Senior Software Engineer - Chicago based

Aviture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401k matching

Paid time off

Castaway Week events

Conference attendance

Flexible schedules

Free lunch Fridays

Job summary

Aviture seeks a Senior Software Engineer in Chicago to join an agile, cross-functional team delivering production-grade software. You'll work across UX, UI, Cloud Engineering (AWS), DevOps, and QA with emphasis on .NET, React, and React Native.

The role requires leadership, mentorship, and a strong grasp of CS concepts, scalable design, and modern development practices in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent practical experience in software engineering.
• 7+ years of professional software development and production-grade delivery.
• Advanced knowledge of software testing tools, frameworks, and techniques.
• Proficient in React, React Native, C#, and .NET.
• Experience deploying cloud-native software on AWS.
• UI development experience with ReactJS/React Native.

Responsibilities

• Deliver solutions to complex technical challenges both independently and with the team.
• Communicate clearly in both verbal and written forms.
• Actively participate in agile development processes and set coding standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical direction.
• Decompose complex requirements into iterative deliverables.
• Identify and promote scalable design patterns and robust software quality.

Skills

7+ years software development

React

React Native

C#

.NET

AWS

SQL

UI development (ReactJS)

Education

BS degree in software engineering

Tools

SQL

Job description

• Stay hungry

Aviture provides custom software solutions for clients, acting as a business partner and technical advisor - sharing and contributing to our client's vision. We provide full lifecycle software services from concept, implementation and first delivery on to continued maintenance, analysis, and continued adaption to user needs and market forces.

At Aviture we treat our employees as people, not resources. We value their personal & professional growth believing that stronger and healthier individuals are good for both our employees and our clients.

Using our principle of 'cross pollination' - we actively share problems & solutions between our project teams and provide ample opportunities for employees to advance to different teams at opportune moments to grow and mentor. The exposure to multiple industries and aspects of technology presents an ideal environment in which you can continue to master your trade skills, as well as be exposed to many developing technologies & interesting problem spaces.

Additionally, we encourage the inter-communication and mingling of our employees - to include company sponsored vacations, quarterly 'cast away' weeks where we co-locate our employees to further collaborate, and many social functions and internal interest groups.

We are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, with remote employees across the nation.

What is Aviture's Art of the Possible?

Along with our mission-driven team's deep expertise in a wide range of development languages, we employ a disciplined agile approach to define goals upfront, keep organizational value at the forefront, and set the pace for rapid, iterative innovation that transforms organizations. We call this the Art of the Possible.

• Saved lives in the California wildfires and southern U.S. flooding
• Provided security for the 2020 Presidential Inauguration, Super Bowl, and post-attack Boston Marathon
• Enabled augmented-reality training environments for surgeons
• Increased transparency and promoted patient wellness in hospitals and senior care facilities
• Combined computer vision and robotics to automate dangerous manual labor tasks
• And much more!

Why You'll Want to Live Aviturian

• Embody integrity
• Seek ownership
• Stay hungry
• Remain grounded
• Create impact
• Challenge with respect

We've built our culture around creativity, continuous learning, and our shared values.

Aviture is currently hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join one of our development teams. This position will be based in Chicago, and will be expected to report daily to the customer site.

This role involves working as a part of a mature, cross functional, agile development team with generalized specializations in UX, UI, Mobile, Cloud Engineering (AWS), DevOps and QA. The ideal candidate should have deep experience with .NET, React, React Native, and C#. The greater exposure to these frameworks the better.

We're Looking For a Senior Software Engineer Who Will...

• Deliver solutions to complex technical challenges both independently and as a part of a cross-functional team
• Communicate clearly in a timely manner in both verbal and written forms
• Actively participate in all aspects of our agile development process
• Assist in establishing and enforcing coding standards within their team
• Work with project stakeholders to decompose complex requirements into smaller sets of iterative deliverables
• Recognize and recommend design patterns for developing reliable, highly available, scalable and performant software solutions
• Identify opportunities to improve upon engineering processes within their team
• Provide technical mentorship and direction to peers
• Utilize effective debugging techniques to identify and resolve software defects
• Look beyond the immediate needs of a product and help consider longer-term concerns and/or opportunities for impact from our products
• Continuously keep themselves up to date on changes in technology, with an emphasis on the tech stacks being used by your team

Requirements

• BS degree in Software Engineering related degree, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of professional software development experience building and shipping production grade software or services
• Advanced knowledge of software testing tools, frameworks, and techniques
• Proficient in at least two modern programming languages (React, React Native, C#, and .NET)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to respectfully challenge the status quo
• Experience developing and deploying cloud native software on the AWS cloud.
• Experience with UI development using ReactJS and/or React Native
• Gets excited by the challenge of complex technical problems
• Competent with relational databases and SQL
• Excellent grasp of computer science concepts, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
• Ability to design and provide solutions to complex business problems
• Strong working knowledge of Agile development processes
• Passionate about mentoring and training junior software engineers
• High personal standards for code quality, maintainability, and performance

Benefits

• PPO or a High Deductible Health Plan, HSA eligible plan, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Life.
• Generous paid time off that starts accruing on day one
• Quarterly Castaway Week events in the Omaha HQ Office, all expenses paid, from across the country to participate in team-building, collaboration, and fun events
• Matching 401k with 100% vesting in six months
• Pick your preferred workstation! Mac? PC? We'll support you with the tech you need to do your best work
• Get paid to go to national and international conferences and training, so that you can stay up to date with the latest innovations
• Flexible work schedules: Work the times that fits your schedule, with all meetings required to be scheduled between 9 am and 3 pm CST
• Free lunch every Friday and recurring team events for you and your family to enjoy
• Incentive and bonus pay.
• Opportunities for connection and growth through peer coaching, recurring Lightning Talks to share things we're passionate about, and a bi-weekly company-wide All Hands.