Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Duration: 5 Months
Location: San Diego, CA
 
Job Description:


Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Applies Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
• Analyzes user needs and software requirements to design and customize software for optimal operational efficiency.
• Designs and implements software modules for products and systems.
• Participates in the design, coding for large features, unit testing, significant debugging fixes, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules.
• Performs code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code.
• Collaborates with others inside project team to accomplish project objectives.
• Writes technical documentation for Software projects.
• Working under some supervision.
• Making decisions that are moderate in impact; errors may have relatively minor financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may have limited knowledge of the subject in question. May require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.
• Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).
• Completing tasks with multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.
• Exercising creativity to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.
• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or incomplete; intermediate data analysis/interpretation skills may be required.
• May be solicited during strategic planning period. The responsibilities of this role do not include:
  Financial accountability (e.g., does not involve budgeting responsibility).

 
Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Completes assigned coding tasks to specifications on time without significant errors or bugs.
• Adapts to changes and setbacks in order to manage pressure and meet deadlines
• Collaborates with others inside project team to accomplish project objectives.
• Communicates with project lead to provide status and information about impending obstacles.
• Quickly resolves complex software issues and bugs.
• Gathers, integrates, and interprets information specific to a module or sub-block of code from a variety of sources in order to troubleshoot issues and find solutions.
• Seeks others' opinions and shares own opinions with others about ways in which a problem can be addressed differently.
• Participates in technical conversations with tech leads/managers.
• Anticipates and communicates issues with project team to maintain open communication.
• Makes decisions based on incomplete or changing specifications and obtains adequate resources needed to complete assigned tasks.
• Prioritizes project deadlines and deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Resolves straightforward technical issues and escalates more complex technical issues to an appropriate party (e.g., project lead, colleagues).
• Writes readable code for large features or significant bug fixes to support collaboration with other engineers.
• Determines which work tasks are most important for self and junior engineers, stays focused, and deals with setbacks in a timely manner.
• Unit tests own code to verify the stability and functionality of a feature.
   

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
   

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years experience with Database Management Software.
• 2+ years experience with API.
• 2+ years experience working in a large matrixed organization.
• 1+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).

Must Have
1. 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
2.4+ years of experience in software engineering or related field
3.Experience with embedded software development on ARM Based platforms
4. Deep understanding of software configuration management, version control (Git/Gerrit), and build systems.
5. Strong communication skills; written and verbal 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $53.51/hr.