Senior Software Engineer

ZS is a global professional services firm who recently acquired Medullan, a digital health consultancy with Caribbean offices in Kingston Jamaica and in D'Abadie, Trinidad. Together we are a strengthened digital and connected health practice which provides consulting, technology, and analytical services to life sciences clients globally. Our most valuable asset is our people—a fact that’s reflected in our values-driven organization in which new perspectives are integral and new ideas are always celebrated. We are proud to call some of the world’s largest healthcare organizations clients and partners alike. The projects, collaboration and learning opportunities from these relationships as well as the broad global impact your work will have in changing lives of patients, caregivers, teammates and even your own is part of daily life as a ZSer. Likewise, our commitments to cross-training, internal mobility and ongoing professional development are foundations of our academic culture and employment experience. Position Overview The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing web applications, web services/APIs, and full stack modules for custom web and mobile applications. You will be responsible for developing highly scalable applications following object orient principles. You should be able to review user requirements, estimate feature completion, contribute to, and participate throughout the entire system development life cycle. Responsibilities and Duties Demonstrate a passion for software development with interests in quickly learning modern technologies. Implement features with some guidance from leads and managers Implement solutions for UI, web services/APIs, middleware, and databases. Create technical design documents for features you own Code and debug custom-built applications Upgrade and maintain existing applications Collaborate with cross-functional teams including user experience designers, user experience researchers, and product managers to ensure our solution meets user needs Able to accurately estimate development, testing and deployment effort and time for features/user stories Collaborate with leads, quality engineers and architects to ensure implemented solution aligns with requirements and established architecture guidelines. Follows organization and industry standards for security, performance, and architecture in implementing your own features. Qualification and Skills Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering/computer science or related field 3-6 years relevant consulting industry experience working on small/medium-scale technology solution delivery engagements. Hands on experience working with SQL based querying languages Experience with AWS services (S3/EMR/EC2/Redshift). Certification would be an asset Must have hands-on experience on Python and Python Flask or Django framework Must have experience of building and working with APIs. Experience working with Angular2+, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript. Good to have Knowledge of third-party libraries like jQuery, Ajax, Json. Experience in developing enterprise applications for cross browser environment. Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability Designing database tables and structures Skilled at optimizing large, complicated SQL statements Knowledge of best practices when dealing with relational databases Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX Experience in owning Code Quality and Code Review processes Good understanding of application debugging techniques Experience with NoSQL using MongoDB/Cassandra is a plus. Good knowledge and experience of working with RDBMS (SQL). Collaborating with the front-end developers, data engineers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes. Experience using Agile methodologies Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results and issues to internal and client teams Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Ability to work within a virtual global team environment and contribute to the overall timely delivery of multiple projects ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law. ZS is committed to providing and maintaining a safe workplace. Must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by date of hire to be considered. Proof of vaccination will be required. Religious/Medical Exemptions can be requested on a limited basis upon hire.