Location:
Remote - California, United States
Job ID:
R0054985
Date Posted:
2024-06-18
Company Name:
HITACHI HIGH-TECH AMERICA, INC.
Profession (Job Category):
IT, Telecom & Internet
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
Yes
Job 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: Hybrid (+50% Remote) - 70% Remote / 30% Onsite
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]
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What We Do
Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world.
