Senior, Senior Staff, or Principal Software Engineer (MAD-BS-CA&OR)

Description

Position Level:  The best fit candidate selected for this position will be offered a job title/level (Senior Software Engineer vs. Senior Staff Software Engineer vs. Principal Software Engineer) that is commensurate with the candidate’s transferable education, experience, training, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

POSITION:                                     Senior Software Engineer

                                           -- or --   Senior Staff Software Engineer

                                           -- or --   Principal Software Engineer

DIVISION:                                      Metrology and Analysis Systems Division (MAD)

COMPANY:                                  Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc. (“HTA”)

TRAVEL:                                        Up to 30% (domestically and internationally)

REMOTE WORK:                         Remote Restricted to an area near Hillsboro, OR or Pleasanton, CA

EXPECTED PAY RANGE:                $126,757 - $174,291 annually (Senior Software Engineer)

                                                          $140,095 – $192,630 annually (Senior Staff Software Engineer)

                                                          $154,836 - $212,900 annually (Principal Software Engineer)

The pay ranges listed above are for each position’s base pay only.  This position may be eligible for other compensation including incentive pay and/or allowances.  Candidates will receive additional information during the interview and selection process.

POSITION SUMMARY

Software Engineers are responsible for the development and maintenance of software and systems for Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc. (HTA) products.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Hands-on development, documentation, and testing of distributed applications
• Researching and resolving complex software and system problems
• Designing and simplifying user interfaces and documenting them
• Creating architectures and complex designs independently and documenting them
• Integrate and test software to confirm compliance with specifications
• Developing functional specifications
• Finding and fixing complex errors in any software
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and test reviews
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION, LICENSES, and/or CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• BS Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

EXPERIENCE and TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in software development – Senior Software Engineer
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in software development – Senior Staff Software Engineer
• Minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience in software development – Principal Software Engineer
• Emphasis in building large, highly scaled, complex N-Tier/SOA web-based business applications with a focus on server-side technologies is a plus
• Must have relevant experience with Core Java and multithreading
• Professional, hands-on experience with designing and developing applications using Java, Web-Services, and various databases in a highly scaled web environment
• Strong experience using Java with a deep understanding of object-oriented analysis and design (including design patterns)
• Three (3) years’ experience in C++ is strongly preferred
• Experience with open-source framework/libraries/concepts/tools such as JMS (Sun MQ), Cobertura, Ant, Maven, PostgreSQL, JBoss, and Selenium is required
• Full software development lifecycle experience
• Demonstrated experience and comfortability using Agile as well as iterative methodologies
• Demonstrated experience with Test-driven development, using tools like Junit, Selenium, JMeter, and JProfile to spot performance issues and memory leaks
• Experience with JCR systems (preferably JackRabbit) strongly preferred
• This position requires up to 30% international and domestic travel

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and/or ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to investigate and apply new technologies
• Ability to improve the software development process
• Excellent demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Self-sufficient, self-reliant, and self-disciplined, but also able to operate effectively as part of a team
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate challenging or technical concepts.
• Ability to comprehend and enforce safety policies

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]