Software Engineer

This is a Software Engineer opportunity with a leading mobile and telecom network software vendor in the FONES Protect business unit. This business unit is responsible for providing SOA-based data and services to the mobile software on users' handsets, enabling it to communicate with the various backend data providers and workflows as well as to a variety of telecom networks' on-premises systems. The engineer will primarily focus on design and development of test automation solutions. There will also be opportunities for developing and implementing high-availability distributed services and microservices, REST APIs and other endpoints into the solution, data feeds in and out of the data warehouses and transactional data stores, as well as develop interconnecting services for interfacing with third-party data and service providers, such as Mobile Switching Centers, regulatory agency gateways, and billing/provisioning systems.

We are looking for a great team player who is positive, self-motivated, energetic, and a quick learner with commitment to quality and dedication to long-term success. A successful candidate must demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

We provide a friendly work environment, access to cutting-edge technology, and the ability to work on highly challenging projects that are second to none in the industry.

What you'll be doing:

• Create and implement automated tests and frameworks for software applications.

• Develop, debug, and update automated test scripts that simulate user actions and test software functionality spanning across multiple services.

• Work closely with application engineers and other team members to integrate testing automation as a part of the development lifecycle

• Collaborate with the Quality Assurance team to identify and address opportunities to optimize/automate current QA practices.

• Research, evaluate, and implement new testing tools and frameworks.

• Develop Web Service endpoints, enabling secure and demonstrably performant data exchange with the rest of the middleware system in the cloud, on-premises as well as mobile devices in the field.

• Develop parts of the solution responsible for storing and retrieving data from the various data stores, including service buses, distributed cache systems, and RDBMS and No-SQL databases.

• Write software design specifications using modern design patterns

• Work on performance to ensure high scalability is achieved and required KPIs are met.

• Develop solutions onto a cloud or an on-premises infrastructure working with Site Reliability Engineers.

• Contribute to advancing reliability and performance of the Service Architecture, introduce new performance counters and instrumentation points, as well as work with Operations during the rest of the ALM.

What you'll need:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related area

• Solid Python, Java and C++ software design skills, backed by up-to 4 years of experience

• Proficiency in using and developing automated testing tools and frameworks: Linux Shell Scripts, Catch2, pytest, JUnit/TestNG, Postman etc.

• Experience developing software for Linux

• Thorough understanding of algorithms, data structures and software design fundamentals, including software design patterns and practices

• Knowledge of source control management with Git

• Knowledge of using the recent versions of one of the following RDBMs: MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle and/or Postgres in Java

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• The ability to work as part of a distributed team as well as work with multiple partners and vendors

• Ability to resolve difficult technical problems in test as well as production environments

Bonus points:

• Prior experience in the mobile software industry

• Prior experience in telecommunication industry

• Development experience with high-performance low-latency fault-tolerant systems

• Fundamental knowledge of the TCP/IP stack and working experience delivering solutions using the newest versions of the HTTP protocol

• Knowledge and experience with deploying solutions in AWS

• Databricks Experience

• Knowledge of TLS/mTLS and/or oAuth2

• Knowledge of ProtoBuf and gRPC

• Kubernetes or Docker Deployment Experience

• NoSQL Database experience

• Experience using best practices for efficient and performant SQL code

• CI/CD knowledge

Company Benefits:

Balancing the work-life flow is key to health and happiness! That is why we offer one of the most competitive packages in our industry with open PTO, company paid holidays, Flex Fridays and flexible work arrangements. We strongly value the health and wellness of our teammates and through our state-of-the-art fitness center we're helping our teammates reach their wellness goals while at work. Add on generous health and dental/vision options, retirement plans, learning and development programs, career path frameworks, tuition reimbursement, company options and bonus potential you have many ways to take advantage of a comprehensive benefits package that means the most to you!

Learn More About First Orion:

First Orion helps businesses generate more revenue, increase efficiency, and improve the customer experience by empowering them to brand their phone calls with their name, logo and reason for calling. We are the market leader in branded communications technology, and a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies and the largest U.S. mobile carriers.

• First Orion has been voted a Great Place to Work with top rankings in every category.

• Learn more about what our employees have to say on our First Orion Glassdoor page and watch our People First Diversity Statement/Video.

• First Orion Culture Cornerstones are at the core of everything we do here.

Disclosure:

First Orion is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties, and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice, based on the changing needs of our business.

This position is not eligible for employment-based immigration visa/status sponsorship. Employees are required to demonstrate proper work authorization as required by I-9 compliance.

First Orion is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. First Orion's immigration sponsorship policy is applied in a nondiscriminatory fashion regardless of race, gender, ethnic origin, or any other classification protected by law.