Sr Software Engineer

Job description

3137095
Additional Cities

Chicago
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Healthcare
Business Segment

Healthcare Digital
Function

Digital Technology
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

Illinois
Postal Code

60661-3671
Role Summary/Purpose

You will be responsible for programing a component, feature and or feature set. Works independently and contributes to the immediate team and to other teams across business. You will also contribute to design discussions.
Essential Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

·  Be responsible for providing technical leadership and defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast paced and agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure

·  Provide technical leadership to an agile team of 5-7

·  Work with Product Line Leaders (PLLs) to understand product requirements & vision

·  Translate requirements / vision into prioritized list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards

·  Work with product line leaders and architects to develop multi generation software technology plans

·  Drive increased efficiency across the teams, eliminating duplication, leveraging product and technology reuse

·  Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining & support activities

·  Coach, mentor and lead the team

·  Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables

·  Drive world-class quality in the development and support of products

·  Communicate effectively both within immediate team and also across SSG leadership team and with PLLs

·  Ensure team receives consistent messages and has clear understanding of business direction, strategy and results

·  Engage subject matter experts in successful transfer of complex domain knowledge

·  Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques

·  Write code that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project

·  Understand performance parameters and assess application performance

·  Work on core data structures and algorithms and implement them using technology chosen

·  Proactively share information across the team, to the right audience with the appropriate level of detail and timeliness
Qualifications/Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

·  Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

·  A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in developing software for complex systems OR Master’s degree with 3 years of experience developing software for complex systems

·  GE Leadership Program Graduates will get credit towards relevant work experience, commensurate to the program they have completed

·  Minimum of 5 years’ experience in software platform, advanced applications (web), user- interface design and systems engineering

·  Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in enterprise Java programming language

·  Minimum of 5 years’ experience building APIs and services using RESTful, SOAP etc.

·  Minimum of 3 years’ experience with Scrum/Agile development Methodologies using BDD

Eligibility Requirements: (Country Specific)

·  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. GE may agree to sponsor an individual for an employment visa now or in the future if there is a shortage of individuals with particular skills. (If Visa Sponsorship is Yes)

·  Must be willing to work out of an office located in Chicago, IL
Desired Characteristics

Technical Expertise:

·  Master’s Degree/ PhD in Computer Science

·  Experience with Windows and Unix / Linux based programming

·  Experience developing web applications (Spring, RESTful, Jersey, JAX-WS, Web Services)

·  Experience with front-end technologies such as Javascript, HTML5, CSS, AngularJS, BackboneJS, EmberJS, KnockoutJS

·  Experience with database tools (JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, Spring Data)

·  Experience with rules engines (Camel, Drools, JRules) & modern tooling (Gradle, Collaborator, Maven, Git, SVN)

·  Experience developing application using .NET, C# programming language

·  Experience developing application on Cloud platform (Azure, AWS, Docker containerization)

·  Experience working on software projects in the Healthcare domain (DICOM/HL7/IHE)

·  Experience working on automation framework (SpecFlow, JBehave, Selenium)

·  Certified Scrum Master and/or Product Owner

Business Acumen:

·  Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems

·  Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts

·  Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry trends

·  Has the ability to analyze impact of technology choices

Leadership:

·  Ability to takes ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members

·  Ensures understanding of issues and presents clear rationale. Able to speak to mutual needs and win-win solutions. Uses two-way communication to influence outcomes and ongoing results

·  Identifies misalignments with goals, objectives, and work direction against the organizational strategy. Makes suggestions to course correct

·  Continuously measures deliverables of self and team against scheduled commitments. Effectively balances different, competing objectives

Personal Attributes:

·  Strong oral and written communication skills

·  Strong interpersonal skills

·  Effective team building and problem solving abilities

·  Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks. Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit

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About Us

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Primary Country

United States