Software Engineer

Summary
The Platform team focus is on the development of infrastructure, frameworks, tooling, and technology in support of FINEOS applications and our cloud-hosting service. 
Are you ready to be part of the core frameworks team and work on some of the most impactful parts of the FINEOS platform? Does helping other engineers achieve more through new and enhanced frameworks and services excite you? Would you like to be a part of a team building the next generation of our cloud frameworks? 
If you answered yes to the above questions, then we would like to hear from you.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)
•    You will gain full end-to-end Software Development Lifecycle experience as you bring solutions from internal infrastructure right through to cloud delivery.
•    Design, Develop, and Deliver high quality, performant, and scalable software.
•    Collaborate with peers and architects on technical design, implementation of new features, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
•    Advocate for continuous improvement of team productivity and quality of output.
•    Scope and design new frameworks, services, and capabilities in conjunction with product management and architects to support the FINEOS AdminSuite and FINEOS Product Consulting Teams.
•    Schedule and estimate software project tasks with emphasis on quality and automation.
•    Comprehensive internal documentation of designs and product components.
•    Resolution of defects in response to escalated support issues.

Education and/or Experience     
•    Minimum of 2+ years post qualification in a hands-on software engineering role, preferably on enterprise scale systems
•    A relevant third level qualification (BS in Computer Science) or equivalent commercial experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
•    You are a team player with excellent communication skills.
•    Experience working within an Agile environment
•    Experience working as a part of a cross-functional team covering all aspects of software SDLC (implementation, testing, deployment).

Technical Skills
•    Experience in software design and development using Object Oriented languages (Java, TypeScript)
•    You must have strong coding skills and be familiar with Object-Oriented programming and application of design patterns.
•    Committed to creating readable, reliable and maintainable code and come up to speed quickly on new technologies.
•    You have proven experience designing for and working with Amazon Web Services or another Cloud Platform.
•    Experience with building API services (REST/etc).
•    Proficiencies with some or all of the following: Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, JSON, Python, HTML, CSS.
•    Ability to prioritise multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
•    Solid foundation of QA methodology, testing techniques, frameworks, and approaches, including Selenium and/or Cypress.
•    You have experience with Application Servers (e.g. JBoss, Tomcat)
•    You have experience with RDBMS systems (e.g. Oracle)
•    Exposure to Continuous Integration and build automation tools with proficiency in some or all of the following: Gradle, Git, Jenkins, CDK, dependency management, CDK
•    Experience with some AWS Services such as CloudWatch EventBridge, Step functions and Lambda functions (nodejs)
•    AWS security experience (IAM roles and policies)
•    Infrastructure-as-code experience (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform, Boto) would be an advantage.
•    Experience in the design and architecting of solutions for internal and existing client facing hosted applications as they are moved into cloud environments such as AWS.
•    Configuration Management experience (Ansible, Chef, Puppet) would be an advantage
•    Multi-platform skills (Linux/Unix/Windows) would be an advantage

Language Skills
•    Ability to speak the English language proficiently, both verbally and in writing.

Travel Requirements
•    Travel and fieldwork, including international travel may be required. Therefore, employee must possess, or be able to acquire a valid passport. 

Work Environment 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

·    Employee works primarily in a home office environment.
·    The home office must be a well-defined work area, separate from normal domestic activity and complete with all essential technology including, but not limited to; separate phone, scanner, printer, computer, etc. as required to effectively perform their duties.
 
Work Requirements 
•    Compliance with all relevant FINEOS Global policies and procedures related to Quality, Security, Safety, Business Continuity, and Environmental systems. 

•    On occasion after delivery of certain features you may be required to provide support outside of normal working hours and weekends for a roll out of these features.  You will receive advance notice of this scenario should it be required.
•    Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which you are hired.    
 

FINEOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FINEOS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.