Job Description
About the role:
As a Senior Software Engineer working on our Awards Management product (Mostly Ruby on Rails, Elixir, and Phoenix, but also some .NET, C#) you will focus on developing and enhancing web applications, while working with some of the latest technologies in user interfaces, server architecture, and cloud-based computing. The successful candidate will join a community of engineers organized into Scrum teams focused on Blackbaud’s state-of-the-art award management and stewardship management capabilities.
What you'll be doing:
Write well-documented and structured code on a daily basis to meet biweekly sprint software development goals.
Evaluate and improve security and performance of critical application components.
Attend weekly development meetings and actively participate in discussions around weekly software development goals and best practices.
Work closely with product management, scrum master, and teammates in other cross-functional roles to coordinate implementation and provide progress updates at daily standup meetings.
Work closely with architect to assure all systems are in line with long-term strategy.
Complete all planned tasks including new development and maintenance requests.
Mentor junior team members by regularly reviewing and providing feedback to ensure robust high quality coding standards.
Submit code for evaluation and feedback from Engineering team members through use of pull requests.
Perform design and code reviews for all key application functional components.
Consistently write unit and integration tests around code and maintain the test suite.
Develop a strong understanding of software development methodologies and styles that are most effective.
Develop a strong understanding of the product domain and code base in order to become more efficient and effective.
What we'll want you to have:
5+ years of professional experience in a backend web application stack. We use Ruby on Rails, Elixir, and Phoenix.
Extensive experience with common web technologies required – JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
1+ years of experience with C# and .NET Core is preferred.
Experience working with RESTful services and APIs.
Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable web application and industry development standards
Experience with cloud deployment and database technologies. We use Postgres, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Redis, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Docker.
Experience with version control tools such as git and continuous integration.
Experience using testing frameworks.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with other software engineers on projects.
Strong problem solving and prioritization skills.
Blackbaud is a digital-first company which embraces a flexible remote or hybrid work culture. Blackbaud supports hiring and career development for all roles from the location you are in today!
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