Engineer, Software III (Remote)

Work as part of a small, agile team to design and implement new features and technologies in a variety of different products throughout Quest Diagnostics.  Deliver high quality, high performance code in an agile environment. 

Responsibilities

• Develop key product features within existing large-scale enterprise applications and new strategic initiatives that will drive system and operational efficiencies, measure system performance, and provide “glue” for complex solutions.
• Participate in the full SDLC involving design, implementation, testing, & launching.
• Assist with the generation and analysis of business and functional requirements for proposed software solutions.
• Participate in architectural and database design discussions as they relate to product direction.
• Develop features completely including the front-end components and the backend systems.
• Design and implement changes to systems that yield higher performance and resiliency while achieving lower operations overhead.
• Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application, and serve as a technical lead on small to midsize complex projects.
• Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
• Build software solutions where the problem is not well defined. Design and define the interaction between the other component pieces.
• Consistently define and apply technologies, standards and software engineering practices, mentoring other team members.
• Contribute to the focus and effectiveness of the development team; tracking issues to resolution, monitoring the effectiveness of tasks, and providing status to the team lead.
• Raise long-term architecture issues within project.
• Conduct design and code reviews of multiple projects.
• Generate data for project planning, including task breakdown & estimation of work for a project.  Competent in developing accurate estimates & risk assessments.  Track status within the project as necessary.
• Communicate team and project status to project manager and director.
• May occasionally act in the Team Lead role
• Act as the designated expert for owned application area(s).
• Contribute to the continued improvement of the organization’s development procedures by looking for opportunities for improvement and implementing solutions.

Qualifications

Required Work Experience:

• 5+ years professional experience in software development.
• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented (OO) design patterns, distributed databases, and data modeling techniques.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Ability to multi-task, Analytical skills, Ability to follow verbal or written instructions, Thinking analytically, Communication, Using effective verbal communication, Using effective written communication, Handling stress & emotions, Concentrating on tasks, Making decisions, Adjusting to change, Examining/observing details, Sitting for long periods at a time

Skills:

• Proficiency in Enterprise Java programming plus one or more modern programming languages such as Ruby, Python, or C#.
• Ability to work well with people and be both highly motivated and motivating.
• Experience in development of distributed/scalable systems and high-volume transaction applications.
• Expertise in UI technologies like JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, HTML.
• Experience with Web Technologies, Visual Basic, and multi-tier architectures.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science or equivalent (Preferred)