Software Engineer

This role is a consulting position that demands collaborative work with both clients and colleagues within cross-functional product teams. Essential attributes include strong communication skills, technical proficiency, empathy, humility, and a thorough grasp of lean startup and agile values, principles, and methodologies.

As a software engineer, your daily tasks involve partnering with client software engineers, guiding them while collectively defining, validating, communicating, and executing product vision and strategy. You’ll collaborate with a team comprising product managers, designers, and engineers to empower your client team for sustained efficiency.

Operating within an early-stage team, this role is designed to be dynamic, seeking individuals capable of growing alongside the evolving demands of the team. Given its status as a new business line, you’ll contribute to shaping the entire consulting framework at Code Chrysalis.

Responsibilities

• Working with client engineers to enable them in software development practices and/or application modernization practices.
• Working with clients and other Code Chrysalis engineers to build/modernize software based on the team’s backlog.
• Transferring knowledge to the client.
• Enabling client leadership to grow their own engineering practice.
• Contributing to homegrown Code Chrysalis consulting methodologies and frameworks.

Requirements

• Over 8 years of Software Development experience across various programming languages and frameworks.
• Possess a degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to construct distributed, service-oriented, and microservice application architectures.
• Demonstrated strong architectural aptitude with the capability to propose and implement designs aligned with customer requirements.
• Experience in the modernization of legacy applications/systems using languages such as Java or C#/.NET.
• Willingness to work in an agile environment, rather than a waterfall one.
• Passion for skill enhancement, problem-solving, and engaging work.
• Proficiency in training, mentoring, or upskilling others.
• Adaptability to new environments and clients.
• Excellent teamwork skills, enabling collaboration across diverse roles within product teams.
• Conversational Japanese skills.

Nice to haves

While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following.

• Proficient in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, Go)
• Practiced in Agile methodologies, including extreme programming, test-driven development, pairing, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and Domain Driven Design
• Teaching background is advantageous
• Demonstrated experience in client interaction, project leadership, and engineer mentoring
• Hands-on involvement with client engagement
• Proficiency in supporting production systems utilizing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
• Familiarity with automation and orchestration tools like Kubernetes, Chef, Ansible, or BOSH
• Extensive expertise in full-stack development
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or OpenStack
• Sound comprehension of systems monitoring, alerting, and analytics
• Additional technical product and program management skills are desirable

Compensation