Lead Software Engineer

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.

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Summary:

Wabtec’s  Precision Dispatch System (PDS) is an advanced software solution that provides real-time train dispatching functions that direct and control the movement of trains over a railroad network. This role is for a Lead Software Engineer on the Wabtec Flagship Dispatch Product called Precision Dispatch System (PDS). You will work in a fast-paced Agile team environment and be responsible for developing and testing software solutions for new functionality, remediating defects in existing functionality, and contributing to team success. The software you develop will be destined for services to be deployed in a cloud-based architecture using the latest software development techniques. You will be an individual contributor on an Agile software development team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• You will be a software developer responsible for designing, implementing, and testing new services using the Java language in the Quarkus framework

• You will work with the product owner, UI engineer, and SW roles and translate requirements to back-end services and implement within a sprint cadence

• You will be responsible for developing your own services and providing services development guidance to less experienced engineers on your team

• You will perform design and code reviews of software developments from engineers on your team

• You will integrate your backend REST services with front-end UI solutions and troubleshoot any issues

• Write code that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project

• Engage subject matter experts in the successful transfer of complex domain knowledge

• Understand performance parameters and assess application performance

• Proactively share information across the team, to the right audience with the appropriate level of detail and timeliness

• Develop and deliver all process artifacts within the sprint cadence

• Provides Status on Development progress against the sprint plan

• Adhere to all Wabtec Engineering, Quality, and security processes

• Actively participate in all Dev team Agile processes

Minimum Qualifications_:_

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Technology, or Engineering.

• 7+ years of software Industry experience

• 5+ years of Java Programming experience in back-end services

• Highly proficient in spoken and written English

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• PLUS – Railroad or Dispatch Experience

• PLUS – Full stack experience

• PLUS - Quarkus

• Strong Java programming skills and experience in developing backend services

• Developing Unit Test for developed code

• Strong Debugging skills between Front end and Back end services

• Developing services using JAX-RS: Java RESTful Web services

• Using and managing data using Java Persistent API (JPA)

• Experience with the following formats: Jackson JSON processor and/or XML

• Messages services : Kafka

• Config mgmt. tools: GITHUB/GITLAB

• Creating Docker Files and usage or similar Container technology

• Cloud-native (AWS) Service environment

• Self-starter and able to set the direction for self and others when uncertainty exists

• Proactive work ethic to energetically identify risks and mitigate them

• Attention to detail to create designs and quality code

• Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed

Physical Demands:

• Employee is regularly required to talk and hear.

• Employee able to travel if needed less than 10%

• Employee able to use a computer for programming and interacting with his team.

Work Environment:

• The employee will typically work in a temperature-controlled office environment, with frequent exposure to electronic office equipment

• Wabtec works in a hybrid model giving employees the flexibility to work remotely on Monday/Friday and in-office Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday

Relocation assistance not provided

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.