Principal Software Engineer Job in Boston 02108, Massachusetts US
Principal Software Engineer
At Thomson Reuters, we deliver intelligent information quickly and efficiently, so professionals have knowledge to act. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and scientific, healthcare, and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
Position Overview:
The Principal Software Engineer will have strong experience in hands-on development and delivery of distributed, multi-threaded, enterprise-level systems.
Essential Responsibilities:
Drive technical design and implementation
Define and review development project estimates and project scheduling
Participate in technical design reviews, functional specification reviews, and contribute to development project estimates, QA test plans, and code reviews.
Proactively identify and resolve issues of technical design and implementation
Code software changes based on design specifications. Proactively resolve issues in specification that will lead to quality, system performance, or architectural issues in product.
Perform thorough unit testing on all relevant platforms as is appropriate for the particular task/project.
Regularly inform manager on progress of project, identifying risks early in the process
Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Designers to ensure understanding of business requirements
Proactively mentor fellow developers/architects in areas of expertise. Lead or direct project in area of expertise focusing on detailed design
Demonstrate self-directed and proactive approach to tackling problems and leveraging resources
Translate high-level architecture and design models to detailed design and code
Acts as liaison between Development and Architect to identify scope issues, changes in technical direction, and architecture/infrastructure changes.
Requirements:
3+ years experience in C#, .NET development, WPF, Silverlight, C++, COM
Strong experience with the following technologies: C, C++, COM/DCOM, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, XML, XSLT, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, IIS, Sybase, MS SQL Server.
Four year college degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. Graduate degree a plus.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal and presentation skills
Skills:
2+ years experience in a financial environment Experience working in scrum teamagile development
Education:
Example: Bachelor's Degree or equivilant required; MBA preferred.
At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 55,000 colleagues in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us.
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