Software Engineer III - Scala

This posting has been extended beyond it's anticipated closing date.

Spectrum's Product and Technology team creates, develops, and operates the nation's fastest mobile service, most reliable Internet service, most viewed live TV app, and the most advanced WiFi, serving millions of users and devices. We are transforming the next era of connectivity and entertainment experiences. Our goal in the Video Delivery Organization is to help Spectrum succeed by providing services needed to best deliver our video services in support of our business. The Platform Software Development team is responsible for developing various software platforms in support of video delivery, including software for dynamic ad Insertion and subscriber audience targeting. The Scala Software Engineer III will work on the Subscriber Focus application contributing to the maintenance and enhancement of the application, through a multifaceted role involving design, development, testing, data analysis, ETL refinement, and support.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Actively and consistently supports all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.

Design and implement new functionality that is testable and performant with limited oversight and guidance following best practices and approved code patterns

Apply object oriented and computer science fundamental principles to coding tasks.

Understand and apply different SDLC processes, particularly Agile and Scrum; participate fully in Scrum rituals.

Understand and apply applicable technology security and industry regulatory and legal compliance considerations.

Identify fixes to defects raised.

Create and execute test plans and ensures code coverage.

Raise defects in code reviews.

Provide an LOE on a project / feature level.

Develop software independently and write testable and performant code.

Contribute to technical requirements and technical design documents.

Collaborate with other team members to identify and solve technical problems.

Respond to customer inquiries around the behavior of the developed software.

Develop and maintain technical documentation.

Ensure legal, regulatory, process, and security compliance of the code contributed to their application.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Demonstrated knowledge of one major programming language/tool
• Demonstrated knowledge of coding language and syntax, usage of functions and object-oriented patterns
• Knowledge of environments, docker images, container runtimes, and cloud native app development
• Knowledge of dependent systems, e.g., up/downstream APIs, clients, data stores, CI/CD Pipelines
• Knowledge of design patterns and frameworks
• Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
• Ability to apply company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues
• Ability to work under general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments
• Ability to break down assigned projects into manageable tasks and completes within a given timeframe
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively without oversight
• Showcases Project /Feature level work to their team and technical leadership Basic negotiation skills

Required Education

• BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Related Work Experience and Number of Years

• Database Management Systems - 1-3
• Coding, testing and designing software - 1-3
• Software Development Methodologies - 1-3

Preferred Related Work Experience and Number of Years

• Coding, testing, designing software using Java, Scala, Python - 1-3+ years
• SQL/NoSQL Database development - 1-3+ years
• Cloud based development, ideally AWS - 1-3+ years
• Spring Framework - 1-3+ years
• Linux/Unix development - 1-3+ years
• Shell Scripting - 1-3+ years
• ETL development - 1+ years
• Automated testing - 1+ years
• Solid Understanding of Object Oriented Principles
• Some knowledge of caching architectures, particularly Redis
• Some knowledge of AWS managed services
• Some knowledge of containerization and container orchestration, (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio, Argo, etc).
• Some knowledge of monitoring technologies (Splunk, Instana, Datadog, Prometheus, etc).
• Some knowledge of API documentation, especially Swagger (OpenAPI)
• Some functional knowledge of CI/CD automation (Jenkins, Gitlab)

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Office environment