Software Engineer VI - Python / Node.js Developer

$98,900 - $175,300/Yr

Spectrum - Greenwood Village, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Greenwood Village, CO

10,001+ employees

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About the position

The Software Engineer VI at Charter Communications is responsible for the design, development, and ongoing support of mission-critical platforms that enable AI workflows. This role involves creating innovative solutions, mentoring junior developers, and collaborating with various teams to enhance customer experiences and improve application performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to rapid delivery and the ability to navigate technical challenges in a cooperative environment.

Responsibilities

• Actively support efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Participate in the design of dependent systems, including APIs, clients, and data stores.
• Design and implement new functionality that is testable and performant with minimal oversight.
• Determine methods and procedures for new assignments and coordinate activities of other personnel.
• Understand the technical organization's vision and goals to assist in creating the organization's roadmap.
• Analyze and evaluate different products in the market, identifying their pros and cons.
• Maintain knowledge of technical and industry standards.
• Develop software independently to overcome roadblocks and proactively identify their impact on the roadmap.
• Triage escaped defects and lead root cause analysis activities.
• Resolve system integration issues and manage hotfixes for critical production issues.
• Prioritize work effectively, establishing and meeting timelines without oversight.
• Close technical debts and visualize technology roadmaps.
• Provide level of effort estimates on multiple interconnected projects or features.
• Responsible for technical requirements and overall technical design documentation.
• Cut release branches and provide deployment artifacts to operations.
• Enforce usage of approved code patterns and best practices across the application domain.
• Identify performance improvement opportunities with dependent systems.
• Improve application performance, scalability, resilience, and high availability.
• Collaborate with architecture, testing, operations, DBAs, and data center teams to solve technical problems.
• Showcase interconnected projects or features to senior technical leadership and the business.
• Mentor Software Developers I-V and participate in candidate interviews.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with peers and other Charter organizations.
• Provide technical consulting to other internal groups and act as a technical subject matter expert.

Requirements

• 4-6+ years of experience with database management systems.
• 4-6+ years of experience with software development methodologies.
• 6+ years of experience in a cloud-based platform engineering role.
• 5+ years of software development experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Python, or Node.js.
• 5+ years of exposure to SQL and non-relational databases.
• BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of one major programming language/tool.
• Proficient in coding language and syntax, usage of functions and object-oriented patterns.
• Knowledge of environments, docker images, container runtimes, and cloud-native app development.
• Knowledge of dependent systems, including APIs, clients, and data stores.
• Knowledge of design patterns and software architecture patterns.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with micro-services and service-oriented architecture.
• Advanced negotiation skills.
• Progressing towards advanced knowledge of one programming language/tool.

Benefits

• Comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions.
• Support for all aspects of employee well-being.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.