Senior Software Engineer

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Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Summary:

At Birkman, seeing the world differently is our hallmark. We were founded on a more complete understanding of human perception, and we carry that vision forward to shape the world. Birkman has an opening for one of the key players in helping carry this vision forward.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing, developing, and deploying high-quality software applications. They will be a team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Due to the collaborative nature of this work, this is an office-first role, where most of the work is expected to be completed at the Birkman headquarters in Houston, TX. Alongside Birkman's 4-day workweek, we offer competitive compensation, exceptional benefits, and a culture that rewards achievement while encouraging teamwork, professional growth, and work-life balance. If you are a motivated professional who enjoys a fast-paced, dynamic environment with cross-functional teams, a role at Birkman could be your next great career move.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver solutions to complex technical challenges both independently and as a part of a cross-functional team.
• Communicate clearly in a timely manner in both verbal and written forms.
• Actively participate in all aspects of our agile development process.
• Assist in establishing and enforcing coding standards within the team.
• Work with project stakeholders to decompose complex requirements into smaller sets of iterative deliverables.
• Recognize and recommend design patterns for developing reliable, highly available, scalable and performant software solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve upon engineering processes within their team.
• Provide technical mentorship and direction to peers.
• Utilize effective debugging techniques to identify and resolve software defects.
• Look beyond the immediate needs of a product and help consider longer-term concerns and/or opportunities for impact from our products.
• Continuously keep themselves up to date on changes in technology, with an emphasis on the tech stacks being used by the team.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study with equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional software development experience developing production grade software or services.
• Advanced knowledge of software testing tools, frameworks, and techniques.
• Strong proficiency in front-end and back-end technologies, including:
• Expert with developing and deploying cloud native software on the AWS cloud
• Expert knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
• PHP, Java or another server-side programming language
• Advanced SQL knowledge and experience.
• Experience with frameworks (React)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to respectfully challenge the status quo..
• Experience using serverless technologies like Lambda.
• Experience with UI development using ReactJS, React Native.
• Gets excited by the challenge of complex technical problems.
• Excellent grasp of computer science concepts, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Ability to design and provide solutions to complex business problems.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile development processes.
• High personal standards for code quality, maintainability, and performance.

Annual Salary: commensurate with experience.

Core Values

• Integrity is our foundation. We move fast and lead others because we value trust and doing the right thing.
• Curiosity is our tradecraft. We ask big questions and challenge the status quo.
• Personality makes us whole. We own who we are, the decisions we make, and the actions we take.
• Community is where we connect. We enrich lives and the world we serve.
• Boldly is how we operate. We take positions and actions designed to advance our vision and serve our clients, consultants, and the company.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Bonus opportunities

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• The is onsite in office position only. Will you be able to this?
• This is in Houston, Texas only. You must move and/or live here before you start. Will you be able to do this?

Work Location: In person