C Software Developer (Emerging Careers)

C Software Developer (Emerging Careers) - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina 

 

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About the job

The Cloud Data Exchange (CDE) team is looking for a Software Developer (Emerging Careers) to contribute to our SAS' Viya 4 customer offering. CDE provides SAS customers with the ability to securely and efficiently access their data, wherever it resides.  Commonly, customers run SAS analytics from a cloud platform, but their data is often still on premises, behind a firewall.  CDE aligns perfectly with SAS analytic environments to reach through firewalls and deliver customer data in real-time to the SAS analytic engines.  The CDE team uses modern development practices to provide quality software updates at regular delivery intervals. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated developer to grow their skills in data access technologies while working alongside experienced engineers. You'll collaborate with teams across SAS to solve technical problems throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)—from design and implementation through testing and deployment.

 As a Software Developer (Emerging Careers), you will:   

• Design and develop high quality, testable and scalable software solutions within established timelines while adhering to R&D best practices and processes.
• Actively involve other project stakeholders (e.g. managers, developers, user interface and visual designers, product managers) to ensure implementation satisfies functional requirements and is consistent with established R&D standards.
• Participate in project scoping and scheduling; track progress of individual tasks and alert stakeholders of issues blocking or preventing completion of task.
• Be encouraged to participate in open-source projects on behalf of SAS.
• Ensure quality through functional, unit and performance testing; work closely with testing by providing thorough reviews of the test plan and communicate when updates to the plan should be made to cover code changes related to enhancements, redesigns and/or bug fixes.
• Maintain accountability for the entire life cycle of the code including support for both internal and external consumers.
• Collaborate with technical writers, author appropriate level of design and technical documentation that satisfies both internal and external consumers.
• 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 

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related quantitative field.
• Minimal two years of experience writing software applications, testing software, and / or general programming.
• Demonstrated proficiency in C, Go and Python.
• Direct experience with data access APIs such as ODBC, JDBC, OData or database client libraries.
• Direct experience in systems-level programming.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and HTML.
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
• Proficiency with source control management techniques (Git) including branching, code review, and merging.
• Familiarity with at least one public cloud interface: Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Direct experience in supporting applications running in Kubernetes.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Jenkins or Gradle.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills

• Exposure to security scanning tools (e.g. Snyk, Klocwork, ZAP).
• Basic understanding of security principles including TLS/SSL protocols, certificate management, and encryption.
• Communication: Conveying information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner.
• Technology Savvy: Leveraging one’s practical knowledge and understanding of recent technology tools, solutions, and trends.
• Quality Oriented: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job.
• Experience with unit testing and test-driven develo