Software Developer

Software Developer – Hybrid | Cary, North Carolina

 

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

 

If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We're recognized around the world for our inclusive, meaningful culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek and more.

 

About the job

The Customer Intelligence R&D team is looking for a mid-tier Software Developer to advance our data engineering framework, support numerous value-stream teams, and more. Data Engineering is looking to the future, and how we can best support our customers both internal and external by leveraging the latest in Generative AI within our solutions. Data pipelines, orchestration and additional manipulation of customer event data will fall within your scope of influence. You will contribute to various solutions driven by the technical acumen you bring.  Expertise within one or more areas of the product software is expected to be gained expeditiously. The Data Engineering team hosting this position is a multi-talented feature team contributing to diverse technologies powering our Customer Intelligence CI360 solutions.

 

As a Software Developer, you will:

 

• Design and develop high-quality, testable, and scalable software solutions within established timelines while adhering to CI360 best practices and processes
• Ensure solutions meet the highest data security guidelines and are consistent with R&D standards
• Develop multi-tenancy solutions that support multiple services and scale seamlessly
• Expand knowledge of CI360 solutions, and how Data Engineering services support those solutions
• Review cloud technologies and participate in research efforts as it pertains to Data Engineering services
• Be encouraged to participate in open-source projects on behalf of SAS.
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization's secure software development goals. 
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

 

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing enterprise-level solutions utilizing Java. 
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Demonstrable experience with Java programming language
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with microservices and/or data processing systems
• Experience with Amazon Web Services, or similar cloud offerings
• Experience with the Python programming language
• Thorough knowledge of additional AWS services (Lambda, Step Functions, ECR/ECS, SQS, SNS, OpenSearch, DynamoDB, etc.)
• Experience working with open table formats such as Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, and Apache Hudi
• Strong testing automation experience, preferably in *unit frameworks
• Experience with relational databases and SQL language
• Experience building DevOps-enabled software solutions
• Experience with container management systems, such as Kubernetes
• Experience building streaming data processing systems
• Usage of Git, GitHub, GitLab, and/or Jenkins

 

World-class benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include:
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.