Software Engineer

PestRoutes.com; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PestRoutes.com is looking for a talented Software Engineer to join their team in McKinney, Texas. This role involves implementing core functionalities on their platform that serves the pest control industry, impacting the entire customer lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with database systems, complex SQL queries, and OOP languages, alongside a passion for delivering resilient and maintainable code.

This position offers an opportunity to work in a challenging yet rewarding environment aimed at automating pest control operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of expert-level database skills and ability to write complex SQL/mySQL queries.
• Experience working in Agile environment with understanding of SDLC.
• Proficiency in one or more OOP languages like Python, Java, C#, or PHP.

Responsibilities

• Implement complex and core functionality related to scheduling, payments, and billing.
• Help automate and improve existing systems and processes.
• Mentor and coach junior members of the development team.

Skills

Database skills

Agile development

SQL/mySQL expertise

OOP languages (Python, Java, C#, PHP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

mySQL

SQL Server

AWS

git

Job description

PestRoutes, founded in 2012, provides software to power the business of pest control. Designed to automate all aspects of operations making pest control businesses more efficient from the office to the field, we aim to support our customers’ goals, and we recognize they are not all the same.

From the beginning, we have been purposeful in listening to understand the unique needs of our customers and building solutions to meet them. Some users want to grow their business, others are looking to be more profitable, and some simply want to spend more time with their family. PestRoutes provides software and a dedicated U.S. support team that makes it easy to focus on the important things while automating the mundane.

Job Description

We are seeking a talented Software Engineer who shares our goal to create the best product in the market. We do the impossible. We are looking for the type of person that stares an overwhelming problem in the face and knows how to pick the problem apart until they find a solution. You are the type of person who loves to make products that your customer loves. You take pride in quality code which is resilient, reliable, and maintainable. Whenever you set out to fix a problem, you build a tool to solve the original problem and dozens of other problems which are related to it but may not yet be realized.

You will be working on a platform that runs a field service company B2E. Your work will impact every part of the customer lifecycle including sales, marketing, scheduling, CRM, billing, mobile field service applications, communication (SMS, email, voice, snail mail, push notifications, etc...), credit card processing, reporting, customer portals, reviews, and more! We work with dozens of APIs and frameworks and are truly a platform on which our customers utilize as their primary and central tool.

Responsibilities

• Implement complex and core functionality within our platform related to scheduling, payments and billing, route optimization, automated tasks, internal/external APIs, etc.
• Help our data conversion department and find ways to automate and improve existing systems and processes
• Work on complex database conversions for new customers using mySQL, SQL Server, AWS
• Write scripts to alter business critical datasets with millions of rows of data
• Help mentor and coach junior members of our development team
• Work with the latest technologies and tools to solve the oldest problems which affect our customers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 5 years expert level database skills and ability to write complex and mission critical SQL/mySQL queries
• At least 5 years experience working with business critical systems (banking, CRM, field services, etc…)
• At least 5 years experience implementing complex and core features into a mature code base
• At least 2 years experience working within Agile environment. Understanding of Agile SDLC.
• 2+ years of experience with git.
• Experience with front end technology is a plus
• Proficiency in one or more OOP languages: Python, Java, C#, PHP is preferred
• Proficiency in one or more RDBMS databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL is preferred
• Proven ability to track down, solve, and release solutions to bugs and issues
• Experience working with a client facing web application
• Experience with version control and deployment strategiesExperience working with servers (preferably apache and ubuntu) is a plus
• High attention to detail and ability to take responsibility for core changes
• Passion for development and high desire to release code

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.