Software Development Engineer

Overview

This is a remote position that will start as a 2-month engagement (through end of the year). Budget is approved quarterly – but the role could extend up to 18 months.

Building the future of work involves reimagining how cross-cultural collaboration functions and leading the integration of AI into team workflows to enhance productivity and innovation. This initiative focuses on shaping how work will evolve, with a portion of the team dedicated to experimental projects that push boundaries and explore new possibilities. The team’s mission is to reduce operational toil for cross-functional groups by developing intelligent process automation solutions powered by AI. This role will play a critical part in designing and building process automation tools, enabling teams to work more efficiently and focus on high-impact tasks.

What You’ll Do

• Fine-tune and improve a variety of sophisticated software implementation projects
• Gather and analyze system requirements, document specifications, and develop software solutions to meet client needs and data
• Analyze and review enhancement requests and specifications
• Implement system software and customize client requirements
• Prepare the detailed software specifications and test plans
• Code new programs to client’s specifications and create test data for testing
• Modify existing programs to new standards and conduct unit testing of developed programs
• Create migration packages for system testing, user testing, and implementation
• Provide quality assurance reviews
• Perform post-implementation validation of software and resolve any bugs found during testing

Must-Have Qualifications

• 8-10 years of software development experience  
• 5+ years of experience with TypeScript development
• 5+ years of experience in Python for automation, including building and optimizing automated intake and triage workflows
• Hands-on experience with process automation and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Practical knowledge of Go (Golang) programming
• Experience with Bash scripting for automation and system tasks
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Experience with large systems software design and development experience
• Experience performing in-depth troubleshooting and unit testing with both new and legacy production systems
• Experience in programming and experience with problem diagnosis and resolution

Preferred Qualification

• Experience with Microsoft 365 and GitHub actions
• Experience writing and integrating process.
• Internal tooling and consulting experience is ideal

About Aquent Talent
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