Junior Software Engineer

Public sector agencies, utilities and large health systems license our asset management platform under multi-year contracts. Headquartered in Chapel Hill since 2000, the company now sells in 40 countries and supports customers in 11 languages. Founded in 2000, we now have 370 employees.

Position summary

This is a backfill for a team member who moved to another team. The Junior Software Engineer will build and maintain services, APIs and internal tools, working closely with product and design. This role is fully remote within the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

Key responsibilities

• Migrate older modules out of the monolith where it makes sense.
• Keep dependencies current and patch findings from Dependabot or Snyk.
• Take part in an on-call rotation (roughly one week in six) and help resolve production incidents.
• Improve the reliability of existing code instead of just adding features on top of it.
• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers.
• Comfortable working in Linux and on the command line.
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including writing efficient SQL.

Nice to have

• Kubernetes and Docker in production.
• Event-driven systems using Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Contributions to open source projects.

What we offer

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• Paid time off.
• $1,000 home office setup budget.
• Annual bonus.

Chen Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

No agencies or third-party recruiters, please.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Chen Systems.