Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

What You’ll Do

Lead or contribute to analysis, design, programming, debugging, and enhancement of .NET applications supporting Crew Systems, while supporting shipboard systems in a distributed, sometimes offline environment and partnering with various stakeholders and offshore teams within an Agile framework.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to analysis, design, programming, debugging, and enhancement of .NET applications supporting Crew Systems.
• Support L2/L3 ticket triage, defect analysis, root-cause investigations, and incident resolution for shipboard systems.
• Develop and maintain WCF backend services, RESTful APIs, and WPF UI components using .NET Framework and .NET Core.
• Build software solutions that must perform reliably in distributed, sometimes offline, shipboard environments.
• Write clean, testable, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
• Partner with product managers, business analysts, project managers, shipboard leaders, and other engineering teams.
• Coordinate with offshore teams for development, production support, and enhancement work.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and contribute to sprint commitments.
• Assist in the translation of requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Support modernization and potential cross-stack migration efforts where .NET services interface with Java-based or other technology stacks.
• Embrace emerging AI-assisted development technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related technical field; or equivalent professional experience.

Required Skills

• Minimum 5 years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong emphasis on .NET development.
• Expert knowledge of C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core/6+, ASP.NET Web API, and related technologies.
• Experience developing and supporting applications using relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, or both).
• Strong understanding of API design, RESTful services, and WCF service architectures.
• Experience supporting production systems, including troubleshooting, debugging, and incident response.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (standups, sprint planning, story grooming, retros).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tooling such as Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins, including automated builds and deployments.
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications.
• Experience using monitoring/logging tools (such as Grafana, AppDynamics, Splunk, ELK, or similar).
• Understanding of software engineering best practices including unit testing, documentation, and code reviews.
• Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively with contractors, offshore teams, and cross-functional partners.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting or modernizing shipboard, distributed, or offline-capable systems.
• Experience working with Oracle PL/SQL or SQL Server stored procedures, packages, and functions.
• Familiarity with messaging or event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, SNS/SQS, RabbitMQ, JMS).
• Knowledge of security best practices including OAuth, JWT, TLS, identity management, and secrets handling.
• Experience tuning application performance, optimizing queries, and improving system reliability.
• Experience with AWS, container orchestration (Kubernetes, Rancher), or hybrid cloud environments.
• Nice-to-have: Prior experience supporting shipboard technology initiatives.
• Experience working alongside architecture/product leads to ensure alignment with platform and security standards.
• Nice-to-have: AI/ML awareness, use of AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, etc.), or ability to apply AI patterns to automation or log analysis.
• Nice-to-have: Proven experience developing scalable server-side applications using Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Nice-to-have: Hands-on experience with Angular (or similar frameworks like React/Vue, with a primary focus on Angular) to build responsive user interfaces.

Compensation:

$70/hr to $78/hr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.