Software Engineer

Quest Diagnostics; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare diagnostics company in Philadelphia is seeking a Software Engineer to develop efficient and scalable software solutions. Key responsibilities include creating functionalities for existing systems, developing APIs, and conducting unit tests for reliability. The ideal candidate should have 1-3 years of software engineering experience, be proficient in Java, and have a strong understanding of object-oriented principles. This role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic team on various innovative projects.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience developing server-side web applications in Java.
• Proficient in object-oriented development.

Responsibilities

• Create new functionalities and redesign certain aspects of an already-existing system.
• Engage in prototyping, reviews, and test-driven development.
• Develop external and internal APIs.

Skills

Java programming

Object-oriented development

RESTful APIs

SOAP web services

Ability to adopt new technology

Job description

Quest Diagnostics is looking for a Software Engineer to create well-designed, effective, testable, and specification-compliant code and carry out the entire product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Create new functionalities and redesign certain aspects of an already-existing system.
• Engage in prototyping, reviews, and test-driven, iterative development with a development team.
• Create and write middle- and back-end code in an organized and effective manner.
• Implement scalable and robust services.
• Develop external and internal APIs.
• Develop and run unit and performance tests to ensure scalability and reliability.
• Review and debug code.
• Develops documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clean code to explain and show solutions.
• Determines and designs system specifications, standards, and programming to prepare and install solutions.

Requirements

• Between 1 and 3 years of experience in software engineering
• Experience developing server-side web applications in Java
• Experience developing Java Web Services with public API (e.g. REST, SOAP)
• Proficient in object-oriented development
• Able to effectively and quickly adopt new technology
• Knowledge of Java frameworks, architecture, and design patterns