SAS

Software Developer

SAS$110K — $130K *
Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software development experience.
  • Strong programming skills in languages like Go, Python, C, Java, TypeScript.
  • Experience with designing, developing, debugging, and maintaining production software.
  • Demonstrated use of Generative AI and Agentic AI in development workflows.
  • Strong communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
  • Hands-on GitHub experience in a team setting.
  • Experience with Jira and Confluence in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain software and developer tools for SAS products.
  • Build automation tools to streamline development and testing workflows.
  • Apply AI technologies to enhance developer productivity and software quality.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software solutions.
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices.
  • Create technical documentation for new software capabilities.
  • Learn and utilize internationalization concepts for global software readiness.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Onsite Health Care Center at HQ, with pharmacy services included.
  • Industry-leading 401k plan.
  • Tuition Assistance Program for ongoing development.
  • Generous vacation time and holidays, plus a Winter Wellness Break.
  • Volunteer Time Off and parental leave.
  • Childcare benefits for full-time employees.
Full Job Description

Software Developer- Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

 

About the job

 

The Globalization Team is seeking a Software Developer who is passionate about building high-quality tools, services, and automation that improve the developer experience across SAS products. This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions that help product teams deliver reliable, scalable, and globally-ready applications.

Working closely with developers, testers, product managers, and AI practitioners, you will contribute to engineering solutions that improve software quality, productivity, and development workflows. You will also have opportunities to learn and apply internationalization concepts and technologies as part of supporting software used by customers around the world.

  • Design, develop, and maintain software, libraries, services, and developer tools that improve product quality, engineering efficiency, and platform capabilities.
  • Build automation and tooling that simplify development, testing, analysis, and operational workflows across SAS product teams.
  • Apply Agentic and Generative AI technologies responsibly to improve developer productivity, software quality, and engineering processes.
  • Collaborate with developers, testers, product managers, and project managers to deliver robust software solutions that address real-world engineering challenges.
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and engineering best practices that improve reliability and maintainability.
  • Create technical documentation, reference materials, and developer guidance to support adoption of new capabilities.
  • Learn and apply internationalization concepts and best practices to help ensure SAS products can effectively serve users worldwide.
  • Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

 

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in software development.
  • Strong programming skills in one or more of the following languages: Go, Python, C, Java, TypeScript, or similar languages.
  • Experience designing, developing, debugging, and maintaining production software.
  • Demonstrated experience using Generative AI and Agentic AI technologies to improve software development workflows or solutions.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams including developers, testers, and product stakeholders.
  • Hands-on experience using GitHub in a team environment, including branching strategies, pull requests, and code review processes.
  • Experience using Jira and Confluence as part of an Agile development process, including issue tracking, planning, and documentation.
  • Ability to adjust working hours to accommodate a variety of time zones
  • Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Additional competencies, knowledge, and skills

  • Exposure to internationalization, localization, Unicode, ICU, CLDR, or multilingual software development.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
  • Experience with SAS programming or familiarity with SAS language, tools, or development environments.
  • Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, or modern web technologies.
  • Proficiency in an additional spoken language.

 

World-class benefits

Highlights include...

  • Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
  • Medical plan options include:
    • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
    • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
  • Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that99s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
  • An industry-leading 401k plan.
  • Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
  • Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
  • Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
  • Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

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About SAS

SAS is a multinational software company that provides advanced analytics, business intelligence, and data management software and services. SAS is the largest privately held software company in the world and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded in 1976 by Jim Goodnight and John Sall, who are still the CEO and Executive Vice President, respectively. SAS has over 83,000 customers worldwide and employs over 14,000 people in more than 60 countries. SAS has been recognized as one of the best places to work by Fortune magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute.
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