Senior Software Engineer

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who will you be working with?

Wabtec’s Train Control Office Systems (TCOS) group develops and maintains a suite of products and applications, referred to as Train Management & Dispatch System (TMDS), which provide our customers a comprehensive and integrated set of tools and capabilities to management and control train movements across there rail network.   You will be working closely with TCOS Engineering Managers, Software Release Engineers, Development Teams, Product Line Manager, PMO, and Customers in this role.

How will you make a difference?

You will be the Lead Software Engineer for a group of applications which will be a combination of actual products within the TMDS product suite and supporting server-side applications that are key to the integration and overall functionality of the product suite You'll design scalable, stable systems for various markets, while analyzing and resolving production issues. Your leadership will ensure adherence to established guidelines through peer reviews, mentoring team members, and guiding problem-solving efforts. By managing projects through their full lifecycle and implementing DevOps practices and software design best practices, you'll drive innovation and efficiency. Your expertise will be instrumental in delivering high-quality solutions that address customer needs and advance our technological capabilities.

What do we want to know about you?

You Must Have:

• B.S. in Computer Science, MIS, Software Engineering or related discipline

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in application development with .NET framework using C#, VB.NET, and SQL Server.

• Experience leading development of entire applications and/or very large features.

• Solid desktop application development, web/Windows services (SOA) experience and good understanding of Microsoft platform.

• Strong practical knowledge of OOP, design patterns, data modeling, and database design.

• Experience in working with a geographically distributed team in different time zones.

• Proven experience working in and managing a Azure DevOps environment.

• Good to have knowledge of domain modeling and entity modeling.

• High degree of attention to detail.

• Effective oral and written communication skills. Ability to articulate clearly and concisely.

• Self motivated, quick learner, results-oriented, and a clear focus on quality.

• Ability to develop high level of credibility and strong positive relationships with peers and management.

We would love it if you had:

• Dispatching/Railroad knowledge and experience,

• Experience with business process analysis (current state, future state, gap analysis),

• A flair for taking something unstructured or ambiguous and transform it into clearly understood and documented artifacts

• Demonstrated understanding and ability to learn detailed technical processes and the connection/dependencies on the type of technology stack the application is being developed on,

• Familiar/experience with middleware messaging systems, microservices, SQL / No SQL Database,

• Familiar/experience with networking and data transfer protocols,

• Familiar/experience with system installation best practices,

• Familiar with Azure DevOps and Visual Studio,

• Familiar/experience with Windows, .Net, and Web/IIS configurations.

What will your typical day look like?

• Lead development of TMDS products and supporting applications through daily scrum meetings with a global team

• Work with scrum team and release engineer on work item priorities and acceptance criteria

• Design scalable, stable systems across markets

• Analyze and fix production issues

• Ensure adherence to guidelines through peer reviews

• Mentor team members and guide problem-solving

• Manage projects through full lifecycle

• Implement DevOps practices and software design best practices

• Partner with product line manager and customer and ensure user stories reflect the expected r