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As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.\nEarly Warning follows a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.\nCandidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.\nOverall Purpose\nThis position designs, develops, tests and maintains software product applications.\nEssential Functions\nDesign, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and applications.\nServe as technical expert on development projects.\nDrives full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.\nWrite technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.\nSupport, maintain, and document software functionality.\nIdentify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.\nAnalyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed.\nDrive software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.\nConsult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.\nComplies with all security policies and procedures, to ensure that the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained.\nDesired Skills\nAutomation\nAbility to use Unix/Linux command line programs and create/edit scripts.\nAble to analyze results of automated deployment scripts and makes modifications.\nDesign\nAble to prepare detail design documents from requirements.\nFamiliar with Reporting tools such as Crystal Reports, Jasper Reports, BIRT, etc.\nGeneral understanding of software environments and network topologies.\nAble to demonstrate OOA/OOD skills.\nDemonstrable understanding of distributed, component based architecture\nWorking knowledge of networking and/or telecommunications protocols\nA solid understanding of event driven / asynchronous programming and multi-threading\nDemonstrable technical design skills (UML experience a plus)\nFamiliar with TDD/BDD.\nFamiliar with SOA framework, web services, etc.\nCoding\nCommon Developer Skills\n- Competent (5+ years) Java or C# or C++ or Objective-C language programming skills.\n- Competent with SQL or PL/SQL and relational database concepts.\n- Experience with source code control systems.\n- Experience with secure programming techniques is highly desirable\n- Able to perform code reviews to ensure the code meets the acceptance criteria.\nMobile Developer\n- 5+ years of experience in projects using Java, C++, Objective-C, or Swift\n- 2+ years design, implementation and unit testing of mobile applications\n- A solid understanding of event driven / asynchronous programming and multi-threading\n- Working knowledge of networking and/or telecommunications protocols\n- Experience/High comfort level with application layer technologies/protocols including HTTP, XML\nWeb Developer\n- 5+ years of experience with application layer technologies including HTML/CSS, XML, JavaScript, JSON, and REST\n- 3+ years of experience with web and application servers such as IIS, Apache HTTP/Tomcat, IBM Websphere, Oracle WebLogic, JBoss, GlassFish, etc.\n- Experience with other computer languages like C#, Ruby, Python, and PHP is a plus\nTesting\nAble to maintain test scripts as needed.\nPrepares test strategy, test plan, test cases, and test summary documents.\nExperience with automated functional software testing frameworks, such as Cucumber, Selenium, etc.\nPerforms unit, functional, load, user interface, performance, regression and system integration testing on new code or modified code prior to production releases.\nProduce and report project test metrics.\nPossess advanced knowledge of QA/QC techniques; certifications preferred\nAssists new staff on testing techniques and test methodologies\nSupport\nResponsible for responding to situations in a timely manner, and meeting predetermined deadlines\nAbility to support/maintain existing products and add new features as requested by customers.\nCentral point of contact for support of UAT/production applications as needed\nKeen troubleshooting skills across tiers/domains\nAbility to work on multiple projects\nCollaboration\nAgile/Lean methodologies experience\nSolid understanding of an iterative software development process\nAble to guide the team to produce estimates for all project activities and tasks.\nResponsible for eliciting user and functional requirements and ensuring they consistent and complete\nMentor and monitor Software Engineers in the technical aspects of their assignments.\nExperience\nEducation and experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and/or 5 or more years of related industry experience.\nThe above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.\nPhysical Requirements\nWorking conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.\nEmployee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.\nThe base pay scale for this position in:\nPhoenix, AZ in USD per year is: $118,000 - $152,000.\nAdditionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.\nThis pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.\nSome of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness\nHealthcare Coverage - Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.\n\n401(k) Retirement Plan - Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.\n\nPaid Time Off - Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.\n\n12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave\n\nMaven Family Planning - provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.\n\nAnd SO muchmore! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page here for the latest. Our team canshare more during the interview process!\nEarly Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. 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