contributing to the continued development of processes to improve the efficiency and quality of development projects; assist in formulating standards and development practices to improve our development processes
• Working with all departments to continuously improve product, process, workflow, and customer experience
• Making recommendations and assisting in the implementation of new processes and tools
• Consult with other engineers to evaluate interfaces between platform software solutions, embedded solutions and hardware and operational & performance requirements of the overall system

Benefits

• Competitive salary and rewards package
• Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work-life balance
• A vibrant, welcoming & inclusive culture
• Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential
• To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware, software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees