Software Engineer

SNAP-ON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

(A group under RS&I Division of Snap-on Incorporared)

Location: Richfield, OH

Work schedule: Monday - Friday in facility 5 days per week

Performs moderately complex application design, systems analysis, and programming activities, which may require extensive research. Reports to an Application Engineering Manager; may be an individual contributor recognized for specific technical expertise or act as project leader addressing a wide range of technical issues within a project(s).

Responsibilities

• Performs moderately complex product design and implementation activities which may require extensive research and analysis; performs design, implementation and maintenance of moderately complex multiple product modules/sub-systems; Performs moderately complex bug verification, release testing and support for assigned products; researches problems discovered and develops solutions to the problems; conducts unit testing and integration testing for functionality and limits.
• Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues; suggests technical approaches to management on projects.
• As a project leader effectively handles all development activities of the project, (i.e., identifies resource requirements; manages multiple concurrent related activities, suspends and resumes activities as priorities shift, quantifies risk when contingency planning is needed)
• Provides technical leadership to the team by researching new technology or development tools; is current on activities within the department, company and industry
• Has greater interaction with clients; actively participates in presentations, technical demonstrations, etc.
• Provides training/instruction and technical mentoring to junior associates

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science; Minimum 5 years’ experience in software engineering field*.
• Minimum 5 years experience in J2EE and/or .Net development.*
• Thorough understanding of accepted application design principles and multi-tier development practices.
• Thorough technical knowledge of industry standards with an emphasis on Web Services*
• Basic understanding of Service Oriented Architecture; Practical experience desirable.
• Basic understanding of UML and design patterns; Practical experience a plus.
• Thorough technical knowledge of software development methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and design skills at multiple product level.
• Excellent skills in research and analysis, project planning and implementation
• Strong understanding of entire development process, including specification, documentation and quality assurance
• Basic awareness of business issues as they impact overall project plans
• Recognized central point for technical issues across groups and products
• Proven communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively as a team leader, team member or individual contributor
• Demonstrated project leadership ability

Skill Set / Additional Qualifications

• Proven experience developing applications using Java, with strong knowledge of core language features, frameworks, and best practices
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript and CSS, and modern web development concepts for building intuitive, user-friendly interfaces
• Experience with PostgreSQL, including database design, query optimization, and data manipulation
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles, with practical application in Python
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code across multiple programming languages
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and backend integration
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Understanding software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile/Scrum methodologies