Software Engineer III

Position Summary

As a Software Engineer III, you will be part of an Agile Scrum team and directly contribute to the creation and maintenance of products that support our business operations. You will participate in Sprint activities, such as planning, grooming and daily standups to deliver on commitments, continuously improve process and drive positive change.

You will apply your skills in Software Development to help the team produce quality, on-time deliverables and apply root cause analysis to track down story bugs and production issues. Using an eye for quality and an attention to detail, you will help us build reliable and fault tolerant, extensible applications backed by unit testing and test automation. Additionally, you will work directly with Team Leads, Business Users, Product Owners, Functional Analysts and other Engineers to build new projects and support existing applications.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated and able to multi-task moderately complex issues on their own and when assistance is required, able to provide specific issues and options. This role requires a robust breadth of Software Development concepts allowing you to create scalable, extensible applications with minimal direction. Also necessary is interfacing with existing applications built on REST, an understanding of security implications for designs and implementations and the ability to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment.

About The Team

The Home Building Group Web team works alongside our business partners to design, build, and implement enterprise applications in support of the manufacturing, properties, and supply businesses. This is an established team maintaining and delivering new capabilities. Our technology landscape is rapidly changing as we implement best in class SAAS products such as Oracle ERP Cloud and Salesforce. Our team’s mission is to provide solutions that compliment or extend the capabilities not currently offered by our SAAS providers.  We deliver custom written web applications to create the “Secret Sauce” that makes our business and stakeholders unique and successful. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Mentor junior team members through peer reviews and provide guidance on story implementation.
• Manage technical scope creep inside stories.
• Emphasize working software over gold plated solutions.
• Provide root cause analysis for defects and production issues.
• Lead design efforts for new functionality, create team understanding that aligns strategic and architectural goals
• and create appropriate design documentation.
• Strive to produce high quality, on time software by utilizing unit tests and partnering with QA to meet

• Acceptance Criteria.

• Participate in the full SDLC from requirements gathering to testing and delivery.
• Identify operational dependencies on other tech teams or support groups.
• Break down stories into small, testable units focused on rapid delivery.

Primary Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of Software Development experience
• Experience with project tracking software, such as Jira and Agile Methodology.
• Experience with source control systems and CI/CD pipelines preferred.

• Desired Skills

• Excellent time management and ability to prioritize work with little direction.
• Excellent analytical skills. Ability to weigh pros and cons of design choices and make suggestions to
• Management, Product Owners, and Team Members.
• Can adapt quickly to changing processes and technologies.
• Creates and promotes a collaborative environment fostering understanding of mutual goals.

Behavioral Competencies

• Collaboration And Teamwork

• Service Focus

• Strategic Thinking

• Analytical Thinking

• Business Acumen

• Adaptability

• Communicating

• Managing Innovation

• Team Building

• Coaching and developing others

• Delegating

Compensation range: $137,750 - $168,360

Why Clayton Homes:• One of America’s largest home builders and leader in housing• Forbes lists: America’s Best Employers, America’s Employers by State, BestEmployers for Diversity, Best Employers for Women• Quarterly profit share bonus program• Onsite gym with variety of classes, wellness, professional and personaldevelopment programs and much more!Clayton is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Clayton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Business Unit - B00023

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