Senior Software Developer (Houston, TX)
Metecs
Software Engineering
Houston, TX, USA
Posted on Nov 9, 2024
METECS is an engineering and applied technology company that provides high-fidelity simulation and software development for commercial customers in the agriculture, energy, construction, and sports marketing industries. Many of our solutions involve VR and AR technologies.
We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to guide our web and mobile applications development team. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the software development lifecycle, maintaining up-to-date industry and market knowledge, and to reinforce a culture of high-quality software development.
Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Citizenship or lawful permanent residency required due to the possibility of working on a federal contract.
We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to guide our web and mobile applications development team. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the software development lifecycle, maintaining up-to-date industry and market knowledge, and to reinforce a culture of high-quality software development.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the development teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full-stack development tools and technologies
- Work closely with UI/UX designers to translate design concepts into interactive and visually appealing experiences
- Provide technical estimates and perform technical risk assessments for project planning
- Making sure that solution meets regulatory, security, industry standards and contractual requirements
- Deliver high quality projects and products on-time and on-budget
- Coaching and mentoring the development team to grow our skill base
- Contribute to continuous improvement and quality initiatives
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of experience as a Web and Mobile Applications Developer
- 3+ Years leadership experience in guiding and managing web and mobile application development teams
- Familiar and up to date with modern web development tools and methods
- Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining full stack, end-to-end applications including enterprise solutions, iOS and Android mobile development
- Proficiency in the following languages: C / C++, JavaScript, C#
- Experience with front-end frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Vue)
- Experience with server-side technologies, such as Node.js and .NET
- Understanding of the UX/UI process and ability to translate UI designs to application implementation
- Best practices for CI/CD and version control
- Security minded and familiar with best practices in cyber security
- Experience implementing authentication and access control
- Able to effectively analyze project requirements and create execution plans
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, multitasking, and organizational skills
- Understanding and experience with the full software development lifecycle and requirements development
- Strong understanding of Agile methodology, processes, and tools
- Must be a team player with excellent leadership, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- Understanding of web server technology, ex NGINX or Apache
- Familiarity with Graphic Engines (ex Unreal Engine or Unity)
- Production software hosting and deployment
- Familiarity with microservice architecture and API development
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubemetes)
- Knowledge of cloud platforms and cloud native system design (ex AWS, Azure)
- Exposure to machine learning and data science application
- Exposure to mobile application development frameworks
- Experience with additional languages (ex Go, Python)
Citizenship or lawful permanent residency required due to the possibility of working on a federal contract.
About METECS:
We are a high-performance team providing advanced engineering, software, and simulation solutions for government (including NASA) and other commercial customers utilizing a wide variety of in-house, commercial, and open-source technologies. Our specialties include robotics automation, hardware/software integration, immersive computer graphics, XR systems and advanced web-based tools.
We are headquartered in Houston, approximately 20 miles south of downtown, in the Clear Lake area.
