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Senior Software Engineer - Java

Updated on 08/24/2023

  |   Multiple Positions Available

Job Description

Like the challenge of a good puzzle? What about meaningful work that has a real-world impact on multiple industries? If you take pride in problem-solving, then imagine yourself rolling out solutions that are used by 57 percent of Fortune 100 companies.

We're looking for developers with Java experience to join our core product development team. The Senior Software Engineer - Java position translates technical concepts into high-performance production code and contributes to all stages of architectural design, development and testing. You'll be responsible for overall technical direction of a product area, and as such you'll roadmap development of new features and prioritize and resolve bugs.

The Ignition platform is changing industries like manufacturing, oil and gas, power and energy, and water management, to name a few. We're looking for experienced developers who enjoy a good challenge and can collaborate with others to solve complex issues. With a global community and an annual tech conference dedicated to Ignition, this is an opportunity at impactful work that solves problems and makes a difference.

About You

You're probably passionate about puzzles, and particularly drawn to the challenge of solving them. You're motivated by meticulous details, drawn to interesting work with modern toolchains and source controls, and you feel inspired when given the room and support to be creative.

The ideal candidate for this role has multiple years of coding experience with Java programming fundamentals like object-oriented design, concurrency/multithreading, and a good understanding of data structures. Remote, hybrid and on-site opportunities are available for this role.

About the Role

The Senior Software Engineer - Java's job skills, qualifications, and responsibilities, include but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

  • Be independently responsible for the entire lifecycle of projects or features including engineering design and development
  • Implement new features and changes with an eye for security, reliability, and performance
  • Work with team members and adjacent teams to solve problems
  • Help maintain software by fixing issues identified by support and QA teams
  • Perform complex and precise troubleshooting to pinpoint root causes for reported issues
  • Participate in agile development process (SCRUM)
  • Perform code reviews to help verify changes made by other developers

Requirements

    Experience:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related study
  • 2-4+ years Java programming experience
  • 4-8+ years relevant industry experience
  • Strong Java fundamentals required:
  • Object-oriented design experience
  • Concurrency/multithreading experience
  • Understanding of data structures and proper implementation of Java collections
  • Familiarity with Java standard libraries, including common 3rd party additions e.g. Google Guava, Apache Commons
  • Expertise in one or more of the following areas is a plus:
  • Cybersecurity, including cryptography, authN, and authZ technologies
  • Swing and/or JavaFX
  • Networking protocols at the byte level
  • Databases, including relational, document, and/or time-series.
  • Distributed systems such as message brokers and queues
  • Tools and processes:
  • Modern toolchain and source control familiarity, e.g. Git
  • Familiarity with agile methodologies, e.g. SCRUM

About Us

Who are we?

Champions for industrial automation innovation and driven by a mission statement to empower our customers to swiftly turn great ideas into reality by removing all technological and economic obstacles, we create and deliver solutions that relieve pain points, bring efficiency to operations and optimize integration.

Why Choose Inductive Automation?

Our passion goes beyond customers. We celebrate your personal and professional milestones, and we support our teams with meaningful work in a collaborative environment.

We find that great work-life balance inspires teams to do their best work and empowers people to live their best lives. That's why diversity, fun, and flexibility are ingrained into our work culture.

Good people can make a difference from anywhere, so Inductive Automation facilitates remote work flexibility from most locations in the U.S. We’ll provide you with the exciting work and high-quality computer equipment, and leave the "where" part up to you.

We honor 40-hour work weeks mindful of your local time. Plus, we keep you connected and engaged with virtual social events and professional development time baked into the schedule.

Benefits and Perks

  • 100% Covered Health Care: Don’t pay a dime for your medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Remote Flexibility: Work from home, in our beautiful office, or a combination of both. It’s up to you
  • Work/Life Balance: Create a work schedule that fits your needs and your local time zone
  • Paid Time Off: Receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
  • 401k with Match: Save for the future with our company-matching 401k program
  • World-Class Headquarters: While on-site, enjoy complimentary snacks and beverages, then challenge a friend to a game of pool, table tennis, shuffleboard, or foosball

Pay

Based on the Sacramento region, the new hires minimum and maximum target salary for this role is $135k - $178k.

Inductive Automation’s ranges are market-driven and set to allow for flexibility. Although it is not typical for an individual to start at the top end of the range for the position, compensation decisions are dependent on: the facts and circumstances of each case, work location, job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training; and other business and organizational needs.

At this time, we are unable to offer employment for individuals located outside of the United States and/or those who require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status). We know you've got a lot of options when seeking an employer where your skills and talents will shine, so we really appreciate that you considered us.

Inductive Automation, LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability. Verification of US employment eligibility required.


Discover the Perks

Be Healthy

Be Healthy

It’s simple: We pay 100% of your employee health plan—medical, dental and vision.

Find Your Balance

Find Your Balance

We want everyone to have a healthy work/life balance – that's why you get paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.

Stay Hydrated

Stay Hydrated

Our kitchen is always fully stocked with water, coffee, tea, soda, and every flavor of La Croix you can imagine.

Flex Your Time

Use flextime to make a schedule that fits your needs.

Start with Fresh Fruit Monday

Start with Fresh Fruit Monday

Get a healthy start to your week by grabbing a piece of fruit in the cafe.

End with Snack Friday

End with Snack Friday

We won’t send you into the weekend hungry, grab a snack in the cafe every Friday afternoon.

Get Comfy

Get Comfy

From standing desks to collaborative alcoves, find your ideal workspace.

Escape Your Workspace

Escape Your Workspace

Challenge a friend to a game of pool, table tennis, shuffleboard or foosball.

Explore California

Explore California

Every Spring you'll get a Golden Poppy Pass to explore the outdoors and discover 100+ destination parks.

Take in the View

Take in the View

Our new building is located on Lake Natoma in Folsom.

Go for a Ride

Go for a Ride

Grab an IA bike and hit the American River Parkway—it’s just a few feet from our backdoor.