Sr. Software Engineer - Middleware (Hybrid - Oak Brook, IL)

Chamberlain Group (CG) is a global leader in intelligent access and Blackstone portfolio company. Powered by our myQ technology, we make access simple and secure for millions of homeowners, businesses, and communities worldwide. Our flagship brands, LiftMaster® and Chamberlain® , are found in 51+ million homes, and 14 million+ people rely on the myQ® app daily.

Job Description

This role is responsible for developing and maintaining development platforms for the Chamberlain myQ program. This includes but is not limited to middleware that serves as the foundation for myQ residential and commercial platforms. To accomplish this the Lead Software Engineer will work with other developers as well as other functions such as Engineering, Product Ownership, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Operations, and Customer Service in order to understand and translate product requirements into technical requirements, verify development matches product owner expectations, as well as maintain a high quality code base.

• Work using Agile methodologies such as Scrum to develop middleware

• Serve as primary point person and scrum team representative for interactions with product owner, front end, middleware, DeVos, and firmware functional teams

• Participate in technical assessment, scoping and management of changes to the code-base on new business requirements, product enhancements and other change requests

• Analyze requirements, collaborate with architects and senior engineers to produce thoughtful software designs of moderate scope and complexity

• Maintain domain specific software knowledge of key software application features, frameworks, or components in myQ middleware

• Lead and contribute to technical discussions in community of practice, design review, pull request, or other technical meeting forums

• Collaborate with other Chamberlain domain experts, such as infrastructure, database, and front end, as the team develops features and platform enhancements

• Lead offshore teams to design and develop features, and burn down technical debt

• Ensure adherence to coding standards and other best practices to create reusable code

• Provide mentoring and coaching to junior engineers to increase software capability of the middleware development team

• Responsible for complying with the security requirements set forth by the Information Security team and the established ISO 27001 Security Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities Document found in the ISMS Document Library

• Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.

• Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential.

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience

• An advanced degree in directly applicable area of study may substitute for up to two (2) years of job related experience

• 5+ years of job-related experience as defined in the Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and Scrum is required

• Experience in creating technical documentation is required

• Experience with Microsoft technology stack, including .NET, C#, Azure, SQL, Visual Studio

• Experience with GIT, No SQL databases, messaging systems

• Experience in creating technical documentation

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Thorough understanding of OOP, SOLID, RESTful services, dependency injection and cloud development

• Ability to work well with others and provide clear direction to a development team

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Understanding of CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) tools, frameworks and deployment processes is required

• Ability to interface with Product Owners and Scrum Masters for ticket/issue management

• Ability to lead junior and senior engineers on projects

• Ability to debug, troubleshoot, and self-diagnose issues in software development

• Ability to estimate work, support project plan creation, and report out progress to functional management at a project level

The pay range for this position is $85,500.00 - $162,975.00; base pay offered may vary depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. In addition to base pay, also offered is a comprehensive benefits package and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). This position is eligible for participation in a short-term incentive plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.

Chamberlain Group wants all of its employees to succeed and encourages people of all backgrounds to apply. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and you’ll be considered for this role regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, ancestry; marital, disabled or veteran status. We’re committed to fostering an environment where people of all lived experiences feel welcome.

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence [email protected].

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