Senior Software Developer, GenAI Platform

Nice to meet you!

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here.

About the job

The Platform Products division is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join a team of talented engineers working collaboratively to ideate and deliver a cutting edge, innovative platform enabling SAS’s internal stakeholders to use Generative AI in a secure, high-performing, lean, and scalable manner. You will contribute to building a platform used by a diverse set of technologies and industries. You will make an impact on how customers experience our software and play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of our products exceed their expectations.

As a Senior Software Developer, you will:

• Support internal teams in their employment of the platform, helping them leverage the platform to build out GenAI-fuelled initiatives with a secure and testable framework
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions using modern programming techniques and best practices.
• Actively involve other project stakeholders (e.g. managers, developers, user interface and visual designers, product managers) to ensure implementation satisfies functional requirements and is consistent with established R&D standards.
• Participate in project scoping and scheduling; track progress of individual tasks and alert stakeholders of issues blocking or preventing completion of task.
• Ensure quality through functional, unit, integration, and performance testing; work closely with testing by providing thorough reviews of the test plan and communicate when updates to the plan should be made to cover code changes related to enhancements, redesigns and/or bug fixes.
• Maintain accountability for the entire life cycle of the code including support for both internal and external consumers.
• Understand and translate product management requirements to features and actionable items.

Work Location: Remote or Hybrid, Cary NC / Glasgow

Required:

• 8+ years of software development experience
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, preferably Computer Science or Artificial Intelligence. An equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
• Experience in developing applications using Go or an object-oriented language (preferably Python), with a focus on best practices, design patterns and performance optimization.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms such as Azure (preferable), AWS, or Google Cloud, and ideally their AI services e.g. Azure Open AI.
• Knowledge of current software trends and emerging technologies: to evaluate their impact on development practices and apply relevant innovations to enhance our software development practices with an ability to self-learn.
• Containerization and orchestration experience, including creating, deploying, and managing containerized applications using tools such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in conducting code reviews, providing clear feedback to improve code quality, maintainability and adherence to best practices.
• Extensive experience using git and git-based repositories such as GitHub for version control, including managing repositories, branching strategies, pull requests, and collaboration workflows to enhance team productivity and code quality.
• Ability to foster a collaborative environment that encourages growth, knowledge sharing, and confidence-building, mentoring junior developers.
• Proven track record in designing, executing, and analysing performance tests to ensure system scalability, reliability, and responsiveness under varying loads. Familiarity with performance testing tools and methodologies to identify bottlenecks and optimize application performance.

Nice to have:

• Experience in using project management tools like Jira for task tracking, sprint planning, and collaboration.
• Hands-on experience with CI systems such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Experience with API Management platforms such as Azure API Management (APIM) or Apache APISIX, including the ability to design, deploy, and maintain scalable APIs.
• Knowledge and/or experience of Generative AI technologies and tooling e.g. OpenAI or other LLMs, PromptFlow, Langchain
• Understanding of the benefits and pitfalls of GenAI implementation

World-Class Benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include...
• PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information:

SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

Job level will be determined based on the applicant's education, skills and experience. Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, or Scotland, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.