Associate Software Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Associate Full-Stack Software Engineer to lead/contribute to the development of internal software within our Software Engineering department. This position will report directly to the Software Engineering Manager and play a key role in helping the company maintain and develop new and existing applications.

Work Location:

Headquarters, Shawnee, KS

Department:
Software Engineering

Job Type: Full-time, In-person

Reports to:

Software Engineering Manager

• Develop high-quality, testable, and well-documented code in a full stack environment that includes Vue, React, Alpine.js, PHP, Laravel, MySQL (or any other relational database) and others
• Build and/or contribute to broad application architectures that are both scalable and performant
• Solve problems with both code and data to provide informed solutions to Schier’s internal teams and an array of customer types
• Implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines to automate common processes, and test and deploy code
• Work in an in-person environment with direct access to stakeholders

• Participate in daily stand-up meetings with the software development team
• Managing your own individual workload by monitoring your assigned tasks, allowing you to resolve 50-80% of bug reports within the same business day
• Contributing to Schier’s digital ecosystem by deploying stable and performant features and/or bug fixes at least three to five times a week
• Be willing to both function as part of a team and the ability to take ownership of an idea/initiative and push it forward using ideation and innovation
• Have the continuous aspiration to keep skills and knowledge of industry trends/movements fresh
• Collaborate with both internal and external development team members and clearly communicate solutions to both technical and non-technical team members
• Being able to accept an assigned task and complete it to the best of your ability that is both stable and clean. Must be willing to ask for help and/or advice to complete tasks in a timely manner
• Showing a strong analytic and investigative desire for solving problems and providing innovative solutions using software and cloud-based technology

• At least 6 years of product/software development experience
• Have deep familiarity with the PHP language and Laravel framework
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming
• Experience with implementing and extending Tailwind CSS
• An applicable understanding of modern relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, and their use within applications
• An applicable understanding and willingness to implement test-driven development in your daily work
• A practical understanding of different authentication methods such as OAuth, Bearer tokens, and JWTs, along with their respective advantages and disadvantages
• Experience building and maintaining a REST API, including but not limited to GraphQL
• A working knowledge of modern CI/CD principles and practices
• Ability to multi-task across multiple projects, applications, and features simultaneously and prioritize work accordingly
• Ability to participate in peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Ability to identify and consume code or project-related documentation and apply it effectively

• Familiarity and comfort with the macOS operating system
• A strong grasp of employing AI in development processes without over reliance
• Experience with cloud-native technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or Digital Ocean
• Ability to maintain and contribute to open source projects
• Ability to implement various container-based CI/CD processes using Git Hub Actions, Harness, CircleCI, etc.
• Ability and willingness to mentor junior developers on various aspects of application development

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for your entire family (including pets)
• 100% Employee Owned (Employee Stock Ownership Plan, also known as ESOP)
• Quarterly profit sharing bonus
• Paid holidays and PTO policy that promotes a healthy work/life balance

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Schier does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization at this time. Any offer of employment with Schier is contingent on a successful criminal background check and drug screen.