Principal Software Engineer

Ora Apps Inc.; Frederick (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ora Apps Inc. in Frederick, MD, is seeking a senior software engineer to lead full-stack development of web apps and microservices, shaping architecture and delivery across teams.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with leaders, and contribute to secure, scalable solutions using C#, .NET, Azure, and modern DevOps practices. Hybrid work arrangement available in Frederick.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Engineering OR equivalent years of work experience.
• 10+ years of software design and development experience with backend services.
• 10+ years hands-on experience in any Object-Oriented coding language (C# preferred).
• 3+ years designing distributed systems.
• Experience in DevOps to maintain live services and/or application frameworks.
• Azure cloud experience highly desirable.
• Experience with Agile development processes and methodologies.
• Clear and effective communication across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Drive multiple projects through to delivery removing obstacles as needed to ensure success.
• Gain understanding of Banner Life as a business and collaborate with leaders to contribute to cohesive experiences for customers.
• Design and develop web-based applications and micro-services (full stack) using front-end and back-end tech, including design, coding and unit testing.
• Drive improvements to software engineering practices.
• Mentor and train software engineering team members, including employees and contractors.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

.NET Frameworks

RESTful Web Services

Microservices

SQL

Entity Framework

HTML5

CSS

Responsive Design

Jira

Confluence

Git

Bitbucket

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Bitbucket

Azure

Job description

Location: 2-3 Days Hybrid in Frederick, MD

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Drive multiple projects through to delivery removing obstacles as needed to ensure success.
• Gain a working understanding of Banner Life as a business and collaborate with leaders to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end experiences for customers.
• Design and develop web-based applications and micro-services using both front-end and back-end technologies (full stack development), including but not limited to technical design, coding, and unit testing to generate high quality deliverables to achieve product release objectives.
• Drive improvements to software engineering practices.
• Identify changes needed to improve customer/partner experience through a data driven approach.
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of corporate security procedures and policies for implementation, auditing, and documentation purposes as part of the software implementation process.
• Mentor and train software engineering team members, including both employees and contractors, fostering personal and professional growth.
• Keep up to date with industry trends and apply to projects as appropriate.
• Recommend business solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of building solutions ourselves vs low code / no code options available in the market.
• Prepare technical documentation and participate in and perform/lead code reviews to ensure that application code meets internal standards and follows industry best practices.
• Research new technologies and present proposals to management on technologies that would facilitate processing of business or reduce costs to the organization to architects and management.

Qualifications

Education

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Engineering OR equivalent years of work experience.

Experience/Knowledge

• 10+ years of software design and development experience with backend services.
• 10+ years hands on experience in any Object-Oriented coding language. C# preferred.
• 3+ years designing distributed systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with excellent interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to communicate technical details clearly across organizational boundaries.
• Experience in DevOps to maintain live services and/or application frameworks.
• Cloud and services experience, with Azure cloud experience highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical skills with systematic and structured approach to software design
• Passion for building highly scalable, highly reliable services
• Experience with or exposure to Agile and interactive development processes.
• Clear and experienced understanding of software development life cycle procedures and processes, including agile methodologies.

Interpersonal Skills

• Desire to learn, a tendency to embrace challenges, see failures as essential to mastery, learn from criticism and find lessons and inspiration in the success of others.
• Help to create a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full and authentic self, where all voices are heard, and where we do our best work as a result.
• Confident and articulate in expressing ideas to a mixed audience with varying views and challenges.
• A sense of personal ownership and accountability is required, together with the ability to develop and deliver to deadlines while managing internal stakeholder expectations.
• Self-motivated with a strong drive for reaching across teams and organizations to make progress collaboratively.

Technical Skills

• Expert level knowledge of C#, .NET Core, .NET Frameworks
• Web Services, Micro-services, SQL, Entity Framework
• HTML, HTML5, CSS, Responsive Design
• Experience with unit testing frameworks (nUnit, MSTest, Jasmine, Karma, etc.)
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with version control techniques using Git or BitBucket
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (or other container methodologies)
• Experience with application deployment in the cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.)

Preferred Certifications