Senior Software Engineer AI Labs

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Grade:
Technical 410
Pay Range: $ - $

Acts as an expert in assigned areas of software engineering. Mentors other more junior engineers to be more effective in their role. Maintains accountability for quality of services in their assigned area and success of assigned projects for on-time, on-budget, and on-scope delivery. Contributes as a lead or consultant for at least one team. May be a 'go-to' person in a particular sub-discipline or application area.

Contributes formally and informally to effectiveness of the team through formal and informal mentoring and direction during team meetings and problem solving. Communicates effectively and regularly with other disciplines to identify and resolve problems and contribute to organization success. Leads teams or cross-functional groups in identifying and transferring knowledge through formal and informal means (formal presentations, internal white-papers, etc). Acts as a planning consultant for team or portfolio when identifying technical risks and dependencies.

Identifies potential problems, as well as potential solutions, far in advance and mentors other engineers in risk management. Speaks authoritatively and accurately with respect to questions related to their area of ownership or the platform as a whole. Contributes directly, and leads others, in rapid identification of system problems minimizing time to restoration of services. Assists engineering management in identifying opportunities for improvement within the team, including training, technical feedback, emerging problems, etc.

Applies strategies and tools to plan and execute testing strategies to find the 'sweet spot' that maximizes quality while minimizing costs. Demonstrates the 'good enough' principle that balances quality and time to implement. Interprets functional, non-functional, and implied requirements into designs and code that meet those specifications. Identifies gaps, risks, and deficiencies in such requirements and proposes solutions. Guides more junior engineers on how to plan and execute on requirements delivery.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

• Understanding of the processes associated with software development, including Planning, Measurement, Coding, Testing, Reuse, Tools, Abstraction, Algorithms and Complexity, Security, and basic system understanding.
• Ability to employ the tools and techniques related to an engineering discipline, such as database management, user interface development, inter-process communications, etc.
• Ability to create designs that can be realized in code that achieve functional and non-functional requirements for an application or at the system level. Appropriately uses design patterns, system decomposition, security, and fault tolerance. A demonstrated capability in one or more design methodologies, such as Object-oriented design, Function-oriented design, data centered…