Sr Engineer Software - Network

Position Title: Sr Software Engineer – Network (P4)

 

Company Summary 

Crown Castle is the nation’s largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we’re the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it possible to transform the way we live and work. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected and ready for the future. Crown Castle is publicly traded on the S&P 500, and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US.

Role:

As a Sr Software Engineer, you’ll join our Network Automation & Platform helping us lead, design, and implement the systems and tools necessary to achieve our vision of and end-to-end, fully autonomous network. We have many exciting challenges ahead including implementing cutting edge tools and processes, integration, and migration projects, as well as reverse engineering and decommissioning legacy applications and platforms.

The Sr Software Engineer will be hands-on developing software products at scale to enable business transformation through technology that delivers critical data, geospatial, and logistics capabilities to our customers. You will work closely with stakeholders, software engineers and other architects to lead solution discussions, provide technical leadership, and mentor other engineers. We have opportunities for both frontend and backend roles.

Responsibilities

• Design RESTful Microservices in an enterprise production environment
• Drive continuous improvements in code quality, scalability, and maintainability for multiple applications.
• Lead development efforts for on-time delivery of full-stack solutions
• Develop proof of concepts for the introduction of new technologies
• Designs and develops domain capabilities in record automation, service orchestration, and/or system integration.
• Build deep knowledge of end-to-end processes across systems, taking the time to partner with product and business stakeholders to understand product vision and requirements.
• Diagnose, document, and troubleshoot systems to resolve problems identified through testing, as well as implement strategies to improve integration and efficiency.
• Help teammates continuously reflect and improve, becoming more effective in their roles and increasing their predictability, teamwork, and practices.

Expectations

• Self-motivated individual who can handle ambiguous/ill-defined problems and think abstractly to deliver results.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive as well as the ability to work well with diverse teams.
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions to business users and other technical teams
• Seeks to develop compelling insights and logical arguments to persuade others. 

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information Systems, or related discipline
• Code-camp with a portfolio and additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree (put your GitHub, etc. link in your resume)

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in Software Engineering.
• Strong knowledge in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• 4+ years of experience with modern application development using Microservices (gRPC) and Event Driven architecture.
• 3+ years of experience building software applications in the cloud, preferably AWS.
• Experience with core AWS compute technologies (e.g., EKS, ECS, Lambda)
• Experience working with SOAP, REST APIs, and asynchronous messaging technologies (e.g., Apache Kafka).
• Experience with design and implementation using various storage technologies (e.g., Postgres, Aurora, S3)
• Problem solving mindset and solution-enabler; ability to identify problems, make decisions and drive innovative solutions.
• Experience working with containerization technologies (e.g., docker).

Other Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of telecommunications and data networking a plus.
• Experience with work tracking systems like Azure DevOps/Jira/etc.
• Experience reading and writing protocol buffers (protobufs) a plus.
• Prior experience supporting medium- to large-scale, highly available, service-oriented, distributed production system.

Reports to: (Sr) Manager, Software Engineering or Principal Architect

We offer a total benefits package and professional growth development for teammates in any stage of their career. Along with caring for our teammates, we’re an active member in the communities where we live, work, and do business. We have a responsibility to give back, which we do through our Connected by Good program. Giving back allows us to improve public spaces where people connect, promote public safety and advance access to education and technology.

Working Conditions: This is a remote role with the expectation of on-site/in-person collaboration with teammates and stakeholders for moments that matter and may require up to 10% travel.

For New York City, Colorado, California and Washington residents - The hiring range offered for this position is $120,000 - $155,000 annually. In addition to salary, employees are eligible for an annual bonus of up to 20% of annual salary and restricted stock. Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive 18 days of paid time off each year and 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year