Software Engineer

Who We Are
Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.

The Role
The Software Engineer II is responsible for playing a role on a team focused on the development of applications. This person analyzes, designs, programs, and debugs software enhancements. Using multiple programming languages, this engineer will design, implement, test and debug the full software stack. Prepares documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance. Interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications. Experienced in object, oriented design, design patterns, coding, performance tuning, and unit testing. Experience in logical data modeling and experience in defining and using databases programmatically. This person must also have solid communication and team building skills and must be able to participate in software design discussions and guide the architecture of the solution based on proven object-oriented design concepts, industry standard patterns, and best practices.

QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

EXPERIENCE: 
3+ years of applicable Software Development experience 

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Experience in Microsoft C# .Net Development
• Experience in ASP.Net MVC 3.0+ framework
• Experience in WCF (REST/SOAP) web services
• Experience in Database management system
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral English skills
• Excellent working knowledge of logical data modeling and Database management systems
• Excellent working knowledge of C# development environments and process
• Versed in industry standard Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC) process methodologies and Agile methodologies such as SCRUM
• Knowledge of Agile practices Internal 
• Knowledge and understanding of software design patterns
• Knowledge of Open Source Technologies
• Transportation industry knowledge desired but not required
• Approaches software development using industry standard concepts, practices, and procedures 
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously with various team members and/or other groups both internally and externally 
• Ability to effectively engage in self-directed time management and prioritization of workload 
• Ability to work independently to develop new skills as needed to support new products and applications 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Develops, modifies, and implements Software as a Service (SaaS) hosted applications according to business requirements using:
• Microsoft C# .Net Development
• Open Source Technologies
• ASP.Net MVC 3.0+ framework
• HTML5
• JavaScript
• Web services, XML and JSON protocols
• Windows Services
• Relational DBMS (MSSQL Server)
• Cross-platform development
• Operating systems (Windows, Linux)
• AWS, S3

Optional skills: 

• Redis Cache, NoSQL, Microservices, Containers and Container Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes
• Logical data modeling, database definition and manipulation, and data synchronization Object oriented design, coding, performance tuning, and unit testing
• Authors and reviews technical requirements to ensure compliance with business requirements
• Performs proper unit testing and software code writing (including automated unit testing)
• Familiar with appropriate standards and techniques used during the Software Development Life Cycle process (SDLC, security) and applies them appropriately
• Participates in peer code reviews and develops skill level of others through mentorship Internal 
• May work on multiple tasks/projects simultaneously with various team members and/or other groups both internally and externally 
• Engages effectively in self-directed time management and prioritization of workload