Software Design Engineer - Beyondsoft Consulting

WHO WE ARE:

Beyondsoft Consulting, Inc. is a leading technical solutions and consulting partner. We combine emerging technologies and proven methodologies to tailor elegant solutions that solve complex challenges and empower our customers to accelerate their business goals. For the past 25+ years we have been providing a broad range of high-quality IT services, including staff augmentation, business process outsourcing, custom software solutions, test automation, digital enablement, and other software engineering and digital transformation services.

WHAT WE’RE ABOUT:

We believe that collaboration, transparency, and accountability are the values that guide our business, our delivery, and our brand. Everyone has something to bring to the table, and we believe in working together with our peers and clients to leverage the best of one another in everything we do. When we proactively collaborate, business decisions become easier, innovation is greater, and outcomes are better.

Our ability to achieve our mission and live out our values depends upon a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture. So, we strive to foster a workplace where people have the respect, support, and voice they deserve, where innovative ideas flourish, and where people can unleash their brilliance. For more information regarding DEI at Beyondsoft, please go to https://www.beyondsoft.com/diversity/.

POSITION SUMMARY:
Our Redmond-based client is looking for a Software Design Engineer for a Remote based position. Looking for candidates interested in pursuing a Software Database Engineer role in the future, as this role is essentially for a very junior SDE candidate that is willing to be trained on the job

• Being a part of SQL performance team, you will work on on-prem and AzureSQL software, focused on ensuring performance is optimal and competitive.
• Develop/execute performance tools and scripts.
• Collect and report the performance data to the performance team and other stakeholders.
• Analyze automated performance tool results and report results to the performance team.
• Work under the supervision of more senior Performance Engineers.
• Involve implementing automation in PowerShell.
• Will do low level testing and benchmarking for machines that will be added to Azure to ensure they work as intended.

• Must have minimum 2+ years’ of expereince & proficiency in SQL – knowledgeable about basic server and database interactions (the more they know about SQL databases the better).
• Must have strong understanding of coding logic - ideally be comfortable writing in at least one of the following: C#, Bash, C, C++, PowerShell, Python, etc.
• Should have basic understanding of the different components that make up a computer and how those components interact.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree in computer science (Master’s a plus). (The ideal candidate recently finished a computer science degree a few years ago).
• Should be familiar with data structures and understand what makes a program optimal and performance oriented.
• Should be very familiar with databases. should understand structured query language (SQL), tables, indexes, kinds of logic, locks & spinlocks, etc. Some experience with hardware and processors is needed, the contractor will do low level testing and benchmarking for machines that will be added to Azure to ensure they work as intended.
• Should have great problem solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with product lifecycle preferred.
• Must have the ability to use, at a basic level, word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Must have the ability to learn new information quickly.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER:

Because we know how important our people are to the success of our clients, it’s a priority to make sure we stay committed to our employees and making Beyondsoft a great place to work. We take pride in offering competitive compensation and benefits along with a company culture that embodies continuous learning, growth, and training with a dedicated focus on employee satisfaction and work/life balance. 

• A competitive pay range of $30/hr- $34/hr (depending on experience).
• 15 days per year of Paid Time Off (PTO).
• 9 paid holidays per year (which includes 1 personal floating holiday). 
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match. 
• Eligible employees (and their families) are offered the following company-sponsored benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings account (HSA), short-term and long-term disability, employee assistance plan (EAP), and basic life and AD&D insurance. 
• Eligible employees (and their families) are offered the following voluntary employee-funded benefits: Health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, commuter benefits, voluntary accident & critical injury coverage, voluntary long-term care coverage, and voluntary life and AD&D insurance.

Beyondsoft provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regards to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, and the full employee lifecycle up through and including termination.