Software Engineer (Information Technology)
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The Job Details are as follows:
The Capira team, an OCLC native mobile product, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our growing development team in Dublin, OH. Capira brings a mobile experience to public libraries in the U.S. and will be expanding to a global footprint. This role will primarily focus on frontend development for the Android platform in Kotlin. This role will collaborate on a daily basis with fellow development team members that specialize in native mobile development for both iOS and Android as well as a backend team coding in PHP.Responsibilities:
- Ability to analyze, debug, and solve problems in a service-oriented environment
- Perform high level analysis and design software for new and existing systems
- Participate in unit, system & acceptance testing by designing tests, building test data, along with making recommendations/improvements/fixes to the tested system
- Participate in developing techniques, practices and ideologies that foster innovation and result in re-usable, testable solutions
- Execute with speed and agility to provide solutions
- Ability to work collaboratively in teams and develop meaningful relationships to achieve common goal
Ideal Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science related discipline
- 1-2 years of mobile software development experience with Android Studio
- Coding skills in Java, Kotlin and Android JetPack
- Familiarity with REST APIs, XML and JSON
- Familiarity with OOP design principles
- Strong oral, written and presentation skills
- Creative and innovative thinker
- Ability to work and communicate effectively in a team environment
- Experience with Agile methodology or Scrum framework
Desired but not Required:
- Coding Skills in PHP, Objective-C, or Swift
- Intermediate knowledge of MySQL
- Working knowledge of Linux systems and bash commands
- Cloud development experience (AWS preferred)
Working Conditions: Normal office environment.
ADA/EAA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be the principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
