Lead Software Engineer (MEAN Stack)
Our company is in an enviable spot. We’re profitable, and both our bottom line and our global reach are growing rapidly. We’re playing in an exploding market where technology evolves daily and new IoT / M2M solutions and platforms are being created at a fast-pace. Our environment is perfect for those who want to focus on designing, developing, and implementing new SaaS, PaaS, and TaaS (Telematics as a Service) products for our customers around the world.
Our development teams collectively have over 100+ patents, offering our employees access to some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, providing continuous growth opportunities– in an environment that values innovation, autonomy and integrity. A few things to know about us:
- We put our customers first. When making decisions, we always seek to do what is right for our customer first, our company second, our teams third, and individual selves last.
- We do things differently. As a pioneer in a highly-competitive industry that is poised to reshape every sector of the global economy, we cannot fall back on old models. Rather, we must chart our own path and strive to out-innovate, out-maneuver and out-pace the competition on the way.
- We walk the walk on diversity. We’re a brilliant and eclectic mix of ethnicities, religions, industry experiences, sexual orientations, generations and more – and that’s by design. We see diverse perspectives as a core competitive advantage.
- Integrity is essential. We believe in doing things well – and doing them right. Integrity is a core value here: you’ll see it embodied in our staff, our management approach and growing social impact work (we have a VP devoted to it). You’ll also see it embodied in the way we manage people and our HR issues: we expect employees and managers to deal with issues directly, immediately and with the utmost respect for each other and for the Company.
- We are owners. Strong managers enable their teams to figure out how to solve problems. You will be no exception, and will have the ownership and autonomy needed to be truly creative.
Be a part of a team of innovators in the IoT and M2M space and a company that is profitable and growing rapidly. We’re looking for strategic and visionary leaders. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual who is eager to roll up their sleeves and to make measurable contributions in shaping the future of IoT. So this is where you come in!
Aeris is seeking a talented Lead MEAN Stack Software Engineer to join our development team in Chicago, IL. In this role, you will be working in a small, fast-paced development team as well as collaborating with other Developers, Product Management and Customer Support teams. In this position you will be working the complete stack: frontend, backend, web services, and database layers so you must have a solid understanding of core Java and UI concepts, as well as an understanding of telecom infrastructure components and / or handsets.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Develop software solutions by studying requirements, conferring with users, studying data usage and work processes, investigating problem areas and following the software development lifecycle
- Demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, design specifications and architecture diagrams
- Improve operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures
- Provide information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues
- Responds promptly and professionally to support requests and customer needs
- Taking ownership of technical issues and collaborate with offshore development groups to resolve more advanced issues when necessary
- Document troubleshooting and problem resolution steps
- Provide training to Customer Support teams as required
- Ultimately define & design architecture components within the Aeris machine-to-machine cellular network participating from inception through support phases of the development and deployment lifecycle.
- Co-ordinate and work with L1/L2 Support, Operations, Engineering, and Product management teams
- Light travel as needed to other Aeris locations and potentially to customer locations
The Successful Candidate will have:
- B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent discipline
- 5 - 10 years of software engineering experience required
- Knowledge and experience developing web portals with Javascript; Angular.js / Node.js experience is preferred
- MEAN stack experience desired
- Knowledge of core Java (jdk 1.5/1.6) and related tools
- Excellent understanding of concepts and fundamentals of Java and Computer Science including multi-threading, memory management and web services
- Excellent attention to detail required
- Knowledge of Agile and working with Agile process is required
- Effective and collaborative verbal and written communication a must
- Excellent team player, creative, self-motivated, positive attitude.
- Ability to work independently with customers, proactive, self-starter and self-managed
- Ability to investigate and help resolve complex product issues
- Experience in one or more of the following software development areas: network protocols (HTTP, HTTPS), Java Server Technology (Tomcat), Portal Technology and Databases (MySQL, Cassandra)
- Telecom-related product experience
- Ability to understand and debug in an Amazon Web Services environment
- Previous experience working with geographically distributed teams
Aeris walks the walk on diversity. We’re a brilliant mix of varying ethnicities, religions, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages and professional/personal/military experiences – and that’s by design. Diverse perspectives are essential to our culture, innovative process and competitive edge. Aeris is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.