Software Developer

The Software Developer I is an early-career software engineer responsible for designing, implementing, testing, and supporting application features across modern distributed systems. Working within an Agile team, this role contributes to both new feature development and enhancements to existing products.
Developers at this level are building independence, taking ownership of small to medium-sized work items, and strengthening core engineering fundamentals across application layers (user experience, services, APIs, and data). They leverage modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development tools, to improve productivity, learning, and code quality while ensuring outputs meet team standards.
This role is a key progression point from Associate Software Developer and prepares individuals for Software Developer II by increasing ownership, problem-solving capability, and technical depth.

Key Working Relationships:
Product & Business Partners
• Collaborate to understand requirements, clarify scope, and contribute to solution approaches.
Senior & Lead Developers
• Receive guidance on design, implementation, and engineering best practices.
Engineering Peers
• Work collaboratively across shared codebases and feature delivery.
Quality, Platform, and Design Teams
• Partner to ensure solutions are testable, deployable, usable, and reliable.
Essential Functions and Key Position Accountabilities
Software Development
• Design, build, and maintain application features across system layers (UI, services, APIs, and data).
• Deliver small to medium-sized features with increasing independence.
• Contribute to enhancements, bug fixes, and system improvements.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured code aligned with team standards.
AI-Assisted Engineering
• Use AI-assisted development tools to:
o Accelerate implementation and reduce repetitive work
o Generate test cases, documentation, and scaffolding
o Explore alternative solutions and approaches
• Validate AI-generated outputs for correctness, security, and maintainability.
Quality & Testing
• Develop and maintain unit and integration tests.
• Participate in code reviews and apply feedback.
• Support debugging and root cause analysis of issues.
Collaboration & Delivery
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (planning, refinement, retrospectives).
• Break down assigned work into actionable tasks.
• Communicate progress, risks, and blockers proactively.
Documentation
• Document technical changes, design decisions, and feature behavior.
• Contribute to team knowledge sharing and documentation practices.

Minimum Qualifications:
Experience & Knowledge
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically 1–3 years of experience in software development or related experience.
• Foundational understanding of:
o Software development principles (object-oriented design, modular design, etc.)
o Application architecture concepts (client/server, APIs, data flow)
o Version control and collaborative development practices

AI-Assisted Development
• Exposure to or willingness to adopt AI-assisted coding tools.
• Ability to critically evaluate generated code and outputs.

Experience / Skills Required:
• Solid foundation in software development fundamentals.
• Ability to implement features with moderate guidance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work both independently on scoped tasks and collaboratively within a team.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Technical Skills:
• General understanding across multiple layers of application development.
• Awareness of modern development practices such as automated testing, CI/CD, and cloud-based systems.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new tools, frameworks, and platforms quickly.

Analytical & Problem-Solving
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and propose practical solutions.
• Growing ability to evaluate trade-offs in implementation approaches.

Collaboration & Communication
• Communicates clearly with team members and stakeholders.
• Actively participates in team discussions, reviews, and planning.

Adaptability & Continuous Learning
• Demonstrates curiosity and continuous improvement mindset.
• Adapts to evolving technologies, architectures, and AI-assisted workflows.

Professional Growth
• Takes ownership of assigned work and follows through reliably.
• Shows measurable progression toward greater independence and Software Developer II responsibilities.