Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

Software Development

• Collaborate with clients, developers and other team members in the conceptualization and development of new or existing software applications. 

• Define, develop, and document software business requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments. 

• Research, identify, analyze, and fulfill requirements of all internal and external program users and stakeholders.

• Write programming scripts to enhance functionality and/or performance of company applications as needed. 

• Execute software testing on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors and general debugging.

• Participate in an on-call schedule with the rest of the team for production support and code deployments. 

​Agile Team Work

• Participate in and may lead the definition of software development project plans, including scoping, scheduling, and implementation.

• Perform and may lead program turnover to production support and customers upon completion of development, testing, and documentation.

• Help mentor Software Engineer peers through technical advice and reference.

Technologies

• We build and run technology solutions that runs in the cloud and are sold as a Software as a Service (SaaS) product.  

• Our software product is designed to run in the cloud and our technology choices reflect that.

• We work in Angular, .NET Core, Azure SQL, C# technologies in the Microsoft Azure cloud

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Business, or area of functional responsibility preferred, or a combination of equivalent education and experience

• At least 5 years of programming experience required.  Should have prior experience within various platforms and languages

• Knowledge of all aspects of application development and project life cycles, including Agile applications

• Excellent understanding of coding methods and best practices

• Fluency in object oriented programming and design

• Extensive database and operating systems experience

• Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products

• Ability to develop and maintain software products written in different languages and platforms

• Familiarity with corporate governance, business cases, and return on investment concepts.

• Understanding of best practices for building applications with peak performance and reliability - Familiarity with Agile processes and scrum

• Extensive experience in C# - Experience using .Netframework

• Experience using front-end web technologies – Angular is preferred

• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps is a plus

• Experience building scalable applications using fundamental design principles

Working Environment

• Office environment – either in Patterson facility or at home/remote location

• Patterson Dental is committed to supporting a robust remote work culture, with well-established virtual collaboration practices and equal opportunities for career advancement and professional growth, regardless of physical location.

• Travel to corporate sites is periodically required (Quarterly or so)

• Periodic on call rotations and available outside of normal business hours on evenings and weekends during critical production release or issue escalation periods