Sr Associate Software Developer - Decisioning

Sr Associate Software Developer – Decisioning - Hybrid, Glasgow, UK

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The R&D Decisioning team is looking for a Software Developer to help us build our industry leading Decisioning portfolio. Our team of full stack developers works with a cutting edge React UI application alongside both Java and Go based microservices. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team with high standards for engineering excellence. Our technology plays a critical role in the daily operations of our customers, so we invest as much time in the security, performance, and quality of our deliverables as we do in feature development.

• Develop software with a React UI and Go/Java REST services using cloud native services and SAS’s internal APIs.
• Design and develop high quality, testable and scalable software solutions within established timelines.
• Actively involve other project stakeholders (e.g., managers, developers, UI and visual designers, product managers) to ensure implementation satisfies functional requirements and is consistent with established R&D standards.
• Participate in project scoping and scheduling; track progress of individual tasks and alert stakeholders of issues blocking or preventing completion of task.
• Ensure the quality of the code you write through the development of automated tests (unit, performance, UI).
• Perform testing of software; verify, track, and fix bugs and modify software design as necessary.
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization's secure software development goals.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

• 2 years of working experience as a Software Developer.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related quantitative field.
• 1 year of experience developing React, or similar front-end framework, based applications with Type Script.
• 1 year of experience contributing at multiple levels of the software stack with languages like Java or Go.
• Experience writing automated tests at various levels (unit, integration, etc.) for your software.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Delivery tools such as Git/Jenkins, Git Hub, Git Lab, or similar.
• Proof of right to work in the UK is required to be considered for the role.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

• Experience writing SQL and major RDBMS such as Postgres or Oracle.
• Experience building and orchestrating containers using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with web styling CSS, SCSS, less.
• Experience with unit testing in React using Jest.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks like Pytest or Playwright.
• Experience with cloud architectures and at least one major public cloud provider. Preferably Azure.
• Python experience is a plus.

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• Associate

• Full‑time

• Research and Engineering

• Software Development