Position summary:
Robots and Pencils LP has an opening available for a Principal Developer to design, program, and test software within a team of developers for the development of innovative solutions and products utilized by clients. Company headquartered in Cleveland, OH. Residence and remote work permitted from anywhere in the U.S. via telecommute.
Key Responsibilities:
- Author and maintain relevant documentation for developers, clients, and users to encourage innovation; Develop and refine prototypes to confirm requirements;
- Program according to project plans including versions and sprints;
- Test according to predetermined test plans;
- Drive release and post-release activities such as support, versioning, and maintenance;
- Collaborate with designers to create interfaces that conform to design guidelines;
- Build out mobile Application Programming Interface (APIs) and web applications for mobile and browser clients;
- Peer review other team members’ code, and learn and adapt code based on peer review;
- Support sales and project managers with technical insights, leading to the creation of budgets and schedules for projects;
- Seek ways to promote the company and increase market exposure while increasing credibility with team;
- Develop high quality deliverables while evaluating innovative approaches to accomplish objectives;
- Write and maintain code on internal products and external client projects;
- Work in tandem with other developers and the quality assurance team on bug fixes; and
- Support building reusable code and libraries for future use.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or a closely related field (foreign degree equiv. acceptable).
Required: 7 years of post-degree progressive experience as a Software Developer or closely related position or with Master’s, 5 years of experience as a Software Developer or closely related.
Also requires 7 years of experience (5 with Master’s) in each of the following: Designing and architecting software, including interactions with hardware, databases, browsers, file systems, and various infrastructure types; Applying systematic and disciplined approaches to software development, including requirements gathering, software design, testing, debugging, and maintenance; Data structures and algorithms; and Computer networks, protocols, network security, and internet data transmission.
Also requires 5 years of experience in each of the following: Writing, analyzing, and debugging code in various programming languages; Software privacy and security, including secure coding practices, threat avoidance, and threat mitigation; Computation theory, considering automation, human involvement, and ethical boundaries; and Teaching others about design's impact on comprehensibility, maintainability, performance, and availability in software development.
Experience may be gained concurrently. Salary: $155k - $230k.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or closely related field (foreign degree acceptable)
- 7 years post-degree progressive experience as a Software Developer (or 5 years with a Master's)
- 7 years designing and architecting software, including interactions with hardware, databases, browsers, file systems, and infrastructure
- 7 years applying systematic software development approaches including requirements gathering, software design, testing, debugging, and maintenance
- 7 years experience with data structures and algorithms
- 7 years experience with computer networks, protocols, network security, and internet data transmission
- 5 years writing, analyzing, and debugging code in various programming languages
- 5 years experience in software privacy and security, including secure coding practices and threat mitigation
- 5 years knowledge of computation theory, automation, human involvement, and ethical boundaries
- 5 years teaching or mentoring others about design impacts on comprehensibility, maintainability, performance, and availability
- Experience building mobile APIs and web applications for mobile and browser clients
- Experience with testing per test plans, peer code review, bug fixes, QA collaboration, release/versioning, and maintenance
- Ability to author and maintain documentation for developers, clients, and users
What We Do
Robots & Pencils develops digital strategies and products that deliver exponential impact to our clients. We design and build solutions that unlock data and insights, infuse intelligent automation, and accelerate product innovation across the organization. Everything we do starts by blending the sciences with the humanities, the Robots with the Pencils. Our top-tier talent fuses creativity + technology to help brands transform their businesses, deliver delightful customer and employee experiences, and maintain a competitive edge amidst a constantly changing industry landscape.
