Finance Software Engineer

Job description

A Finance Software Engineer is a technical expert and software engineer responsible for the analysis, design and implementation of full-stack web applications and automation solutions that bring efficiencies and scalability across Apple’s global Finance organization. They work directly with business partners to analyze requirements, develop a deep understanding of the underlying business process & recommend optimizations if possible, design solutions and ultimately develop bespoke applications that help the business execute effectively and efficiently. They work as individuals or as a small development team to deliver and support these applications across Finance. This role requires a unique blend of Business Process, Project Management, Frontend Development, Backend Development, Data Engineering and DevOps skills to be successful. A Finance Software Engineer follows the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and best practices to build high-quality software that meets our stringent coding standards, Controls (SOX), Security (InfoSec) and Privacy (PII, PCI, etc) requirements. Minimum Qualifications: Undergraduate or Masters degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, Mathematics or other quantitative discipline required 5+ years relevant software engineering experience Solid technical foundation and experience with designing, developing, testing, deploying and supporting applications and automation solutions, preferably in a highly agile environment Strong knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle and Software Quality Control in an Agile environment Demonstrated proficiency with: Web development with LAMP (Linux, Apache, Mysql, PHP and alternatives), Knowledge of JavaScript libraries (React, VueJS), Object-oriented programming languages (Python), SQL and the ability to analyze and operate on very large data sets, APIs and Microservices (GraphQL, REST), Relational Databases (MySQL, Postgres, etc), Unix Shell Scripting, Code management on Git Preferred Qualifications: Ability to learn quickly, attentive listener and excellent communicator. Capability to 'shift gears' quickly and balance multiple priorities. Willingness to support current infrastructure and toolset. Confident and mature individual able to work in under pressure Education or experience working with finance/accounting data, especially with SAP Experience with the following a plus: Cloud/orchestration architectures such as AWS, Kubernetes, DevOps tools like Ansible, Docker, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools like Jenkins, RIO, etc, Container technologies like Docker, Developing HTML5 and responsive applications