The Role
Develop, test, troubleshoot, and support business-critical applications across multiple projects. Responsibilities include designing software components, backend database schemas, APIs, automated tests, and CI/CD deployments; resolving production issues; gathering requirements; supporting application users; and collaborating with technical and business teams. The role also assigns and reviews work, mentors junior engineers, participates in interviews, and contributes to technology and standards decisions.
Summary Generated by Built In
Summary Statement:
Working with a diverse team, you will play an integral role in designing, developing, and supporting our business critical applications, while mentoring associate engineers on software development best practices in an effort to deliver our next generation of innovative applications to our customers
What You Will Be Doing:
As a Software Engineer I, you will participate in all aspects of the Software Development lifecycle by supporting existing software development efforts and troubleshooting issues as they occur while also developing new software modules across multiple small to medium projects concurrently. You will have an opportunity to lead the design of certain software components and suggest new products, applications and features based on industry and technological trends and advances. You will also consult with process owners in reviewing, interpreting & developing systems in accordance with user requirements. Finally, you will get an opportunity to work with a diverse team and mentor junior software engineers.
Penske Responsibilities:
• Be the primary contact and lead support associate for multiple applications.
• Play a critical role in supporting the application lifecycle (design, develop, test, release and support) based on detailed requirements and guidance from senior engineers/leads.
• Collaborate with technical/business leaders and product owners to acquire and understand requirements / acceptance criteria.
• Develop, maintain, test, analyze performance, troubleshoot / fix applications and applicable code
• Support mission critical applications and assist in the resolution of customer issues.
• Design backend database schemas.
• Produce deliverables with clean, well-documented and easily maintainable code that adheres to defined coding standards.
• Write unit / UI tests to identify defects and leverage CI/CD for building and deploying code.
• Triage production issues and work with multiple teams to perform problem analysis
• Assign and review tasks from junior and offshore software engineers.
• Participate in conducting new hire interviews.
• Influence the discovery and decision-making process when changes to standards and technology are required (tools, conventions and design patterns)
• Provides support to the business by responding to user questions, concerns, and issues (for example, technical feasibility, implementation strategies)
• Other projects as assigned
Penske Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent years of software development experience
• 5-7 years experience of appropriate programming languages dependent on the role(Java, RPG, etc)
• Full stack development experience in technologies such as React, Angular, jQuery, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Spring framework, Spring-MVC, myBatis, RESTful API’s.
• Knowledge of technical project management
• Knowledge of appropriate design frameworks and patterns and experience in implementing them in software development.
• Knowledge of industry wide technology strategies and best practices.
• Experience in relational database design.
• Knowledge and experience of the Agile software development methodology.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Ability to research emerging software development frameworks and tools
• Ability to estimate and medium to large sized projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of full software development lifecycle
• Some background in DevOps Tools and automation
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.
Physical Requirements:
-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions
Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent software development experience
- 5-7 years of experience with appropriate programming languages, such as Java or RPG
- Full-stack development experience with React, Angular, jQuery, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Spring, Spring MVC, MyBatis, and RESTful APIs
- Knowledge of technical project management
- Knowledge of software design frameworks and patterns, with implementation experience
- Knowledge of industry technology strategies and best practices
- Experience in relational database design
- Knowledge and experience with Agile software development methodology
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues
- Ability to research emerging software development frameworks and tools
- Ability to estimate medium- and large-sized projects
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle
- Some background in DevOps tools and automation
- Regular, predictable, full attendance
- Willingness to travel as necessary and work at the required location and schedule
- Successful background investigation and drug screening
Penske Logistics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Penske Logistics and has not been reviewed or approved by Penske Logistics.
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Retirement Support — Retirement options include a 401(k) and, in some driver roles, a 100% company‑funded pension that provides strong long‑term value. These retirement features are described as rare and valuable within certain assignments.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave are part of the standard package, with some roles offering PTO starting on day one. Time‑off provisions are consistently presented alongside core benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and hearing coverage are complemented by telemedicine, mental‑health support, and disability options. FSAs/HSAs and wellness resources contribute to broad healthcare coverage.
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The Company
What We Do
Penske Logistics is a Penske Transportation Solutions company. We provide supply chain management and logistics solutions to leading brands around the world. Penske Logistics delivers value through its design, planning and execution in transportation, warehousing, freight management, and dry-van truckload services. Penske offers customized supply chain and logistics solutions including: Dedicated Contract Carriage; Distribution Center Management; Freight Management; Freight Brokerage; Transportation Management Solutions (TMS); Lead Logistics Provider (LLP), Control Tower and 4PL Solutions. We serve a variety of industries including: automotive; food, beverage, grocery, wine and spirits; cold chain; convenience and drug stores; quick service restaurants (QSRs); retail; big box retailers; building and construction products; CPG; healthcare; industrial manufacturing; consumer appliances and consumer electronics; and many others.
