Senior Software Engineer (Contract)

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Job Description

Our Platform Services Engineering team builds and maintains the cloud-based applications, RESTful APIs, and shared services that power Experian Software Solutions' products. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help design, develop, and enhance both the backend services and user-facing applications delivered through our rapidly growing cloud platform.

In this role, you will work across the full technology stack, building scalable microservices, intuitive web interfaces, and reusable platform capabilities that enable our product teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences. You'll collaborate closely with Product, UX, Architecture, and Engineering teams, applying your software development expertise, system design thinking, and problem-solving skills to create secure, reliable, and high-performing solutions.

What You'll Do

• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, and cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy software using technologies such as Java, JavaScript, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, Git, PostgreSQL, Maven, Gradle, and related tools.
• Write clean, efficient, and reliable code that meets performance, security, and quality standards.
• Drive software quality through code reviews, automated testing, and test coverage improvements using tools such as JUnit, Cucumber, Cypress, and similar frameworks.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and support DevOps practices that enable reliable and efficient software delivery.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues, performing root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Continuously improve engineering practices, operational processes, system reliability, and development efficiency.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and communicate technical solutions to stakeholders.
• Mentor and support junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and best practice sharing.

Qualifications

What We're Looking for

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building, delivering, and supporting scalable applications using modern development technologies and cloud platforms.
• Strong proficiency in software design principles, object-oriented programming, system architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps processes to enable reliable and efficient software delivery.
• Balance quality, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability considerations.
• Experience working with cloud-native technologies, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and modern software development tools.
• Passion for mentoring and coaching engineers, fostering knowledge sharing, and contributing to a engineering culture.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose-driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why. Experian is also proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

Benefits/Perks:

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid. You will combine in-office and remote work, with regular attendance required at the office.
• Experian is an equal opportunities employer

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