This is a remote position.

VS Merlot creates innovative products and cutting edge technologies that are changing the way software is developed. We are diligently pursuing the democratization of software development, with tools that allow a subject matter expert to become a “temporal” architect delivering solutions with a higher degree of complexity than most current “Low-Code/No-Code” environments allow. Our Software Engineers are at the heart of that innovation, building platforms, services, tools and infrastructure for the next generation of software developers.

As a Software Engineer with VS Merlot, you will be a key member of a team building and powering solutions that are keeping our nation ahead in the software, AI-Reseach, and ML race. Every day you'll work with team members across disciplines implementing solutions to very sophisticated and challenging problems, helping to craft next-generation solutions, at scale, using VS Merlot’s unique complexity-reduction Temporally Engineered technologies and solutions.

We’re looking for a self-motivated great teammate with a strong desire to improve the people and products and services they build and support. Someone who holds themselves and their teammates accountable in a professional, collaborative manner. An enthusiastic technologist who can provide a fresh perspective and innovative insight to our initiatives.

If you:

• Demonstrate determination and creativity in finding solutions to complex puzzles

• Have the curiosity to research, learn, and create new technologies

• Employ positive thinking and are able to work constructively in a diverse team setting

• Are passionate about software development and making it better

• Value learning and being exposed to new ways of thinking

…then working at VS Merlot is unlike anything else. We have world-changing technology, game-changing AI, and world-class talent. Come be a part of our team and help us find new ways to interact with users, however and wherever they connect with our solutions.

What You Will Do

As a member of the VSM Dev Team, you will build and support the tools, services and projects including both software and hardware solutions that are driven by our Temporal approach to solution development. We are looking for a passionate, impactful technologist who seeks to bring the best out in themselves and those around them. Someone who can provide a fresh perspective and innovative insight to our initiatives. You’ll make a phenomenal addition to our team if you like to do these things:

• Collaborate with product managers and fellow engineers in the design and implementation of systems delivering high throughput experiences

• Contribute to cross-team architecture discussions

• Analyze and resolve complex engineering problems involving high trafficked web and mobile application services and APIs

• Work with the team to iteratively improve development practices and processes

• Help with full-stack development when needed

• Research and experiment with the latest and greatest technologies to identify and apply them to current and future projects

• Work with the team to iteratively improve development practices and processes

• Contribute to code reviews

• Be involved in the requirements' gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of systems that support or enhance other applications within our environment.

• Improve, support, or add functionality to existing and forward-engineered systems

• Collaborate & troubleshoot with the rest of the team in the analysis and resolution of hard system-level problems involving a new way of engineering software

• Think of new ways to help make our development platform more scalable, resilient and reliable and then work across our team to put your ideas into action.

• Research and learn new technologies

Requirements

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Must have or be able to qualify for security clearance

• Experience with C, C++ as well as Java.

• Exposure to the full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.

• Exposure to cloud-based technologies such as AWS EC2, ECS, SQS, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, etc.​

• Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies

• Strong analytical skills as well as solid capabilities for debugging and troubleshooting

• Good communication skills and attention to detail

Education

BS Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

Benefits

• Medical with BCBS.
• Dental, Vision and worksite products through Aflac.
• 401k with employer match.
• $10,000 in life insurance at no cost. Voluntary Life is also available.
• 24-hour portal access to pay information.
• Complimentary access to Member Deals.
• Financial wellness solutions through FinFit.

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