UX Software Engineer

Experian is the world’s leading global information services company, unlocking the power of data to create more opportunities for consumers, businesses, and society.  For five years in a row, we have been named in the Top 100 “World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Forbes Magazine.  Fueled by best-in-class data and innovative technology we help businesses and consumers make smarter decisions and create a better tomorrow.

Clarity Services, a part of Experian, is a credit bureau that provides reporting on near-prime, non-prime and subprime consumers. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the engineering team. This is a remote or in-office position.

We have about 2 terabytes of data in MySQL and MongoDB. We use Rails on Ruby, JRuby, and Elixir to run over a million transactions for our customers every day. Our typical response times are 1-2 seconds for a basket of products, and we maintain uptimes north of 99.99%. 

Summary

This UX Software Developer position will be responsible for designing, implementing, and testing of code to enhance and cultivate several of the company solutions for consumer and call center users. Responsibilities include building new applications for internal and users. Experience with Javascript is required.

Our environment

• Systems running on latest Ruby, Rails, and React.
• Private Git/GitHub repository, Jira for ticket tracking/scrum sprints and GitHub for code reviews
• 1:1 test coverage for most of codebase and 2:1 for prime areas
• Mac laptops provided for development
• Jenkins for continuous integration; deploy to AWS
• Agile teams comprised of Software Developers and Software Test Engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent job experience
• Experienced developer in full stack web development, able to build complete data-backed products
• Full MVC (model-view-controller) development experience with Ruby on Rails or equivalent
• Experience with JavaScript
• Experience using Git productively in a team environment
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• Ability to sit with business or technical SMEs to listen, learn and propose technical solutions to business problems
• Experience using and adapting to new technologies
• Take and understand business requirements and goals
• Work collaboratively with project managers and stakeholders to make sure that all aspects of the project are delivered as planned
• Involved at all stages of the development life cycle: initial analysis, implementation, integration, testing, debugging, and support
• Willing to assume leadership for products, design patterns, test coverage, line of business, or other areas of focus
• Experience with TDD (test driven development) or at least commitment to full test coverage using modern test methods
• Empathy for consumers, teammates, business owners, and other stakeholders
• Love working as part of a team and continuously strive for self-improvement

  Additional Desired Skills

• Good experience with React a plus
• Strong SQL skills with MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Experience with non-relational databases and their role in web architectures desired

 Knowledge and Experience:

• Several years of JavaScript experience, among other languages and 3-5 years of evolving experience
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Proven verbal and written cross-department and customer communication skills
• Ability to be on-call via phone for one week every 5-6 weeks and available for escalated outage response 24x7 because you are responsible for your code

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Our goal is to create a thriving, inclusive and diverse team where people love their work and love working together. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion is essential to our purpose of creating a better tomorrow. We value the uniqueness of every individual and want you to bring your whole, authentic self to work. For us, this is The Power of YOU and it ensures that we live what we believe.