Software Engineer Ii - Drupal

SUMMARY

Responsible for creating desired functionality to assigned content, products or services. Develops, tests and implements software that provides robust technical infrastructure and/or software applications used by business units.

The Software Engineer II will be a member of one of several cross-functional development teams, ranging from 5 to 7 team members. This is an entry-level position who will assist in various software development functions relating to products for internal and external customers.

WHY JEWELERS MUTUAL:

We are a financially secure, exceptionally positioned, and intellectually curious company driven by our core values of Agility, Accountability and Relevancy!  We continue to raise the tide of the jewelry industry we’ve served since 1913 through our innovative people, our unyielding customer commitment, and evolution of our products and services to be the most trusted advisor to all we serve. 

With a generous benefits package, office locations throughout the United States, and a mantra of “making your mark today”, consider evolving your career and shining bright with Jewelers Mutual Group!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Scope

• Supports a single product backlog
• Demonstrates knowledge of solutions within assigned domain, product or service

Accountabilities

• Develops applications and the underlying framework
• Collaborates to evaluate application designs
• Implements, tests and delivers new features for multiple platforms
• Coordinates with QA team to initiate testing and ensure testing is completed
• May design framework and software standards and make suggestions for systems / software improvements
• Works to understand customer needs and usage of the product the team supports.
• Collaborates well with scrum team members on design and development ideas and concepts. Accepts feedback and challenges status quo.

Problem Solving & Analysis

• Recommends solutions based on established best practices
• Sees patterns and uses conceptual thinking to solve problems
• Work is more variable at this level; as such must collaborate with team and other SMEs to consider multiple options to solve problems.
• Has ability to identify processes that would result in reduced costs, increased efficiencies or closer alignment to company objective

Decision Making / Autonomy

• Proactively collaborate with team to make tactical decisions that translate into specific actions, with a goal of implementing MVP in the short term with an eye to long term objectives
• Issues not defined by best practices are escalated to senior team members or Management
• Mostly self-sufficient and capable of working with limited supervision

Communications / Interactions

• Has an informed opinion and is able to articulate complicated technical issues to less technical management or leadership, or to less senior team members. Has a persuasive argument, but accepting of financial/time/other constraints that may impact decision making.
• Leads meetings with partners to gain alignment and understanding
• Promotes a mentor/mentee relationship with less experienced team members
• Creates and delivers presentations and communications to peers

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no / direct supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS

• Experience with Lean/Agile best practices
• Conceptual Thinking
• Presentation Skills
• Organizational Savvy
• Application Design
• Application Maintenance
• Implementation
• Programming
• System Testing
• System Development Life Cycle
• Passion for Excellence

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university or equivalent experience ; 4-7+ years of experience in software coding and development; 2+ years of experience with ASP.Net, Gosu, Apex, Java, XML, SQL, C#, Javascript, API's.