Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer
Location: Ft Worth, Texas (50% on-site role)
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Software Engineer to join our team and design, develop, implement, document, and support various internally developed Train Control Systems, including Positive Train Control (PTC), Train Sheets, and various supporting .NET applications/services, with a focus on Safety and High Availability. The ideal candidate will use technology systems/applications development experience to analyze requirements, evaluate design alternatives, and develop software solutions that meet business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, implement, document, and support various internally developed Train Control Systems
• Use technology systems/applications development experience to analyze requirements, evaluate design alternatives, and develop software solutions that meet business objectives
• The applications developed will primarily use the .Net framework, the C# language, ASP.NET, Geographic Information System (GIS) and SQL Server databases in implementing Microsoft based software systems for an intranet web environment
• Key responsibilities will be the architecture and design of applications for a safety-sensitive environment
• Work with business customers for requirements gathering and system analysis
• Responsible for design, implementation, and all phases of testing
• Ensure best practices are followed in implementing technical solutions

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in a technical or Engineering field or at least 6 years of equivalent business experience/ equivalent formal training
• At least 6 years of Object Oriented Development experience
• 5 years of proven hands-on experience developing distributed systems based using C# to develop .Net Framework based desktop client applications and highly available Windows Services
• 5 years of SQL Server
• Extensive web API and microservice development, integration and orchestration
• Experienced at unit, integration, system level testing and troubleshooting issues across platforms
• Able to identify underlying problems and appropriate techniques for solving them
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be a team player who shares knowledge
• Able to work in high performing teams and deliver under pressure situations

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Have:

• 10 years of Object Oriented Development experience
• Experience in safety critical product development (e.g. rail, medical, aerospace...)
• Experience with Web Forms ASP.NET, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
• Experience with GIS

If you're a team player with a passion for technology and a desire to work with a growing company, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour
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