Software Engineer Iii

Habemco is a shared services company wholly owned and operated by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Northern California. Our talented team provides cross-functional support services to various tribal business and government entities. Habemco's primary support services power the Tribe's flagship online lending brand, Uprova, and any future brands, through product development, technology, and other support needed for growth. The Habemco team plays a critical role in ensuring a successful future for our customers, our employees, and the Tribe.

Headquartered in a beautiful, yet remote part of California, the Tribe recognizes that to compete in the highly competitive FinTech industry, the Tribe must access expertise throughout the nation. In addition to employees that work remotely, the Tribe has employees clustered at headquarters in Upper Lake, California, and a call center in Lenexa, Kansas.

Employees receive competitive pay and benefits, quarterly performance bonuses and 401(k) with a 4% match. Our team is ambitious, forward-thinking, passionate and moves fast! Are you ready to grow with us?

Purpose of the Position: The Software Engineer IV, working under the supervision of the Director of Engineering, provides technical leadership, technical excellence, and innovation for the software development team. This role will work closely with others to ensure alignment of team objectives and product delivery.

Essential Duties

• Work closely with the software development team, product owners, business analysts, and contractors.
• Actively contribute to creating a culture of technical excellence by developing technical practices, monitoring technical excellence, and organizing communications to/from stakeholders.
• Promote innovation in problem-solving and sharing of technical knowledge.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Assist in managing daily tasks and activities of a team of developers to effectively meet fair and realistic delivery schedule of complex software development projects.
• Lend guidance and support to development team and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle, including prioritization and accountability.
• Accurately assess the risk associated with proposed project designs.
• Report progress and handle escalations at all times.
• Ensure production software is free of bugs and maintains a reliable state.
• Leverage AWS to deliver efficient, cloud-native solutions.
• Identify product design features to support scalability, usability and better performance.
• Assist and drive technical design and code reviews for all new enhancements and maintenance work delivered by the development team.
• Accurately apply understanding of complex business and functional requirements and produce technical specifications and product requirements.
• Implement unit and integration testing, as needed.
• Regular, reliable attendance during normal business hours.
• In-person attendance and travel as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Required:

• Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited university with major in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience in software development using object-oriented languages.
• 1+ years of experience in software development using .NET.
• Experience developing and executing a software implementation plan.
• Hands on experience with Microsoft .NET framework 4.5+, Microsoft .NET Core, C#, MVC4, JavaScript, WebApi Core and Window Services.
• Strong knowledge and experience with relational databases such as MySQL, SQL Server or Oracle.
• All offers are contingent upon signing a confidentiality agreement and satisfactory completion of drug screening and background checks.Employer observes federal standards for controlled substances.

Preferred:

• Experience with JavaScript Frameworks.

Skills and Abilities:

• Effectively prioritizes and executes tasks in a highly productive yet autonomous environment.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills (i.e., design, debugging, and testing) and experience with software development projects.
• Ability to present technical ideas in concise, user-friendly, or layman's language.
• Strong interpersonal skills used in developing effective working relationships and listening skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, time sensitive, and confidential environment.
• Excellent communication skills; able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with professionalism, excellent grammar, respect, and courteousness.
• Possess a balance of assertiveness and diplomacy along with adaptability to communicate on all levels.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods in a stationary seated position, such as working on a computer.
• Frequently move, transport, and manipulate computer equipment up to 15 pounds.
• Verbal communication sufficient to exchange accurate ideas and information.