System Engineer / Senior Software Engineer

Compunnel3 months ago
Austin, TX, United States
Hybrid
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

None mentioned

Key Responsibilities

  • Uses AI assistance for common dev tasks (code suggestions, test generation, review support, automation scripts, troubleshooting) with clear ownership for correctness and quality.
  • Applies GenAI in ways that reduce context switching and accelerate delivery across typical workflows (not limited to writing new code).
  • Demonstrates practical familiarity with GitHub Copilot and/or Claude Code within IDE/CLI-style workflows.
  • Working knowledge of agentic workflows, spec-driven development (translating low-level design artifacts such as class structures, API contracts, and data models into structured specs that guide AI-assisted implementation), and custom instructions and prompt engineering, with the ability to establish team-level practices for effective AI-assisted development.

Required Qualifications

  • Demonstrated exposure to, or hands-on experience with, GenAI coding assistants used across day-to-day engineering workflows in the SDLC-implementation, refactoring, unit testing, regression support, code reviews, scripting/automation, troubleshooting, and documentation-while applying engineering judgment and validation. Practical familiarity with tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code is expected.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience:
    • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience in actively developing large scale software using: Java, Spring framework, cloud development, and Web Services supporting high volume transactions in a highly available environment.
    • 2+ years of hands-on experience with AI/ML implementation and production deployment
    • 6+ years of experience working with containers and microservices in the cloud.
    • 6+ years of experience in cloud deployment in a continuous integration, and continuous delivery model (CI/CD).
    • 2+ years of experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), or AWS or GCP.
    • 2+ years' experience working with databases like MongoDB, Aerospike, and/or PostgreSQL.
    • 2+ years Prior experience in IT Transformations and system modernization initiatives from legacy to distributed platforms, i.e., Mainframe Cobol apps/DB2 to Java apps/SQL or MongoDB
    • Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (e.g., GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, PaLM)
  • Domain Expertise: Understanding of broker-dealer capabilities and operations.
  • Communication: Excellent communication skills; proven ability to communicate and lead other engineers in a collaborative environment
  • Execution Focus: Collaborative mindset coupled with a bias for action to effectively engage with fellow developers, Architects, and adjacent teams, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, related degree, OR related practical experience
  • Good knowledge of messaging technologies (Rabbit MQ, Kafka, or equivalent)
  • Experience in Financial Services industry
  • Experience in Test Driven Development, QA Automation and Quality mindset and behaviors
  • Proficient in developing Visio diagrams, architectural and design documentations, functional and technical specifications, automated test process
  • Willingness to learn all aspects of tech stack and document
  • Ability to research and document production and test environments along with architecture and design work
  • Knowledge of Agile methodology and experience in an Agile working environment
  • Experience with the Atlassian tool stack (JIRA and Confluence)

Certifications

None mentioned

Required Skills

Messaging Technologies (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
Agile Methodology
MongoDB
AWS
Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF)
AI/ML Implementation
Continuous Integration/Delivery (CI/CD)
Java
Cloud Development
Web Services
Test Driven Development
PostgreSQL
Spring Framework
Aerospike
GCP
Atlassian Tool Stack (JIRA, Confluence)