Software Development Sr Engineer

Solera; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Solera is seeking a Software Development Sr. Engineer to lead the development and maintenance of COBOL applications within a global digital ecosystem.

You will collaborate with engineers across layers of our infrastructure to design, implement, and ship capabilities that power our vehicle lifecycle solutions. The role emphasizes strong debugging skills, experience with COBOL-85, and familiarity with CI/CD workflows, middleware, and cloud hosted services to deliver scalable, secure software

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in COBOL programming (COBOL-85).
• Experience in supporting production systems by troubleshooting, debugging COBOL programs.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong understanding of relational and non-relational databases and API design.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable Cobol applications globally.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement features.
• Participate in code reviews and promote best practices in software development.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues to ensure optimal performance.
• Stay updated on industry trends and technologies.

Skills

COBOL programming

COBOL batch/online

Xpediter

Abend-AID

MicroFocus NetExpress

Visual Basic

C language

Agile

CI/CD pipelines

API design

SQL Server

NoSQL

Oracle

Domain-Driven Design

Microservice architecture

Middleware

Cloud / PaaS

Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

Xpediter

Abend-AID

MicroFocus NetExpress

Microsoft Visual Basic

Job description

Software Development Sr. Engineer

Who We Are

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation. For more information, please visitsolera.com.

The Role

As a Senior Cobol Developer, you will play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of our Cobol applications. You will collaborate with a team of engineers and developers across various layers of our infrastructure. A strong commitment to collaborative problem-solving, sophisticated design, and the delivery of high-quality products is essential to our success.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain scalable global Cobol applications to support our product offerings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and enhance features.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices for software development.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in existing applications to ensure optimal performance.
• Engage in continuous learning and stay updated on industry trends and technologies.

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

a. 6 years + of professional proven proficiency in COBOL programming (COBOL-85), with the ability to write, modify, and maintain both batch and online COBOL programs.

b. Experience in Support production systems by troubleshooting, debugging, and resolvingissues in COBOL programs using debugging tools (e.g., Xpediter, Abend-AID)

c. Nice to have: Experience in MicroFocus net Express 3, Microsoft Visual Basic, C language

d. Prior work experience in and understanding of Agile.

e. Strong knowledge on CI/CD tools and workflows.

f. Domain-Driven Design and Micro-service architectures.

g. SQL Server, NoSQL, ang/or Oracle Databases.

h. API design

i. Strong knowledge in Business-Driven Design and Test Driven Development.

j. Developing middleware applications using a variety of modern technologies with relational, non-relational data bases and cloud hosted applications.

k. Performance engineering and educating teams on non-functional requirements to achieve web-scale

l. Middleware and Security experience, fixing vulnerabilities.

m. Strong background in the PaaS space preferred.

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.