Software Engineer - TID (Contractor Position)

Overview

The Software Engineer in the Technology Innovation Department plays a pivotal role within the software engineering group, collaborating closely with the UX Research and Design, Content, Product and Program team members assigned to each program. Together, they strive to uphold software engineering excellence in civic technology, operating within the specific constraints of the MBTA. The Software Engineer is responsible for a wide variety of software engineering tasks primarily in Elixir and / or TypeScript.

Engineering Capabilities

• Demonstrates strong fundamental coding abilities and knowledge
• Follows standard engineering division procedures, such as naming conventions, code reviews, writing documentation, testing software changes, writing tests, etc.
• Writes production quality software
• Works on front-end and back-end tasks as needed
• Able to execute any available engineering coding tasks assigned in a sprint
• Implement architecture best practices regularly
• Regularly assists others in achieving quality standards through reviews
• Make changes to pull requests based upon feedback from reviewers
• Execute development work at a good velocity. Diagnose ongoing application outages or disruptions
• May write root cause analysis and reports; may handle an urgent hotfix for their products
• Protects the data security and privacy of our organization and customers
• Has a basic understanding of logging, log querying, and software profiling

Product Team Participation

DevOps and Leadership

Additional responsibilities may include a focus on one or more departments or locations. See applicable addendum for department or location-specific functions.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Supervision

Minimum Education

Preferred Experience and Skills

Job Conditions

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and complexity of the work being performed by staff assigned to this job, and do not represent an exhaustive list of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities required of staff assigned to this position.

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