Sr Software Engineer

Build the possibilities.
We’re growing our technology team and are searching for a Senior Software Engineer to help us modernize our software architecture. When you join us, you’ll use your technical expertise to design, develop, and maintain software components and products that support H&R Block business applications and transform our technology. You’ll serve as the lead role for day-to-day functional tasks in the team, developer support, and maintaining the development environment. Ready to innovate and solve problems in new ways? Join us.

Responsibilities:

1. Use tools, languages, coding standards and best practices to develop new product features and maintain year over year product functionality and enhancements.
2. Create and execute unit tests and address defects.
3. Work closely with the QA, UX and other related teams to ensure consistent understanding of requirements and approach.
4. Assist in planning and implementation of a strategic direction for the product.
5. Identify product design features to support scalability, usability, and better performance.
6. Assist and drive technical design and code reviews for all new enhancements and maintenance work delivered by the development team.
7. Understand complex business and functional requirements and produce technical specifications and product requirements.
8. Mentor and coach other team members on the latest technological advances within the current technology used and establish consistent best practices.
9. Design and develop solutions that integrate with vendor tools seamlessly utilizing REST services and other integrations using design patterns; prepare and review technical artifacts.
10. Work with Product Management and other developers to understand design requirements and provide estimates for development.
11. Work closely with QA to identify test cases and devise efficient, scalable testing processes.
12. Raise issues proactively that might impact delivery commitments.
13. Research new features and technologies.
14. Fix production issues and maintain the code as needed.