Senior Software Developer

Ampcus Inc; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who can design, develop, and troubleshoot advanced software solutions in a fast-paced environment. You will work on high-performance platforms, influence architecture, and leverage AI-assisted tools to improve quality and delivery speed.

You will contribute across the SDLC, participate in peer reviews, and ensure secure coding practices while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business goals.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Advanced knowledge of application, data and infrastructure architecture disciplines.
• Extensive Java development experience with Spring or similar framework.
• Expert understanding of data structures, algorithms & multi-threaded programming.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine approaches to build solutions.
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectures and applicability.

Skills

Java development

Spring framework

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Data structures & algorithms

Multi-threaded programming

CI/CD

AI-assisted development tools

Education

Software engineering training/certification

Tools

Kafka

MQ

Cassandra

Oracle

Spark

JMeter

Grafana

Dynatrace

Jenkins

Job description

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Demonstrates knowledge of architecture and design across all systems
• Exhibits in multiple modern programming languages
• Utilizes in modern SDLC practices such as Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment
• Applies of industry-wide technology trends and best practices
• Possesses understanding of financial control and budget management
• Collaborates to work in large, collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+years applied experience.
• Advanced knowledge of application, data and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Extensive core Java development experience with Spring or similar framework
• Expert understanding of data structures, algorithms & multi-threaded programming
• Experience working on high throughput mission critical high-performance platforms
• Ability to influence architecture and design across distributed systems
• Experience in designing and building reusable services
• Proven track record in application delivery and stakeholder management
• Experience with Cloud Foundry, AWS and Kubernetes
• Stack: Java, Spring, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, MQ, Cassandra, Oracle, Spark, Control-M, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, PowerMock, JMeter, Splunk, Grafana, Dynatrace, Jenkins and etc.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.

Preferred Qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience with Distributed Platforms(Kubernetes, AWS EMR ), Java Spark and Control-M
• Experience developing open-source libraries or internal libraries that are integrated into applications by other internal teams
• Behavior Driven Development using Cucumber and Continual Integration with Jenkins & Spinnaker
• Experience with Cloud native software deployment ideally AWS & PCF
• Experience with message bus technologies such as Kafka or MQ
• Experience with database technologies(e.g. Cassandra, Oracle, DynamoDB)
• Exceptional client relationship skills including the ability to discover true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical approaches, drive efforts to meet committed timelines with optimal solutions.