Associate, Software Engineer at Arbor Realty Trust in Tonawanda, NY

Arbor is looking for a full-stack software engineer who will report directly to the SVP, Software Engineer and become a key member of the development team, which is responsible for the design, development, and support of solutions that help drive the advancement of Arbor’s corporate strategy.

Essential Job Functions (Duties/Responsibilities)

The full-stack software engineer will have the following duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to:
• Serve as a member of a SCRUM team in order to provide consistent and measured delivery of technology initiatives.
• Design, develop, implement, and support innovative solutions in alignment with Arbor’s technology roadmap and corporate objectives.
• Translate requirements into innovative solution designs.
• Work with other team members to ensure that solution designs, models, and implementation plans are in alignment with enterprise architectures and other applicable standards.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Arbor business and technology stakeholders

Qualifications

Education: Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.

Experience: 3+ years of professional software development implementing mobile-friendly web-applications utilizing technologies such as Angular, C#, SQL Server

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Possess full-stack development capabilities - proven ability working on UI, middle-tier, and back-end sections of an application
• Strength in building rich web user experiences utilizing modern web technologies such as Angular, Bootstrap, HTML5, and JQuery.
• Experience building mobile-first user interfaces (responsive design)
• Experience with the Microsoft development stack (C# (.NET), SQL Server)
• In-depth knowledge of OOP techniques and design patterns
• Strong with data structures and collections
• Experience in building mobile apps using Ionic or other mobile development frameworks (nice to have)
• Experience building and consuming REST/SOAP APIs via JSON and/or XML.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to learn new technologies.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum team
• Proven ability to build and utilize reusable software components in order to minimize code redundancy
• Proficient in utilizing source code management tools such as Git/Bitbucket.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and business partners in both written and verbal forms.
• Proven ability to build and maintain productive relationships within the team and across the organization.

Travel: Approximately 5%

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. offers a competitive base salary and discretionary bonus. The starting base salary range for this position is $90,000 to $120,000. The specific compensation that will be offered is based on an understanding of the hired candidates' qualifications at the time of hire. Employees are eligible for a discretionary bonus based on employee work performance reviewed during the course of the year. The total compensation package for this position will also include other elements, a full range of medical, and/or other benefits including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off benefits.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment for our associates, customers and business partners. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, ethnicity, pregnancy or any other legally protected status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.