Software Engineer, Senior at MicroStrategy in West Mclean, VA

Job Description

The Role:

The Senior Software Engineer will be a key member of an Agile Software Development team performing Java and open stack development. In this role, you will provide our customers with the most powerful, scalable, and user-friendly platforms for analytics, mobility, and security. You play a role in enabling MicroStrategy products to be best-in-breed and optimized for leading organizations to analyze big data and distribute actionable business insight across their enterprise.

Your Focus:

• Lead the design and implementation of MicroStrategy software platforms, applications, and features.
• Proactively participate in every aspect of the entire software development lifecycle of feature development, including input on specifications, designs, implementation, test design, test implementation, optimization, and delivery.
• Support technical support engineers with high-level and escalated customer issues.
• Participate in peer code reviews, knowledge sharing, and SCRUM meetings.

Qualifications

You should also bring the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar program; Master’s degree is preferred.
• Five years of software development experience with real world knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operation systems, and other fundamental concepts.
• Strong Java skills in client and server-side development.
• Experience with optimization of high performance, web-based applications.
• Fluent in object orientated programming languages, such as C++, and Java.
• Strong knowledge of front-end web technologies: JavaScript, HTML 5, CSS 3 is preferred.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity of RDBMS and web services is highly desired.
• Experience developing software applications and features in an Agile environment.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills, attention to detail, and drive to delivery best-in-class software products for industry.