<p>Job Summary</p> <p>The Associate Software Engineer supports the design, development, and maintenance of software applications as part of a dynamic cross-functional agile team. In addition, they will collaborate with other staff to design and implement solutions.</p> <p>Essential Duties & Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Develops software applications and supporting infrastructure using established coding standards and methodologies </li><li>Relentlessly pursues quality through multiple levels of automated tests, including but not limited to unit, API, End to End, and load. </li><li>Develops tooling, test harnesses and innovative solutions to understand and monitor the quality of the product </li><li>Develops infrastructure as code to reliably deploy applications on demand or through automation </li><li>Understands cloud managed services and builds scalable and secure applications using them </li><li>Creates proof of concepts for new ideas that answer key questions of feasibility, desirability, and viability </li><li>Performs thorough code reviews that promote better understanding throughout the team </li><li>Trouble shoot, instrument and debug existing software resolving root causes of defective behavior </li><li>Builds intuitive user interfaces with the end user persona in mind using front end frameworks and styling </li><li>Works with architects, designers, business analysts and others to design and implement solutions </li><li>Work within an agile scrum team, contributing to an atmosphere of continuous improvement </li><li>Understands how to interpret database models and effectively collaborate with Database Engineers </li><li>Assist product owners in backlog grooming, story breakdown and story estimation </li><li>Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members and other stakeholders throughout the organization </li><li>Document software changes for use by other engineers, quality assurance and documentation specialists </li><li>Master the technologies, languages, and practices used by the team and project assigned </li></ul>