Software Development Engineer Principal (Full Stack .NET) Contract

Sagent is a company focused on transforming the mortgage servicing industry by providing innovative solutions for loans and homeownership. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and development of software solutions, ensuring successful implementation and providing technical leadership to the team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, testing, debugging, and implementation of software solutions to meet business requirements and technical specifications
• Determine software application design requirements based on business needs, technical considerations, and industry best practices
• Ensure the successful implementation and monitoring of software application improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness
• Generate software engineering policies, standards, and procedures to ensure consistency and quality across software development efforts
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, leveraging your technical expertise to support their professional development and drive project success
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, align software development efforts with organizational goals, and drive project success
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives within the software engineering team, staying updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with at least ten years of experience in an applicable field, or completion of an advanced degree (Masters or higher) in an applicable and relevant field, or equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
• Minimum of ten years of experience in software engineering roles, with a focus on designing, developing, testing, debugging, and implementing software solutions
• Demonstrated expertise in software application design and development, with a proven ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to address complex technical challenges and drive innovative solutions
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to provide guidance to others and collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in all aspects of software development, from detailed programming to high-level architecture design, is essential
• C# proficiency respectively mastery for the C# language, syntax, and features is required
• Familiarity with .NET Core
• Expert level understanding of Dependency Injection (DI)
• Expert level understanding of object-oriented programming
• Experience developing and working with web services (Rest and Web API)
• Proficient with Microsoft SQL Server and SQL
• Demonstrated ability to create unit and integration tests including edge-case test case creation
• Proficient understanding of source control systems, preferably git
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps
• Experience with Docker Images / Containers (building and running)
• Familiarity with the XUnit test framework and ASPNet Test Fixtures
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose issues using end-to-end request tracing systems (AppInsights, Dynatrace, ELK with request level correlation)
• Familiarity with OpenAPI Specification / Swagger contracts
• Familiarity with design patterns and different application architectures
• Demonstrated ability to conduct and lead code reviews
• Experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Experience in generating software engineering policies, standards, and procedures is preferred
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks (Angular preferred) and with responsive UI design