Senior Software Developer / Java

Sas; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, prescription, d

Onsite Health Care Center (HQ)

401k plan

Tuition Assistance

Generous vacation and paid holidays

Winter Wellness Break

Volunteer Time Off

Parental leave

Unlimited paid sick days

Childcare benefits

Job summary

SAS is seeking a Sr Software Developer in Cary, NC for a hybrid role. You will work with a diverse team to triage customer issues, upgrade software, and drive process improvements to help us work faster and more securely.

You will collaborate across development, testing, product, operations, and support, building automated tests and maintaining code quality. The role emphasizes security, REST APIs, and scalable solutions within SAS9.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Triage and resolve customer related issues with development, testing, product, operations, and support peers.
• Create and support automated tests with extensive code coverage.
• Scope requirements and estimate effort.
• Support internal and external customers.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability.

Skills

Java programming

REST APIs

Unit testing

Bash

Linux commands

Security principles

Git/GitHub Gerrit

CI/CD concepts

Collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Eclipse IDE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related quantitative field

Tools

Jenkins

Python

Oracle

PostgreSQL

DB2

Gerrit

Git

GitHub

Tomcat

Apache HTTP Server

OpenSearch

ElasticSearch

IBM MQ

Ignite

Kafka

Redis

Eclipse IDE

Job description

Sr Software Developer - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We're recognized around the world for our inclusive, meaningful culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek and more.

About the job

As a member of the Solutions team, you will be playing a big part in the effort to secure SAS9 and keep our customers happy. You will be working alongside a team of developers and testers to triage customer issues, fix customer and security related issues, and upgrade third party software. You will also bring improvements to current processes where possible to enable us to work faster and more efficiently.

As a Sr Software Developer, you will:

• Work collaboratively with development, testing, product, operations, and support peers across the SAS9 Division to triage and resolve customer related issues.
• Ensure quality by creating and supporting automated tests with extensive code coverage.
• Scope requirements and estimate effort.
• Support internal and external customers.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• 8+ years of experience as a developer on large software projects.
• Strong Java programming experience.
• Experience with SQL and Oracle, PostgreSQL or DB2 databases.
• Experience with Jenkins and Python.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs.
• Ability to write and maintain unit tests.
• Bash shell experience and knowledge of Linux commands.
• Experience with Apache HTTP Server and Tomcat.
• Familiarity with security principles (FIPS, TLS, Certificate and Private Key infrastructure, ciphers).
• Experience using Gerrit, Git, or GitHub for source code management and code review.
• Experience with integration and regression testing.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills

• Collaboration – Working cooperatively with others to help a team or work group achieve its goals.
• Communication – Conveying information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand the message; listening actively to others.
• Technological Savvy – Leveraging one’s practical knowledge and understanding of recent technology tools, solutions, and trends to improve work results, solve work problems, and take advantage of new business opportunities.
• Experience with Eclipse IDE.
• Experience with OpenSearch, ElasticSearch, IBM MQ, Ignite, Kafka, Redis.
• Organizational and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to take initiative and actively contribute your ideas.

World-class benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include:
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on‑site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry‑leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much‑loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full‑time employees.

You are welcome here.

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our inclusive workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

Additional Information

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights.