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MBTA · 1 month ago

Software Engineer - TID (Contractor Position)

Boston, MA

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

MBTA is focused on providing a best-in-class transit system and is seeking a Software Engineer in the Technology Innovation Department. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure software engineering excellence while working primarily with Elixir and/or TypeScript.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Demonstrates strong fundamental coding abilities and knowledge

Follows standard engineering division procedures, such as naming conventions, code reviews, writing documentation, testing software changes, writing tests, etc

Writes production quality software

Works on front-end and back-end tasks as needed

Able to execute any available engineering coding tasks assigned in a sprint

Implement architecture best practices regularly

Regularly assists others in achieving quality standards through reviews

Make changes to pull requests based upon feedback from reviewers

Execute development work at a good velocity

Diagnose ongoing application outages or disruptions

May write root cause analysis and reports

May handle an urgent hotfix for their products

Protects the data security and privacy of our organization and customers

Has a basic understanding of logging, log querying, and software profiling

May function as a product manager for technical projects

Provides estimates of sprint tasks

May advise on near and long-term epic level estimates and may define the scope of an epic

May perform defect or feasibility investigations

May advise on business value of tech debt

May participate in the on-call rotation, as a subject-matter expert for their product and/or the products of TID as a whole

Surfaces defects or potential improvement in the sprint backlog

Works collaboratively with product and design team members, especially when providing feedback and in sharing knowledge

Consistently arrives on time and actively engages in team meetings, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives

Proactive about moving, updating, and commenting on assigned tasks

Works on deployment, build and code analysis systems as needed

May participate in interviews and evaluation of engineering candidates

May serve as scrum master or a technical leader on a product engineering team

Qualification

ElixirTypeScriptAutomated testingGitHub workflowsAWSTerraformAnalytical thinkingCoachingCommunication skillsAttention to detailConflict resolution

Required

Bachelor degree from accredited institution

Three (3) years of experience in software engineering practices, processes, and team operations

Demonstrated proficiency in at least two (2) programming languages

Experience with automated testing, including continuous integration (CI)

Experience with GitHub and GitHub workflows (such as pull requests) and code reviewing

Ability to translate business requirements into technology

Proven people management capabilities, including coaching, effective communication, and conflict resolution skills

Strong communication skills

Strong analytical thinking and debugging abilities

Attention to detail

Ability to effectively read, comprehend, communicate, and respond to instructions, orders, signs, notices, inquiries, etc. in English

Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, except if participating in an approved high school internship / co-op program

Ability to commute to assigned work locations in the Boston, MA metro area, as required by the role

Ability to provide internal and external customers with courteous and professional experiences

Ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a diverse workforce team (or supervise, if required)

Ability to uphold the rights and interests of the MBTA while building and maintaining effective relationships with employees and co-workers

Ability to adhere to rules, regulations, collective bargaining agreements (if applicable), and policies of the MBTA, including the EEO, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and anti-retaliation policies

Have a satisfactory work record for the two (2) years immediately prior to the closing date of this posting (unless if current student or recent graduate), including overall employment, job performance, discipline, and safety records (infractions and/or offenses occurring after the closing of the posting and before the filling of a vacancy may preclude a candidate from consideration for selection)

Ability to pass a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check, comprehensive background screening, and / or medical Clinic screening, potentially including physical examination and drug and alcohol screenings

Ability to work all shifts and / or locations assigned, directed, or necessary for this position, including (for some transit / operations roles) up to twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week as necessary to accommodate severe weather conditions, emergencies, or any other circumstances that may potentially impact service or the safety of service

Preferred

Experience in public sector, transportation agency, and/or civic technology team

Knowledge of transit data standards (such as GTFS, GTFS-RT, TODS, TIDES)

Experience with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code tools

Experience with AWS

Benefits

Accrued paid sick leave

Monthly transportation pass

Company

MBTA

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area.

Founded in 1964

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

5001-10000 employees