Senior R&D Engineer - Backend/DevOps (m/f/d) - HYBRID

at  Ansys

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Excellent technical knowledge and commercial experience with
• Backend development (Spring Boot, Java)
• Microservice Architectures
• Containerization/Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• CI/CD (e.g. Azure DevOps or Github Actions)
• Cloud Platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Passion for crafting robust and efficient code
• Experience delivering high-quality products in a large-scale commercial software development environment
• Understanding of customer requirements and tools used in this domain
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a geographically distributed team

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years’ experience, MS with 3 years’ experience, or PhD with 1 year experience
• Commercial experience with software design and development methodologies as well as in the deployment, operation and monitoring of cloud application

SUMMARY / ROLE PURPOSE

The Senior R&D Engineer is responsible for the development and operation of the Ansys Digital Safety Manager, a cloud-based project management tool for the development of safety-critical systems. In this role, the Senior R&D Engineer will use advanced technical and problem-solving skills to help the team tackle complex issues, satisfy customer requirements, and accomplish development objectives.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates in planning, architecture, and research
• Performs complex development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience, software design and solver research
• Employs best practices and helps to maintain them through technical reviews and mentoring
• Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products.
• Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions
• Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. May work with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions
• Works independently with minimal supervision and may take on some planning and mentoring responsibilities
• May be responsible for managing interns or co-ops but typically does not have direct reports

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years’ experience, MS with 3 years’ experience, or PhD with 1 year experience
• Commercial experience with software design and development methodologies as well as in the deployment, operation and monitoring of cloud applications