Engineer, Software

Company: Invitation Homes
Location: Scottsdale
Posted on: March 25, 2020

Job Description:

Job Summary:Job Summary

Invitation Homes is seeking a Software Engineer I to join a small, energetic and collaborative team to help implement and expand upon our current product offerings to our residents, as well as our operations, marketing and leasing teams.

The ideal candidate has entry-level knowledge to develop, maintain and troubleshoot cloud-based web and mobile applications using the latest technologies and tools. This role will be constantly learning from other team members through pair programming, collaboration and effective communication.

If you are motivated, passionate, a quick learner and have effective commination skills, this role is waiting for you!

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

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• Develop and deploy backend services with focus on high availability, low latency and scalability.
  
• Assist with designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging new and existing software systems and/or applications.
  
• Identify and resolve defects of basic scope using proper engineering tools and techniques such as debuggers, emulators, simulators, and logic analyzers.
  
• Exhibit basic technical problem solving and debugging skills.
  
• Learn and apply best practices, design standards and procedures to implement features of basic and intermediate complexity.
  
• Driven to learn how to use and apply engineering tools and techniques as needed.
  
• Work collaboratively and professionally in a team environment to achieve objectives.
  
• Write, test, commit, review, deploy and document code.
  
• Provide support and maintain existing products and add new features as requested by customers.
  
• Anticipate and adapt to a changing business environment and requirements.
  
• Collaborate and communicate with Stakeholders, Product Owners, Quality Assurance and other teams in an agile work environment, including but not limited to design meetings, planning, stand ups, & retrospectives.
  
• Participate regularly in Agile/Scrum activities and learn from experienced developers.
  
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  
  Physical and Mental Demands
  
  This position will spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers. The position may also entail light lifting of supplies and materials occasionally, up to and including 20 pounds in addition to reaching, stooping, standing, and walking. This position requires the ability to talk, hear, compare, compute, compile, copy, analyze, coordinate, synthesize, negotiate and communicate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
  
  Work Environment
  
  Standard office working environment that may be busy and noisy at times.
  
  Requirements:
  
  Preferred Qualifications and Requirements
  
  
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  • Working knowledge of NodeJS and asynchronous programming.
    
  • Working knowledge in Linux/Unix systems, particularly on AWS.
    
  • Working knowledge in client-side JavaScript frameworks (React) or other programming languages.
    
  • Familiarity with structured query language (SQL) and relational database concepts. Understanding of PostgreSQL a plus.
    
  • Working knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
    
  • Basic knowledge of Agile practices and principles.
    
  • Working knowledge of contemporary web API design (REST, hypermedia, profiles, relations).
    
  • Ability to write unit tests.
    
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge, education, experience and/or training necessary to develop basic software in NodeJS, React or other programming languages.
    
  • Demonstrate strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
    
    Other Requirements
    
    
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    • Must maintain professional appearance.
      
    • Ability to be at work on a regular and consistent basis.
      
    • Overtime may be required for this position.
      
      
      
      
      

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