Software Dev Engineer I

Overview:
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers, sellers, and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by thirdparty sellers.
Job Title: Software Dev Engineer I
Location: Seattle, WA - 98109
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
Job Description:

• The Content Platform team is looking for a Software Development Engineer who will act as first level support and development for all incoming production software application issues dealing with merchandising applications.
• Your solutions will impact our customers directly!
• The ideal candidate is interested in a career in software development and is looking to utilize and expand their coding skills and gain exposure to a wide variety of software applications.

Primary responsibilities include:

• developing monitoring solutions
• troubleshooting/debugging and implementing the fix for internally developed code (Perl, C/C++, JAVA), performing SQL queries, improving our systems that gather metrics on our features, updating, tracking and resolving technical challenges.
• working alongside development on Client Corporate and Divisional Software projects, updating/enhancing our current software, automation of support processes and documentation of our systems.

Job Qualifications:

• They must be detail oriented
• have superior verbal and written communication skills
• strong organizational skills
• are able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure.

Preferred coding skills:

• Perl, C/C++ and/or Java.
• Other desired technical skills include: Mason, Perl CGI, Oracle SQL, HTML, UNIX/LINUX.
• A Computer Science or equivalent technical degree and 2-5 years of relevant experience is required.

Story Behind the Need - Business Group & Key Projects
Reason for Request:

• Covering for LOA

Surrounding Team and Key Projects:

• We need engineers to deliver payments card branding goals and work with our bank partner Chase.

Typical Day in the Role
Chance for Extension:

• possible based on performance / team needs

Chance for Conversion:

• possible based on performance

Daily Schedule / OT Expectations:

• M-F 9-5 / No OT Expected

Interaction with Team:

• working alongside development on client Corporate and Divisional Software projects

Typical Task Breakdown:

• developing monitoring solutions
• troubleshooting/debugging and implementing the fix for internally developed code (Perl, C/C++, JAVA)
• performing SQL queries
• improving our systems that gather metrics on our features, updating, tracking and resolving technical challenges.
• updating/enhancing our current software, automation of support processes and documentation of our systems.

Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition
What makes this role interesting / Selling Points:

• Customer facing projects - see impact in real time

Candidate Requirements
Desired Leadership Principles:

• Ownership
• Bias for Action

Degrees / Certs and/or Experience Required:

• A Computer Science or equivalent technical degree and 2-5 years of relevant experience is required.
• They must be detail oriented, have superior verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, are able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure.

Preferred coding skills:

• Perl, C/C++ and/or Java.

Other desired technical skills include:

• Mason, Perl CGI, Oracle SQL, HTML, UNIX/LINUX

Top 3 must-have hard skills:

• Java, coding proficiency, Data structures and algorithms.
• Prior experience in software developing
• A Computer Science or equivalent technical degree and 2-5 years of relevant experience is required

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.