Software Engineer at Sage

Job Context
Sage is transforming into a Saas company. To support this transformation, Sage defined multiple key initiatives to focus on the cloud business. One of these key initiatives for the Medium Segment is to release a Medium Payroll Platform and localise it for multiple markets. To drive success of this platform, a full new Development Team will be established. The Senior Software Engineer will form part of this team, which is responsible for the Core Product/Platform.

Key Responsibilities Key Accountabilities And Decision Ownership

• Successful develop, delivery maintain high quality software (requirements, design, code, documentation, etc.)
• Contribute to quality activities, incl. peer reviews of estimates, designs and code
• Resolve defects/bugs during QA testing, pre-production, production, and post-release patches
• Be an active and enthusiastic team player. Partner effectively with all team members to deliver against commitments.
• Proven experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, and/or Extreme Programming methodologies – international expertise is an advantage
• Participate in all phases of the project lifecycle
• Continuously strive to make improvements to the existing products and/or systems and services.
• Ensure all tasks are completed to the required quality standards

Must Have
Skills, know-how and experience:

• Knows and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of cloud software development such as Solid Design Pattern and Single Page Application
• Ability to interpret and document user requirements and translate these into technical specifications and/or code
• High numerical reasoning and logic ability with good problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of one or more relevant programming languages, frameworks and databases
• Knowledge on Architecture Best Practices and Patterns (Microservices, CQRS, Event Sourcing, Domain-Driven Design, …)
• A rapid ‘pick up and learn approach’ that will ensure valuable contribution to any team within days of joining the team
• Very good in spoken and written English

Preferred

• 3-7 years relevant professional experience, Payroll and/or financial domain expertise is an advantage
• Innovative and creative thinking
• Atlassian Collaboration Tool Jira & Confluence
• MS Azure experience
• Proven experience in using a TDD approach

Technical / Professional Qualifications (technical Skills On Intermediate Level)

• Computer Science (or related degree/qualification)
• Real world cloud application development experience
• C#.Net
• JavaScript client-side framework (ReactJS)
• Microsoft SQL Server
• REST API / Web API
• Entity Framework or similar
• API development & testing tools – e.g. Postman