Staff Software Engineer

Job description

3439580
Additional Cities

Cincinnati
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Corporate
Business Segment

Corporate CoreTech & Cyber
Function

Digital Technology
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

Ohio
Postal Code

45202
Role Summary/Purpose

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer who will be responsible for designing and programming a small module or a large component and designing a feature, set of features, or whole feature area. You will work independently and contribute to the immediate team and to other teams across GE Corporate. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead design discussion in a limited manner.
Essential Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

·  Capture system level requirements by brainstorming with Sr. Architects, Data Scientists, Businesses & Product Managers

·  Demonstrate the understanding of Agile software development lifecycle and able to distinguish the core inputs and outputs in each cycle.

·  Engage in technical discussions; participate in technical designs and present technical ideas through white boarding

·  Work closely with your peers and keep engaging in a fast pace technical design and development team

·  Execute in a fast pace delivery mode and focus in delivering tasks to meet the product release goal

·  Maintain code quality through best practices, unit testing and code quality automation

·  Seek and provide feedback on design and development

·  Demonstrate the ability to make informed technology choices after due diligence and impact assessment

·  Understand whole product, its modules and the interrelationship between them while being an expert in the assigned component or module

·  Help in designing interfaces and information exchange between modules

·  Be an expert in writing code that meets standards and delivers the desired functionality using the technology selected for the project

·  Be an expert in assessing application performance and optimizing/improving it through design and best coding practices

·  Be an expert in core data structures as well as algorithms and has the ability to implement them using language of choice

·  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
Qualifications/Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) AND a minimum of 6 years of professional experience in software development OR Master’s degree with 4 years of experience in software development OR PhD with 2 years of experience in software development.
Desired Characteristics

Technical Expertise:

·  Development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages. (Python, Java, C/C++, C#, or JavaScript)

·  Golang programming or GO (programming language) experience

·  Experience working with two or more from the following: web application development, Unix/Linux environments, windows development, distributed and parallel systems, information retrieval, networking, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.

·  Interest and ability to learn coding languages as needed.

·  Hands-on experience in web services (MQTT, REST, SOAP, WSDL etc.)

·  Experience with SQL Database such as Oracle MySQL, PostgreSQL etc.

·  Familiarity with NoSQL Database is a plus

Business Acumen:

·  Strong problem-solving abilities and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments

·  Experience in building scalable and highly available distributed systems

·  Expert in breaking down problems and estimate time for development tasks

·  Evangelizes how our technology solves customer problems from a technology and business perspective

Leadership:

·  Demonstrates clarity of thinking to work through limited information and vague problem definitions

·  Influences through others; builds direct and "behind the scenes" support for ideas

·  Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team

·  Shares knowledge, power, and credit, establishing trust, credibility, and goodwill

Personal Attributes:

·  Able to work under minimal supervision

·  Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity

·  Able to work well with global teams, including time-zone flexibility

·  Skilled in providing mentorship to other team members.
About Us

GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com
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, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any 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 (as applicable).
Primary Country

United States
Primary State/Province

Ohio
Primary City

Cincinnati