Senior Software Engineer responsible for designing and developing software solutions, leading technical initiatives, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
As a Senior Software Engineer at Lightcast, you will play a key role in designing and developing complex software solutions to meet the evolving needs of our clients. Building upon your solid foundation in software engineering, you will take on more advanced responsibilities, lead technical initiatives, and mentor junior team members. Your expertise will contribute to the success of our projects and drive innovation within our organization.
Major Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of software solutions that meet project requirements and align with best practices and architectural standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements, propose technical solutions, and provide accurate effort estimations.
- Mentor and guide other software engineers, assisting them in their professional growth and development.
- Conduct thorough testing and debugging of software to ensure high quality, reliability, and performance.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify areas for process improvement and implement effective solutions.
- Stay updated with emerging technologies, industry trends, and advancements in software engineering.
- Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality, identify areas for improvement, and provide constructive feedback.
- Proactively identify and address technical risks and challenges, proposing innovative solutions.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (Master’s a plus).
- 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering or related roles; strong academic background can offset limited experience.
- Proven success leading and delivering complex software projects with advanced proficiency in C++ and experience in C, Python, Java, C#, JSON, Regex, gRPC, RabbitMQ, Git/GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
- Deep understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and architecture.
- Skilled in modularizing, refactoring, and maintaining clean, scalable code.
- Experienced in Agile methodology, code reviews, data validation, and client support.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Familiar with software testing best practices.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
- Effective mentor and team contributor, with a proactive approach to ownership and responsibility.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable in fast-paced environments.
Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with headquarters in Moscow (ID) and Boston with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities.
Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.
Top Skills
AWS
C
C#
C++
Docker
Git
Gitlab
Grpc
Java
JSON
Kubernetes
Machine Learning
Python
RabbitMQ
Regex
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