Senior Software Engineer, Middleware
$159,650–$159,650 year
On-siteOak Brook, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Design, develop, and maintain middleware components, APIs, and platform services supporting the myQ ecosystem. Supervise 2–3 software engineers by assigning tasks, reviewing code, and mentoring team members to ensure adherence to technical standards. Lead Scrum ceremonies, serve as the team representative, and collaborate with product owners and cross-functional teams to plan and deliver features. Analyze requirements, scope code changes, and produce moderate-complexity software designs using Agile methodologies. Ensure compliance with ISO 27001 security standards and cloud development best practices while providing technical documentation. Work remotely or on-site in Oak Brook, IL, with a 40-hour week.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- 5 years of experience in Software Development or a closely related occupation involving the design, development, testing, and maintenance of middleware, backend, or enterprise software systems
- Working with the Microsoft technology stack, including .NET, C#, Azure, SQL, and Visual Studio
- Experience with GIT, NoSQL databases, and messaging systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, or AWS EventBridge)
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP), SOLID principles, RESTful services, dependency injection, and cloud development
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools, frameworks, and deployment processes
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience participating in iterative software development cycles
- Ability to create and maintain technical documentation
- Supervise and lead 2–3 software engineers (onshore and offshore), assigning development tasks, reviewing code, and mentoring team members to ensure adherence to technical standards and timely completion of deliverables
- Serve as the primary point of contact and Scrum team representative for interactions with product owners, front-end, middleware, DevOps, and firmware functional teams
- Participate in technical assessment, scoping, and management of code changes for new business requirements, product enhancements, and change requests
- Analyze requirements and collaborate with architects and senior engineers to produce thoughtful software designs of moderate scope and complexity
- Maintain domain-specific knowledge of key software application features, frameworks, and components within the myQ middleware environment
- Lead and contribute to technical discussions, including design reviews, pull requests, and other engineering forums, to ensure alignment with best practices and architectural standards
- Collaborate with other Chamberlain domain experts—such as infrastructure, database, and front-end engineers—to design and develop new features and platform enhancements
- Ensure adherence to coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud development best practices to create reusable, maintainable code
- Provide mentoring and coaching to junior engineers to increase the technical capability of the middleware development team
- Ensure compliance with information security standards (ISO 27001) and company data-protection policies
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