Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce & Python

About the Company

Bluebird Fiber is a premier fiber telecommunications provider of internet, data transport, and other services to carriers, businesses, schools, hospitals, and other enterprises in the Midwest. To learn more, please visit

We are looking for a Software Developer who can help ensure that our business objectives and processes are translated accurately and effectively in our Software Environments. This is an exciting opportunity to help design, refine, develop, test, and implement processes across our entire business—from sales, to installation, and how our customers interact with our products. Your focus will be on delivering awesome results that can be implemented quickly and used by our internal teams, and our thousands of clients.

We push new code weekly, and we love building state‑of‑the‑art new solutions and iterating quickly by pushing the envelope to deliver the best customer and team experience possible. You will work with the System Integration Teams to serve various departments and focus on development of new applications and enhancements, as well as support of existing systems. What you build will be used, and your impact will be significant.

• 5+ years of experience within an information technology (IT) environment
• 3+ years of experience with Linux systems
• 2+ years of experience with Python, JSON, and shell script
• 2+ years of object‑oriented programming experience:
  Java or C#
• Experience with Postgre
  
  SQL databases & administration is preferred
• Experience with Salesforce programming:
  Apex classes, triggers, unit tests, SOQL, Visual Force, , and  Ajax Toolkit (strongly preferred)
• Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and integrate them across disparate systems
• Web services development or experience with the Salesforce API (REST/SOAP/Metadata, etc.)
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES5) and familiarity with JavaScript frameworks (Angular
  
  JS, React, etc.)
• Experience with web applications and HTTP web services (SOAP or REST)
• Experience with the entire software development lifecycle (Agile, SDLC, iterative)
• Strong balance of business and technical skills and ability to communicate technical concepts to non‑technical decision makers
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Flexibility and attitude to achieve tight deadlines
• Rapid adaptability to changes in environment and priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with Telecommunications is a plus

• A four‑year college degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field is strongly preferred

• Work with business stakeholders and other developers to evaluate project requirements, translate business requirements into well‑designed solutions that best leverage the platform
• Lead the technical delivery of  implementations—including custom solutions, integrations, managing scope and client expectations, providing expert assistance to developers, and designing and managing test plans
• Write server‑side Python code within an established MVC framework for the display, persistence, and processing of business data
• Design and implement rational, performant data models to accurately model our business domain; utilize Postgre
  
  SQL for persistence
• On‑going Linux server and system administration, maintenance, and support functions
• Participate in software specification, gap analysis, and requirements analysis
• Develop and refine proofs‑of‑concept to confirm requirements
• Log, track, and manage issues, bugs, and enhancements/features
• Participate in software release and post‑release activities, including end‑user training and support (e.g., developing demos)
• Adhere to coding standards and develop well‑structured, maintainable code
• Conduct code reviews to ensure high code quality and design patterns are used
• Follow project work plans and timelines to meet changing needs and requirements
• Capture, mitigate, and/or escalating issues in a timely fashion
• Ensure consistency of specifications across subsystems
• Write and/or review deliverables, end‑user guides, support documentation
• Willingness to self‑train on new technologies
• Perform any additional duties as directed by the Executive Team

Bluebird is an equal opportunity employer.