Senior Software Engineer

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Job Description Summary:

The Senior Software Engineer designs, develops, troubleshoots, debugs, and sets the direction for the design and implementation of software features/functionality/enhancements, correction of defects, and/or the creation of new products. Develops software tools including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases, and Internet-related tools. Determines software’s compatibility with hardware and/or influences software's design in relation to hardware.

Position Reports to: Manager , Software Engineering

Job Overview:

The Senior Software Engineer designs, develops, troubleshoots, debugs, and sets the direction for the design and implementation of software features/functionality/enhancements, correction of defects, and/or the creation of new products. Develops software tools including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases, and Internet-related tools. Determines software’s compatibility with hardware and/or influences software's design in relation to hardware.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Review and provide feedback on designs.
• Takes ownership of the design and development of features within their component.
• Recognizes and practically solves for anti-patterns.
• Good understanding of how his/her work aligns with high-level use cases and team deliverables.
• Define (more than a feature, less than a product) a component that fits into an architecture.
• Describe and defend design decisions for components owned by the team.
• Optimize software design to leverage platform capabilities.
• Acts as the technical subject matter expert for a product domain.
• Quantify and communicate work estimates and risks to direct management
• Handle multiple competing priorities with minimal help
• Understand features as a whole and able to break down larger stories and features into tasks
• Familiar with most of the technologies we focus on and what markets they target
• Takes ownership of customer issues and effectively communicate with Support/SEs to resolve field questions/issues
• Discuss with customers what larger concerns and problems they are trying to solve, over and above the immediate technical concerns
• Willingness to teach and grow junior team members
• Excellent listening skills
• Effectively works within the team and across teams
• Ensures all tasks are completed thoroughly and that any work done is tested, unit tested, documented, and ready for customers
• Takes identified problems and concerns and create a plan to fix the problem and prevent it from occurring again
• Follows through on all tasks
• Reliably delivers expected work products and outcomes
• Imparts a sense of urgency on junior team members
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Assembler language programming.
• A minimum of 5 years hands-on, consistent experience with z/OS / mainframe computers
• z/OS architecture z/OS Systems
• A minimum of 5 years experience in Db2 for z/OS in a systems capacity
• Db2 for z/OS internals
• Db2 for z/OS performance
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with other z/OS middleware (CICS, IMS, MQ) a plus
• -Java/C++, Web app programming
  
  

Education:

Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Travel Requirements:

0-10%

• Job Family Group: Engineering
• Job Family: Software & Quality Assurance Engineering
• Job Profile Name: Senior Software Engineer
• Employee Type:Individual Contributor
• Job Level: P4 (Advanced)
  
  

The base salary range for this role is $110,754.33 - $138,443.00 /year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

What Rocket Software can offer you in USA:

• Extensive paid time off programs (paid holidays, sick, and unlimited vacation time)
• Healthcare coverage options to fit you (and your family’s) needs
• Retirement savings, with matching contributions by Rocket Software
• Life and disability coverage
• Leadership and skills training opportunities
• Two paid work days for off-site training
  
  

Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: 781-577-4321 or send an email to We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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