Mid-Level Embedded Software Engineer
Job Summary
As a Mid-Level Software Engineer, you will independently contribute to the design, development, and operation of software systems. You are expected to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business needs while mentoring less experienced engineers. The role requires taking ownership of tasks, fostering team collaboration, and ensuring the timely delivery of features.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop software systems
- Mentor junior engineers
- Ensure timely feature delivery
- Manage incidents and system performance
Required Skills
- Strong proficiency in programming languages
- Software design patterns
- System testing and version control
- Cross-functional collaboration
Job Details
### Job Purpose
As a Mid-Level Software Engineer, you will independently contribute to the design, development, and operation of software systems. You are expected to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business needs, mentor less experienced engineers, and consistently demonstrate ownership, collaboration, and professional growth.
### Key Responsibilities
- Tackle well-scoped problems with little ambiguity, independently contributing to team goals and outcomes.
- Demonstrate competence in core software engineering skills.
- Provide guidance and informal mentoring to junior engineers.
- Take responsibility for the timely delivery of features that meet business outcomes and project milestones.
- Consistently role-model company values and foster a collaborative, supportive team environment.
- Understand the business and user impact of features.
- Break down tasks effectively and use data and feedback to inform decisions.
- Design and implement simple, scalable software solutions.
- Consider dependencies and integration points, write maintainable code, and apply lessons learned from mistakes.
- Apply knowledge of availability, performance, cost, and security to engineering decisions.
- Take responsibility for small incidents, ensuring follow-up learning and improvements.
### Requirements
- Strong proficiency in at least one programming language, with the ability to learn and apply others as needed.
- Solid understanding of software development practices, including design patterns, testing, and version control.
- Experience building and maintaining production systems, with awareness of operational factors such as monitoring, alerting, and cost efficiency.
- Ability to decompose complex problems into smaller, manageable tasks and deliver them effectively.
- Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams (e.g. product, design, QA).
- Prior experience mentoring or supporting less experienced engineers is desirable.
- Basic knowledge of one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, Java, JavaScript, C, C++).