Software Engineer III

Position Summary
As a Software Engineer III, you will be part of an Agile Scrum team and directly contribute to the creation and 
maintenance of products that support our business operations. You will participate in Sprint activities, such as planning, 
grooming and daily standups to deliver on commitments, continuously improve process and drive positive change. 
You will apply your skills in Software Development to help the team produce quality, on-time deliverables and apply root 
cause analysis to track down story bugs and production issues. Using an eye for quality and an attention to detail, you 
will help us build reliable and fault tolerant, extensible applications backed by unit testing and test automation. 
Additionally, you will work directly with Team Leads, Business Users, Product Owners, Functional Analysts and other 
Engineers to build new projects and support existing applications.
The ideal candidate is self-motivated and able to multi-task moderately complex issues on their own and when 
assistance is required, able to provide specific issues and options. This role requires a robust breadth of Software 
Development concepts allowing you to create scalable, extensible applications with minimal direction. Also necessary is 
interfacing with existing applications built on REST, an understanding of security implications for designs and 
implementations and the ability to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment.

About The Team
You will join a Retail team in support of our modernization initiative.  This is a multi-year initiative that includes the reimagining, reinventing, and implementation of the applications and systems that the entire Retail company uses daily.  The team itself is comprised of talented, engaged individuals that are dedicated to that mission, continuous improvement, and providing awesome customer experiences. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Mentor junior team members through peer reviews and provide guidance on story implementation.
• Manage technical scope creep inside stories.
• Emphasize working software over gold plated solutions.
• Provide root cause analysis for defects and production issues.
• Lead design efforts for new functionality, create team understanding that aligns strategic and architectural goals and create appropriate design documentation.
• Strive to produce high quality, on time software by utilizing unit tests and partnering with QA to meet acceptance criteria.
• Participate in the full SDLC from requirements gathering to testing and delivery.
• Identify operational dependencies on other tech teams or support groups. 
• Break down stories into small, testable units focused on rapid delivery. 

Primary Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of Software Development experience
• Experience with project tracking software, such as Jira and Agile Methodology.
• Experience with source control systems and CI/CD pipelines preferred.

Desired Skills

• Excellent time management and ability to prioritize work with little direction.
• Excellent analytical skills. Ability to weigh pros and cons of design choices and make suggestions to Management, Product Owners, and Team Members. 
• Can adapt quickly to changing processes and technologies.
• Creates and promotes a collaborative environment fostering understanding of mutual goals.
• Experience with C# .NET/.NET Core 
• Experience with a modern JavaScript framework, preferably Angular  
• Experience with relational database design, implementation, and techniques 
• Strong understanding of object-oriented principles and experience implementing software design patterns and practices, like domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, SOLID principles, micro/macroservices, etc. 
• Experience with Authentication and Authorization using JWT over REST 
• Experience in AWS, including RDS, lambdas, AppSync, IaC via Terraform. etc

Behavioral Competencies

• Collaboration and teamwork
• Service focus
• Strategic thinking
• Analytical thinking
• Business acumen
• Adaptability
• Communicating
• Managing innovation
• Team building
• Coaching and developing others
• Delegating

Why Clayton Homes?
Founded in 1956, Clayton is a Berkshire Hathaway Company committed to opening doors to a better life and Building 
Happyness® through homeownership. Through its family of brands, Clayton builds, sells, finances, and insures traditional 
site-built homes and off-site built housing – includi