Senior Software Engineer

Gables Search Group; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Gables Search Group seeks a Senior Software Engineer to help shape the future of a leading access management platform. You will drive technical design and development, guiding modernization to a scalable, secure, and modern solution.

You will lead architectural reviews, work with cross-functional teams, and apply SDLC/ISO-9000 practices while mentoring engineers and delivering robust software systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required.
• 5+ years of software development with Java and enterprise apps.
• Strong ability to read, debug, and develop software in C on legacy apps.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into code with Java and modern development practices.
• Modernize legacy platform into scalable, secure solution.
• Evaluate AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity and modernization.
• Analyze and improve architecture, performance, and operations.
• Design, test, and deliver software components with quality and security.

Skills

Java

C

REST APIs

Spring

JavaScript

React

Linux

Windows

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle

OAuth

CI/CD

Cloud

AI tools

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle

Job description

Our client is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team and help shape the future of one of the industry's widely used access management platforms. This role will lead the technical design and development, driving the modernization of a legacy platform into a scalable, secure, and modern access management solution.

Responsibilities

• Utilize industry-standard programming techniques to translate requirements and architectural designs into code, with a strong emphasis on Java and modern application development practices.
• Work in the modernization of the platform, transforming a legacy application into a scalable, secure, and modern access management solution.
• Evaluate and leverage AI-assisted development tools and emerging AI technologies to improve engineering productivity, accelerate platform modernization efforts, and identify opportunities to incorporate AI-driven capabilities into future solutions
• Analyze and solve complex technical challenges in existing systems and identify opportunities for architectural, performance, and operational improvements.
• Design, develop, test, and deliver software components and services while maintaining high standards for quality, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Assist in developing, refining, and interpreting business and technical requirements.
• Follow all ISO-9000 procedures and the SDLC, as they pertain to their work unit, and continually seek improvements to development procedures and engineering practices.
• Lead architectural reviews, technology evaluations, and long-term platform modernization planning activities.
• Analyze and implement third-party solutions for applications, understanding the impact, risks, and long-term maintainability of proposed solutions.
• Plan and participate in load, capacity, scalability, reliability, and performance analysis and testing.
• Participate in production support activities, troubleshooting complex application, infrastructure, and customer-impacting issues across the platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline required.
• 5+ years of software development experience with significant experience in Java and enterprise application development.
• Strong ability to read, understand, debug, and develop software in C, with experience working on or modernizing legacy applications.
• Good understanding of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, proxies, and authentication technologies.
• Experience with Object-Oriented Design, REST APIs, Spring Framework, JavaScript, React, and modern web application development.
• Experience with Linux (or UNIX), Windows, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle.
• Experience with OAuth a plus.
• Familiarity with unit testing, integration testing, performance testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with cloud technologies, containerization, and modern software delivery practices preferred.Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools and emerging AI technologies preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to balance hands-on development, architecture, operational support, and technical leadership responsibilities.