SAS

Associate Software Developer - Visual Investigator

Job Locations UK-Glasgow
Requisition ID
20066631
Job Category
Research and Development
Travel Requirements
None

Associate Software Developer - Visual Investigator- Hybrid

 

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 Product division is looking for an Associate Software Developer to join a team of talented engineers working collaboratively to build and deliver cutting edge, innovative products that enable the building of scalable solutions for SAS customers. You will join a team building one of SAS’ flagship products - SAS Visual Investigator. SAS Visual Investigator is used around the world by thousands of users at hundreds of customers in a multitude of different sectors such as banking, insurance and policing. You will make an impact on how customers experience and interact with our software and play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of our products exceed their expectations.

 

As an Associate Software Developer, you will:

 

  • Designs and develops high quality, testable and scalable software solutions within established timelines while adhering to R&D best practices and processes.
  • Actively involves 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.
  • Participates in project scoping and scheduling; tracks progress of individual tasks and alerts stakeholders of issues blocking or preventing completion of task.
  • Ensures quality through functional, unit and performance testing;  works closely with testing by providing thorough reviews of the test plan and communicates when updates to the plan should be made to cover code changes related to enhancements, redesigns and/or bug fixes.
  • Maintains accountability for the entire life cycle of the code including support for both internal and external consumers.
  • In collaboration with technical writers, authors appropriate level of design and technical documentation that satisfies both internal and external consumers

 

Required Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor's degree in relevent field, preferably Computer Science or Software Engineering (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Software Development Experience: Demonstrated experience in building applications through coursework or internships, with a focus on performance optimization and best practices. This may include web application development using TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, or backend development involving RESTful APIs in Java or similar languages.
  • Problem Solving Skills: Demonstrated ability to diagnose and analyse complex technical challenges, and implement effective solutions
  • GitHub Proficiency: Experience using GitHub for version control, including managing repositories, branching strategies, pull requests, and collaboration workflows to enhance team productivity and code quality
  • 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.
  • Equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
  • Right to work in the UK
  • You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Accessible web development: experience building web applications with a strong focus on accessibility, following WCAG standards to ensure an inclusive user experience for people with disabilities.
  • Automated UI testing: Exposure to any with automated UI test frameworks.
  • Project management tools: Experience in using project management tools like Jira for task tracking, sprint planning, and collaboration.
  • Continuous Integration (CI) Proficiency: Hands-on experience with CI systems such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.
  • Generative AI: Understanding of the current state of LLMs, Generative AI and their usage.
  • Containerization and Orchestration Experience: including creating, deploying, and managing containerized applications using tools such as Docker or Kubernetes
  • Experience conducting code reviews: providing clear feedback to improve code quality, maintainability and adherence to best practices.

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 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.

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.

SAS only sends emails from verified “sas.com” email addresses and never asks for sensitive, personal information or money. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any type of communication from, or on behalf of SAS, please contact Recruitingsupport@sas.com.

 

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