Senior R&D Engineer - Backend/DevOps (m/f/d) - REMOTE

 Requisition #: 14554 

 

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement  

 

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. 

 

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Summary / Role Purpose  

The Senior R&D Engineer is responsible for the development and operation of the Ansys Digital Safety Manager, a cloud-based project management tool for the development of safety-critical systems. In this role, the Senior R&D Engineer will use advanced technical and problem-solving skills to help the team tackle complex issues, satisfy customer requirements, and accomplish development objectives.  

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• Participates in planning, architecture, and research 

• Performs complex development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience, software design and solver research 

• Employs best practices and helps to maintain them through technical reviews and mentoring 

• Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products.  

• Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions 

• Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. May work with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions 

• Works independently with minimal supervision and may take on some planning and mentoring responsibilities 

• May be responsible for managing interns or co-ops but typically does not have direct reports 

 

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience 

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years’ experience, MS with 3 years’ experience, or PhD with 1 year experience  

• Commercial experience with software design and development methodologies as well as in the deployment, operation and monitoring of cloud applications 

 

Preferred Qualifications and Skills 

• Excellent technical knowledge and commercial experience with 

• Backend development (Spring Boot, Java) 

• Microservice Architectures 

• Containerization/Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) 

• CI/CD (e.g. Azure DevOps or Github Actions) 

• Cloud Platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure or GCP) 

• Passion for crafting robust and efficient code 

• Experience delivering high-quality products in a large-scale commercial software development environment 

• Understanding of customer requirements and tools used in this domain 

• Good communication and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to work collaboratively in a geographically distributed team 

 

#LI-REMOTE

 

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement. 

  

Our Commitments: 

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

 

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