Software Engineer (Backend) (Hybrid Eligible)

Requisition Id 12708 

Overview:  

We are seeking a Software Developer focusing on backend development for one of ORNL’s flagship applications used by nearly all our 6,000 plus employees! Working on our team, you’ll be in a highly collaborative environment with other team members developing API’s, business logic, and data persistence code.

 

This position resides in the Software Engineering Group within the Application Development Division of the Information Technology Services Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

 

As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an outstanding 80-year history of solving the nation’s biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,000 people! Our vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are essential for enabling the execution of ORNL’s broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation.

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain:
  • REST API endpoints using C# in ASP.NET applications in collaboration with frontend developers on the development team.
  • Business logic and data access code that will be utilized by API endpoints and other processes in support of those API’s.
  • Code in SQL Server databases using stored procedures, functions, user-defined types, etc. including altering or creating new tables and views as needed.
• Collaborate with:
  • Product Manager and other members of the development team to ensure software requirements are accurately represented in epics, features, and user stories.
  • Development team, including the Product Manager, to ensure tests and documentation meet the expectations of the software requirements.
• Other:
  • Work as part of an Agile development team regularly updating any user stories, tasks, or defects that you’ve agreed to while collaborating with teammates.
  • While mainly focused on the middle tier and data layer code, you will also need to be familiar with the needs and complexities of frontend development as well.
  • Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a business, technical, or related field of study with at least eight (8) years of proven experience is required, or an overall combination of equivalent experience may be considered.
• Eight (8) or more years of real-world experience developing web applications, ideally with ASP.NET applications using C# and SQL Server.
• A solid understanding of using Git for version control including common branching and merging strategies.
• An understanding of common software architectures such as layered architectures and hexagonal architectures.
• Familiarity with common software principles and guidelines such as SOLID, DRY/WET, and YAGNI and when they should and should not be insisted upon.
• Superb communication, organizational, and time management skills and problem-solving abilities.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working as team member under one or more Agile development methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, etc.
• Experience using both .NET Framework and .NET Core and common .NET libraries such as Entity Framework, Dapper, NLog, Autofac, Moq, etc.
• Familiarity with using testing tooks like SpecFlow, Azure DevOps Test Plans, Playwright, etc.
• Familiarity with Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, SQL Server Management Studio, Azure Data Studio, or alternative tools such as Rider or DataGrip.
• Desire to continuously improve technical skills, processes, and strategies in delivering regular, reliable, high-quality releases.

 

Special Requirements:

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

 

This position requires access to technology that is subject to export control requirements. Successful candidates must be qualified for such access without an export control license.

 

Benefits at ORNL:  

ORNL offers competitive pay and benefits programs to attract and retain hard-working people. The laboratory offers many employee benefits, inc