Sr Software Engineer

As one of the largest national child and family care organizations in the country, and one of the leading research hospitals in the country, the Boys Town team is currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer who can help develop and modernize Boys Town applications. In this position you'll be working alongside youth care, business department, and research scientist team members, along with graphic designers and software engineers to develop software to support Boys Town's core programs and grant related research. The position is looking for a qualified individual with extensive modern front end and back end development experience. This staff member will be developing desktop and mobile responsive web applications. Working experience with a cloud platform, such as Microsoft Azure will be helpful.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

Codes, tests and develops complex software applications to support organizational requirements.

• Develops new web applications based on system specifications and requirements; presents analysis, designs, and prototypes.

• Writes and performs unit testing to ensure quality control.

• Follows an Agile Methodology.

• Participates and leads the team in establishing and maintaining coding standards.

• Determines operational feasibility through problem definition and analysis and recommends solutions.

• Oversees the strategy of CI/CD pipeline integration as well as automated testing practices. Coordinates efforts to apply code repository branching best practices.

• Designs, maintains, and monitors database structures for core systems and related systems to ensure data integrity and eliminate data redundancies.

• Coordinates project activities with internal staff, software vendors, and other users to meet system objectives.

• Develops and maintains high customer satisfaction while working in partnership with vendors, cross-functional teams and management.

• Cultivates data for business insight via organizational reporting tools.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Proficiency with modern web technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, MVC frameworks, etc. Experience with ReactJS, NextJS, and Node.js, bundling experience with Webpack or alternative.

• Working knowledge of containers and cloud-based strategies.

• Experience integrating application API layers with open source options; experience with Audio API/Soundcard integration is a plus.

• Experience working with unstructured data in Microsoft Azure is a plus.

• Proficient in writing unit test using unit testing framework, such as Jest, Enzyme, or Sinon.

• Knowledgeable of security practices for JavaScript based applications (OWASP, OAuth2, etc.).

• UI/UX experience, knowledge of browser/platform/device compatibility and responsive and adaptive design and development principles.

• Proficiency with maintaining version control, BitBucket or equivalent.

• Experience developing Restful web services and APIs with a compiled language like C#, NodeJS.

• Experience working in an Agile environment.

• Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally with senior level staff.

• High level of professionalism, customer service, integrity, communication and problem-solving skills.

• Strong knowledge of relational databases (e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL), including complex queries and T-SQL. Or non-relational databases (MongoDB).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

• Minimum 8 years of experience with a diverse background of architecting complex organizational solutions that maximize simplicity and adaptability required.

• On-call work to provide additional support and/or may require work to be performed outside of traditional business hours including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with both Windows and Linux operating systems preferred.

• Technical certifications preferred.

• Experience working with reporting tools, such as Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, or other reporting tool equivalent is preferred.

• Experience with building prototypes using tools like Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Adobe XD is preferred.

• Experience with a content management system, such as EpiServer, Drupal, WordPress is preferred.

Diversity is more than a commitment at Boys Town—it is the foundation of who we are and what we do.

At Boys Town, we cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results .