Senior Software Engineer - Product Development Engineer III (Information Technology)
DAT Solutions is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering team in Beaverton, Oregon.
As a Sr. Software Engineer at DAT, this is an opportunity to work with a software development team of highly motivated agile engineers. Your team builds software that drives our SaaS platform in the cloud. Your team will work with cutting edge tools to develop code that is reliable, maintainable, and scalable. Your team will work full stack, from building microservices to creating compelling user experiences on top of the latest web and mobile technologies. Your team develops, tests and delivers solutions through our CI/CD environments and deploy your solutions to our customers hosted in AWS.
If this sounds like you, read on...
Who we are looking for?
Experienced. You are a seasoned engineer that has worked on various technologies and in different languages and stacks. You have successes (and scars) which help inform your considerations and decisions around solutions you build.
Passionate. You get excited about challenging new problems to solve and applying existing or new technologies in new and creative ways. You see software engineering as a craft that needs to be continuously practiced, evolved and improved over time. You believe that there are very few problems that can't be solved through software and technology; and maybe some that shouldn't.
Driven. You want to leave your mark on the world and thrill users of your software whomever they may be. You take pride in the code you craft and the practices you apply, but understand that the best software has yet to be written and every change is another opportunity to leave the work in a better state than you found it.
Pragmatic. You'd prefer to build and deliver customers value in two weeks rather than spend months polishing something you're not sure a customer will want.
Qualitative. You care about the quality of your work and the experience your customers receive. You believe that building feature limited solutions with excellence is better than producing ineffective feature rich solutions. You care about the complete package of software you deliver including the tests, documentation and tools you provide that support the operation of your software.
Collaborative. You like to share your knowledge. You understand that the collective knowledge is more important than individual and you seek to ensure others are as informed as you and expect the same in return.
Cultural. You care about the team, the organization, the company and the overall culture. You understand to have the kind of culture you want around you takes continuous care and feeding and you have a part to play in its success.
Deliver Results:
Collaborate with your team to produce lean, rapid and predictable solutions in a repeatable and transparent way. Help your team develop solutions that improve your delivery rate, keep debt to a minimum, maintain a high level of quality and in a way that thrills our customers!
Be a supporting member:
Help your team become best-of-breed. Help the team improve its practices and abilities over time by applying new techniques. Don't be afraid to try new things, fail and learn.
Challenge yourself:
Become a technology advocate. Identify, learn, master, and evangelize technologies that get you excited and that DAT should be using. Become an expert in our products. Look for creative ways to apply the technologies you've mastered to our products.
Become a Mentor:
Support your team by pairing with other peers on challenges they face. Bring your insight and experience to bear on the problems that face you and your team. Look for ways to help level up your team.
Live the culture:
Be an advocate for engineering excellence. Encourage participation of peers in team oriented activities. Participate in communities of practice. Become a thought leader. Participate in internal and external company events. Support a community of appreciation, respect and trust
We aspire to be great:
We want the technologies we wield and the products we create to be equally inspiring. We want to match best in class products with best in class innovations.
Technology is a tool, not a religion:
We see technology differently… While software development and technologies are our craft we see them holistically as the languages and the tools we our capable of wielding. We embrace our ability to communicate, build and deliver in many mediums and as such we hold ourselves to standard not limited by what a specific stack can or can't do but rather what we, as innovators, can achieve using any technology or methodology.
We want our engineers to thrive:
As engineers, building software is our craft; we just happen to be fortunate enough to be paid for doing it. We embrace engineers individual creativity and curiosity as the foundation of the team's ability to deliver innovative results that thrill our customers. We pride ourselves on providing our engineers with opportunities to express their creativity and to support them in continuously reaching higher levels of innovation and excellence
You don't like change:
In our view, there are only two directions to progress; forward and back. Fear of change can lead to complacency and we, as technologists, find complacency unacceptable. There is certainly a time and need for stability, however we also believe that this needs to be balanced with continuous learning and growth; so we embrace change.
You prefer to fly solo:
We are the collaborative type and believe that the success of the individual is rooted in the success of the team and the environment the team creates for individuals to grow. This requires everyone to do their part to help the team grow and mature and requires all members to consider the team first.
You are inflexible regarding tech stack:
We all have preferences but we also believe that for us to remain leaders in technology we have to have the courage and curiosity to explore and use new technologies and new techniques. We are interested in looking at known and unknown challenges through new and different points of view.
A Senior Software Engineer at DAT is responsible for designing and implementing the software that drives our SaaS platform. In this role, you will work with cutting edge tools to develop code that is reliable, maintainable, and scalable. You'll work full stack, from building microservices in AWS, to creating compelling experiences in the web.
Technical Skill
Proficiency
Details
Javascript
Practical
According to established best practices
Modern Server Frameworks
Practical
Node, Spark or Sprint Boot
Modern Web UI Frameworks
Practical
Such as Angular or React
Cloud Native Development
Limited
Build and deploy in AWS, Azure, or Google
Microservices
Practical
According to established best practices
REST APIs
Practical
According to established best practices
Design Principles and Patterns
Limited
According to established best practices
OO/Functional Programing
Practical
Unit Testing
Practical
Client and Server
Scrum/Agile SDLC
Practical
Soft Skill
Proficiency
Description
Communication
Practical
Ability to communicate (written and verbal) effectively with others
Collaboration
Practical
Ability to present, communicate, exchange and influence ideas
Interpersonal
Practical
Ability to connect and build relationships with others
Emotional Intelligence
Practical
Awareness of the emotional needs of self and others
Strong Work Ethic
Practical
Ability to keep focused on work necessary to accomplish goals
Problem Solving
Practical
Ability to solve problems based on the needs of the problem
Self Management
Practical
Ability to be aware of self and manage your unique limitations
Research
Practical
Ability to generate ideas, investigate, and discover outcome to a goal
Adaptability
Practical
Adapt to challenges, accept differences and progress despite conflict
Leadership
Limited
A supportive peer, mentor, support, leader, or example for others
Professionalism
Practical
Ability to maintain ethics and morale throughout categories of skills
Technical Skill
Proficiency
Details
Mocha, Karma test runners
Limited
According to established best practices
Jasmine, Chai, Sinon
Limited
Node, Spark or Sprint Boot
SASS & Google Material Design
Limited
Dependency Injection frameworks
Limited
AWS native technologies
Limited
Kinesis, RDS, Lambda, SES/SNS/SQS, API Gateway, S3, Route53
Level
Description
None
Has no awareness of the subject
Basic
Has a basic knowledge of the subject
Limited
Has limited experience of the subject
Practical
Has a practical application of the subject
Applied
Has applied theory of the subject
Recognized
Is recognized as an authority or has attained mastery of the subject
DAT operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. Transportation brokers, carriers, news organizations, and industry analysts rely on DAT for market trends and data insights derived from 256 million annual freight matches and a database of $65 billion in market transactions.
DAT Solutions offers competitive compensation and an excellent benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible savings accounts, 401K, Life and AD&D insurance, a comprehensive Paid Leave program, and a Tuition Reimbursement program. Participation is limited to regular full-time employees.
DAT Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We especially invite women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply. EEO/AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
Sponsorship and relocation assistance are not offered at this time for this position.
All referrals and résumés are managed exclusively through the Human Resources Department. DAT Solutions will not consider unsolicited résumés from vendors including search firms, fee-based referral services and/or recruitment agencies.
For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company