Software Engineer

An Amazing Career Opportunity for Staff Software Engineer

Location:

Eden Prairie, MN

Job

This staff engineering role will help our team to research, develop, maintain, enhance, and customize platform software solutions – including printer drivers and developer SDKs – that power HID's Secure Issuance FARGO printers and laminators so they continue to be the most innovative and compelling solutions in the marketplace. This role requires a variety of analysis and programming tasks as noted in the Duties sections below.

• Analyzing and evaluating platform software solutions requirements; collaborating with colleagues and customers to gather and define product requirements
• Assisting in product design and architecture development
• Designing, developing and maintaining platform software solutions to satisfy documented requirements
• Facilitating and assisting in the task estimation process
• Working and communicating in a cross‑functional team environment comprised of firmware engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, quality assurance engineers, product line managers, and customer support representatives, etc.
• Investigating and analyzing reported defects to resolve them in a timely manner
• Proactively providing status, raising issues, and communicating necessary information to appropriate team members on a regular basis
• Preparing, presenting, and participating in technical discussions and code reviews
• Contributing to the continued development of processes to improve the efficiency and quality of development projects; assisting in formulating standards and development practices to improve our development processes
• Working with all departments to continuously improve product, process, workflow, and customer experience
• Making recommendations and assisting in the implementation of new processes and tools
• Consulting with other engineers to evaluate interfaces between platform software solutions, embedded solutions and hardware and operational & performance requirements of the overall system

• 7‑10+ years of platform software solutions development experience preferred with a variety of integrated development environments primarily utilizing object‑oriented programming using C, C++ or C#
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four‑year college or university (CS, EE or relevant engineering discipline)
• 7+ years of related experience, or work equivalent
• Familiarity with Windows API, Dev Express, and XML is a plus
• Linux experience is a definite plus
• Working with USB and/or Ethernet devices beneficial
• Working knowledge of source code management and configuration (Git)
• Jenkins familiarity is a plus
• Strong understanding of development processes, principles and objectives
• Experience in development through the entire life‑cycle including design, architecture, and implementation
• Experience with implementation of security protocols and secure implementation of cryptographic techniques, and the documentation of the security aspects of system design and implementation is highly desired
• Proven analytical, planning, problem solving and decision‑making skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both a technical and non‑technical audience; comfortable with direct communication with all levels of technical and business resources
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Interested in the challenge, excitement, and responsibility of a fast‑paced, growth environment; desire and ability to learn and apply new skills and technologies quickly
• Experience with working in a highly collaborative and dynamic multi‑team environment
• Must be able to perform troubleshooting, development work in a consistent and logical manner
• Highly motivated, results‑oriented, self‑starter
• Ability to effectively balance personal and professional life
• Ability to effectively communicate in the English language verbally and in writing
• Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Familiar with operating systems, such as…