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We are a team of more than 1,600 associates who come from all walks of life. We call different communities \"home,\" but our shared values bind us together. Invitation Homes is a place where possibility lives.\nWe are seeking a Software Engineer III to join a small, collaborative team to help implement and expand upon our current product offerings to our residents, as well as our operations, marketing, and leasing teams. The ideal candidate is proficient in architecting, developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting distributed systems and cloud-based applications using the latest technologies and tools. This role will continually focus on learning, evaluating, and using the ever-changing practices and tools of their craft to achieve corporate objectives and priorities. A Software Engineer III will provide feedback, guidance, and mentorship through pair programming, collaboration, and effective communication with colleagues.\nInvitation Homes does not offer employment-based visa sponsorship for this role at this time.\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign, develop, and deploy frontend and backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and scalability.\nDesign, develop, and configure custom solutions on the Salesforce platform, including Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and declarative tools.\nAssist and lead the design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging of new and existing software systems and/or applications.\nIdentify and resolve defects of advanced scope using appropriate engineering tools and techniques, such as browser developer tools, application performance monitoring (APM) and logging platforms, and Salesforce debug logs.\nExhibit strong technical problem-solving and debugging skills.\nPromote and advocate for best practices, design standards, and procedures.\nWork collaboratively and professionally in a team environment to achieve shared objectives.\nWrite, test, commit, review, deploy, and document code.\nProvide support and maintain existing products, and add new features as requested by customers.\nAnticipate and adapt to a changing business environment and requirements.\nCollaborate and communicate with stakeholders, product owners, quality assurance, and other teams in an agile work environment, including design meetings, planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.\nParticipate regularly in Agile/Scrum activities and learn from experienced developers.\nWho We're Looking For\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university, or equivalent work experience, or successful completion of a development boot camp.\nAt least five (5) years of work experience in software development.\nAdvanced knowledge of at least one high-level programming language (e.g., Apex, Java, NodeJS, Python).\nExperience developing on the Salesforce platform (Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components) and familiarity with Salesforce integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events).\nAdvanced knowledge of CI/CD concepts and practical experience applying them.\nAdvanced knowledge and understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.\nProficient with structured query language (SQL) and relational database concepts.\nProficient knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC).\nGeneral knowledge of web development concepts.\nFollows and promotes Agile practices and principles.\nAbility to develop complex software in Apex and other programming languages, gained through relevant knowledge, education, experience, and/or training.\nStrong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.\nWillingness to mentor and support the growth of other engineers.\nContributes logical and meaningful input in discussions and meetings.\nProvides constructive feedback and guidance in code reviews.\nSalesforce Platform Developer I certification preferred; Platform Developer II a plus.\nPreferred Skills:\nWorking knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, particularly on AWS.\nWorking knowledge of JavaScript frameworks.\nWhy Invitation Homes\nWe stand for flexibility, opportunity, and a home that people can make their own. It's as true for our associates as it is for our residents. Just as we help our residents live freer, we support our associates' careers, too. Our associates know that at Invitation Homes, goals matter, potential is unlocked, and careers thrive. Invitation Homes isn't just a workplace, it's a possibility place. Invitation Homes offers the following to each new associate:\nCompetitive pay and an annual bonus program for all associates\nGenerous paid time off plans, including vacation accrual, sick time, volunteer time, and standard and floating holidays\n401(k) with matching company contributions\nCasual dress work environment\nTeam events and gatherings\nEmployee resource groups: Together with Women, Asian Alliance, Black Collective, Juntos, Gen Next, and Open Invitation\nSalary Range\nThe salary range for this position is: $90,000.00 - $156,000.00, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws. Compensation and Benefits\nTo attract and retain top talent, we're pleased to offer competitive compensation and benefits, including:\nAnnual bonus program\n\nHealth, dental, vision, and life insurance\n\nLong-term and short-term disability insurance\n\nGenerous paid time off plans include vacation accrual, sick time, standard holidays and floating holidays\n\n401(k) with company matching contributions\n\nAwesome work environment with casual dress\n\nTeam events and gatherings (Pre- and Post-Covid)\n\nInvitation Homes is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and innovative environment with the best associates. 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