Software Engineer, III

Job Overview

As a Software Engineer III, you will act as a go‑between for higher management and the engineering staff, ensuring the team produces strong solutions. You must handle projects independently, solve software problems of varying complexities, and comprehend the full scope of a project to provide the best suggestions for development, testing, and maintenance while mentoring and providing higher‑level technical knowledge to the team.

• API Integration & Architecture:
  Design and implement robust API integrations to connect internal systems with third‑party vendors and services.
• Optimal Blue & Other Pricing Engine Integration:
  Lead the development, configuration, and maintenance of application integration with Mortgage Pricing Engines, with particular focus on Optimal Blue.
• Troubleshooting & Production Support:
  Research and troubleshoot production issues related to pricing engine integration.
• Technical Design:
  Translate business requirements to technical specifics and develop software architecture and design based on requirements.
• Complex Problem Solving:
  Independently solve various problems and rectify complicated issues using design patterns.
• Team Leadership:
  Allocate tasks to team members and mentor junior/mid‑level developers.
• Testing & Quality:
  Create and write complicated tests and perform regular reviews on code written by less experienced developers.
• Business Logic:
  Communicate with clients and management about business processes and transform them into programming code.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Consistently improve the quality and structure of previously written code.

• API Integration:
  Extensive experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and managing third‑party service connections.
• Mortgage Lending Domain:
  Proven knowledge of the mortgage lifecycle and software ecosystem.
• Pricing Engines:
  Hands‑on experience with Optimal Blue integration.

• Java
• Java script
• Groovy
• SQL

• Spring
• Hibernate, GORM, or other domain modeling frameworks
• Grails
• Vue.js, Angular, Sencha ExtJS or other UI frameworks
• Drools or a rules engine

• Cloud: AWS (preferred), Azure, GCP and Cloud Services (Docker, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS).
• Databases:
  MySQL (relational).
• Build & Repos:
  Git, Git Hub, Jenkins.
• Process:
  Agile, Scrum, Jira, Confluence.

• Advanced understanding of REST and API architecture.
• Security best practices.
• Testing frameworks such as JUnit.

• Github / portfolio showing previous API or complex integration work.

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent in experience.

• Passion for software development and commitment to delivering quality results.
• Eagerness to learn new technologies, frameworks, and tools.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

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