Are you a problem solver, explorer, and knowledge seeker – always asking, “What if?” 

If so, then you may be the new team member we’re looking for. Because at SAS, your curiosity matters – whether you’re developing algorithms, creating customer experiences, or answering critical questions. Curiosity is our code, and the opportunities here are endless. 

What we do

We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. Our curiosity fuels innovation, pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo, and changing the way we live. 

What you’ll do

As a Software Developer with the SAS Model Management R&D team, you will join a team of talented engineers working collaboratively to ideate and deliver cutting-edge, innovative products, and solutions that enable SAS customers to deploy analytics and make decisions in a high-performing, lean, and scalable manner. You will contribute to projects spanning a diverse set of technologies and industries targeted at both cloud and on-premise deployments. 

You will:

• Be comfortable developing software with mid-tier (microservice), database, and container technologies.
• Design and develop high-quality, testable, and scalable software solutions within established timelines.
• Be aware of and adhere to R&D best practices and processes.
• Actively involve other project stakeholders (e.g., managers, developers, product managers) to ensure implementation satisfies functional requirements and is consistent with established R&D standards.
• Participate in project scoping and scheduling; track the progress of individual tasks and alerts stakeholders of issues blocking or preventing completion of task
• Ensure the quality of the code you write through the development of automated tests (unit, performance).
• Conduct code reviews to ensure integrity and cross-product consistency.
• Work closely with testing by providing thorough reviews of the test plan and communicate when updates to the plan should be made to cover code changes related to enhancements, redesigns, and/or bug fixes.
• Maintain accountability for the entire life cycle of the code including support for both internal and external consumers.
• In collaboration with technical writers, authors appropriate level of design and technical documentation that satisfies both internal and external consumers.
• Work with multiple operating systems and anticipate technical anomalies and enhancements for various environments

What we’re looking for

• You have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• 5 years of software development experience.
• 3 years of application development experience in Java.
• 3 years of application development experience in React.
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing web-based microservices and REST interfaces following the OpenAPI specification.
• Working experience with container technologies such as Docker.
• Working experience with SQL databases.
• Working experience with source control management techniques (Git) including branching, code review, and merging.
• Familiarity with Linux, Bash, and Shell Scripting.
• Familiarity with agile processes and methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and get up to speed quickly on unfamiliar services.
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

The nice to haves

• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining infrastructure in a public cloud platform.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, Gradle, or Argo.
• Familiarity with one or more major public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Certifications related to microservice application development, especially Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Why SAS

• We love living the #SASlife and believe that happy, healthy people have a passion for life, and bring that energy to work. No matter what your specialty or where you are in the world, your unique contributions will make a difference. 
• Our multi-dimensional culture blends our different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Here, it isn’t about fitting into our culture, it’s about adding to it - and we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring.