In the age of digital transformation, data has become increasingly vital to core business operations. But with so many cloud applications and platforms available today, data has become more decentralized than ever.
CData is the real-time data connectivity company. Our easy-to-use integration products allow users to work with their data where, when, and how they need it. With a robust library of real-time data connectors, users can access data from hundreds of applications, tools, and systems – on-premises or in the cloud.
CData is a global company, headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC with about 400 team members worldwide. More than 10,000 organizations rely on CData technologies to overcome data fragmentation challenges and unlock value from diverse, dispersed data assets.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER III

CData Software is looking for a Software Engineer III to join our engineering team. The candidate would build and maintain a large selection of data connectivity solutions for use in both on-premises and cloud environments for a leading data connectivity company.
Location(s): North Carolina Research Triangle or East Coast (preferred)
Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work within a project team that delivers a large selection of high-quality component solutions for use in desktops, middleware, and server platforms.
• Develop effective, defect free source code that meets business requirements and team standards.
• Propose technical alternatives for solving complex problems of data connectivity, including query execution optimization, caching, reliability, and similar.
• Develop unit test cases to verify code.
• Contribute to making the team more effective and efficient including:
• Mentoring junior engineers joining the team.
• Writing design documentation and specifications as required.
• Proposing improvements to the code structure, testing process, and overall design that solve complex issues across multiple products.
• Participate and support the release process.
• Identify changes that make the system(s) more efficient and/or reduces operation or maintenance costs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience with Java programming (Java 1.8 and up.)
• Experience writing testable code.
• Experience consuming REST and SOAP based web services, and parsing JSON/XML and similar formats.
• Experience with multi-threading and thread synchronization issues.
• Experience working with TCP-based protocols (HTTP/REST/SOAP, TCP Sockets) and parsing binary data (Protobuf, Arrow, or similar) is desirable.
• Experience developing distributed, shippable software products.
• Experience connecting with a wide variety of relational and non-relational databases.
• Strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication.
• Self-motivated, eager learner.
• Ability to research and solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.

• Work within a project team that delivers a large selection of high-quality component solutions for use in desktops, middleware, and server platforms.
• Develop effective, defect free source code that meets business requirements and team standards.
• Propose technical alternatives for solving complex problems of data connectivity, including query execution optimization, caching, reliability, and similar.
• Develop unit test cases to verify code.
• Contribute to making the team more effective and efficient including:
• Mentoring junior engineers joining the team.
• Writing design documentation and specifications as required.
• Proposing improvements to the code structure, testing process, and overall design that solve complex issues across multiple products.
• Participate and support the release process.
• Identify changes that make the system(s) more efficient and/or reduces operation or maintenance costs