Sr. Software Engineer

<p style="text-align:left"><b>Help us change lives</b></p><p style="text-align:left">At Exact Sciences, we’re helping change how the world prevents, detects and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when they matter most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support <u>your</u> life while you’re working to help others.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p><b>Position Overview</b></p><p>As a Sr. Software Engineer, this seasoned professional will demonstrate competence and creativity in a wide range of technical areas. This role will have a lead role in the design, development, and testing of software applications for Exact Sciences, creating expert design concepts and foolproof debugging.  This role will be able to resolve most issues and problems effectively with minimal oversight, communicate effectively with business stakeholders and mentor junior team members.  This role will routinely make key decisions for the team, be accountable for application quality, and be highly productive.</p><p></p><p>Working in our Software Engineering team, you will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and sustaining software systems in a cross-functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices. You will design and create engineering specifications for building software programs based on a broad knowledge of information systems and determine what development methodology to use after documenting software requirements.</p><p></p><p>An ideal candidate will be comfortable growing others on the team as an informal leader. They would have very strong competency with Java and be knowledgeable about Spring Boot and Spring as it relates to building out microservices. Experience with Maven is a plus, as is experience with Kafka and/or HL7 and FHIR.</p><p></p><p>This hybrid role is based in Madison, Wisconsin.</p><p></p><p><b>Essential Duties</b></p><p>Include, but are not limited to, the following:</p><ul><li>Demonstrate strong working knowledge, skills, and understanding of practices for complex programs and initiatives demonstrating creativity and substantial understanding of specialized techniques, processes, procedures.</li><li>Troubleshoot issues and problems of medium complexity for major software applications; break down complex tasks, make reasonable decisions, investigate and fix bugs, and operate independently.</li><li>Initiate independent designs that impact and influence the department’s delivery and approach. Lead reviewing design alternatives, problems, and solutions with an eye on limiting the need for later problem solving.</li><li>Consistently influence and make significant decisions within a project, demonstrating good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions based in a solid understanding of business strategy and best practices with minimal instructions for difficult or unpredictable situations.</li><li>Contribute individual capabilities to the achievement of group objectives, and work effectively with others in a group setting. This includes mentoring, coaching, and technical guidance for junior members of the team.</li><li>Build successful internal and external partnerships with peers, SMEs, stakeholders, and decision-makers.</li><li>Communicate clear and concise project plans/designs and status updates for a project.</li><li>Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as needed.</li><li>Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.</li><li>Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.</li><li>Maintain regular and reliable attendance.</li><li>Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.</li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>Minimum Qualifications</span></b></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or Engineering; or High School Diploma/General Education Degree and 4 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties .</li><li>Complete knowledge and full understanding of software development design and development, and relevant domain specific skills.</li><li>Understanding of and significant experience with object-oriented programming.</li><li>RESTful web services, Relational Databases (Postgres, SQL Server), and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate, Entities Framework). </li><li>Demonstrated experience designing and developing apps that access and or utilize cloud-based frameworks (e.g., Azure, Amazon AWS Services/SDKs, etc.).</li><li>Agile development tools; including, but not limited to, JIRA, Confluence repository.</li><li>C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL, PL/SQL, .NET, Google Web Toolkit.</li><li>Applicants must be currently authorized to work in country where work will be performed on a full or part-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Preferred Qualifications</b></p><ul><li>5+ years of experience in the Software Engineering discipline</li><li>Strong knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7 and FHIR.</li><li>Experience using Java as a core language</li><li>Experience using Spring Boot or Spring to support Microservices</li><li>Experience using Maven</li><li>Experience using Kafka or other queuing systems</li></ul><p></p>#LI-AJ1<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">Salary Range:</p>$101,000.00 - $172,000.00<p style="text-align:inherit"><i> </i></p>The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US - WI - Madison on a full-time basis. In addition, this position is bonus eligible.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p></p><p>Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our <a href="https://careers.exactsciences.com/benefits" target="_blank">benefits</a>.</p><p></p><p>Our success relies on the experiences and perspectives of a diverse team, and Exact Sciences fosters a culture where all employees can develop personally and professionally with a sense of respect and belonging. If you require an accommodation, please contact us <a href="mailto:neo@exactsciences.com?subject=Exact%20Sciences%20Recruiting" target="_blank">here</a><span>.</span></p><p></p><p>Not ready to apply? Join our <a href="http://exactsciences.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Exact_Sciences/introduceYourself" target="_blank">Talent Community</a> to stay updated on the latest news and opportunities at Exact Sciences.</p><p></p><p><span>We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, and any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.</span></p><p></p><p>To view the Right to Work, E-Verify Employer, and Pay Transparency notices and Federal, Federal Contractor, and State employment law posters, visit our <a href="https://exactsciences.box.com/s/gj6pxvld7g6rnhvum3cttfdevppp34s2" target="_blank">compliance hub</a>. The documents summarize important details of the law and provide key points that you have a right to know.</p>

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