Senior Software Engineer - C++ (User Experience Focus

Position: Senior Software Engineer - C++ (User Experience Focus)
## Senior Software Engineer - C++ (User Experience Focus)
Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description ###

Position Overview:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be in a senior development role on our team. You will report to a senior engineering manager and work a hybrid remote/in-office schedule. You will be recognized as an expert in your field, leading the delivery of complex software solutions, collaborating with cross-discipline teams, business leaders, and clients.

You will demonstrate an understanding of complex technical concepts as you solve challenging problems. You will contribute to architectural discussions, guide technology selection, and lead the evaluation and adoption of new tools and frameworks. Your expertise will be used to find and address risks, make critical technical decisions, and mentor others in your area of specialization. Additionally, you will engage with business leaders, senior management, and cross-discipline teams to align software solutions with our goals and contribute to strategic planning.

You will work with multiple teams to define and guide the direction of user interface additions and changes in our software products.### Your Responsibilities:
* Independently gather and document requirements for a feature, ensuring the information required to develop software solutions and corresponding test cases are contained in the specifications.
* Take a leadership role in driving new technical projects, guiding architectural decisions, and mentoring junior team members. Explore new technologies, industry trends, and best practices, proposing improvements to development processes, and contributing to the technical vision of our team. Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement to enhance software quality and development efficiency.
* Take the lead in the integration of other components by solving problems across subsystems to produce a final product. Responsibilities may extend to the technical management of the design, testing and integration of other engineers' work in related areas.
* Provide direction for user experience design aspects and interactions for our teams to create intuitive, accessible, and consistent user-facing features within our software products.
* Exhibit a customer-centric approach, asking for feedback and working to improve the user experience of our software products.
* Seek opportunities for professional development, such as attending conferences, participating in training programs, or pursuing relevant certifications.
* Take the lead on identifying and recommending software development capability improvements in software development practices, development tools, and test automation.### The Essentials
- You Will Have:

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
* Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.### The Preferred - You Might Also Have:
* Typically requires 5+ years of experience in a software product development environment
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
* Experience applying C++, C#, or other relevant programming languages
* Experience applying data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented designs
* Experience applying accessibility tools and standards such as VPAT and WCAG
* Direct experience with design patterns and architecting modular software
* Direct experience with COM, and…