Software Engineer

Job description

Country: United States                                               Job Function: Information Technology

State / Province: Massachusetts                                 Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Canton                                    Brand: adidas Group

Relocation: No Selection

    At adidas Group, our love of sport drives who we are and what we do. But just as a ball is more than leather and thread, and a shoe more than padding and plastic, we are bigger than our products. We don’t just work to create faster shoes and lighter fabrics: We strive to help athletes everywhere perform their best. We believe that it’s hard work inventing the future of sport, and that’s why we love it; that when you push your limits, you make it possible for others to push theirs.

At adidas Group, this drive it what connects us, whether we’re working for TaylorMade, adidas, Reebok, or Rockport. We’re all working toward a future motivated by passion, original thinking, and the desire to build upon a proud legacy.

From design to production to logistics to technology, every role in all our brands is connected to this. Our roles span the range of our brands, as well as spanning the globe. No matter what you do, or what country or city you do it in, your work helps make greatness possible.

Software Engineer to ensure high quality of software development for business and integration applications and support the creation / modification and roll-out of development guidelines, tools and processes across global IT.  Duties include:

· Optimize / Reduce the amount of rework to improve total cost of development, through standardization, re-usability and first time quality
· Break down solution design into manageable technical work packages for development by external partner or development team
· Develop technical specifications for development work to be outsourced to an external partner
· Provide technical expertise to external partners on software development best practices and desired coding standards
· Perform code review to establish conformance to standards and desired quality levels
· When necessary, perform coding and development to fulfill project goals
· Balance project demands with resource availability, ensuring timeliness, quality and cost efficiency of software development projects
· Track and monitor technical work package development costs, and related external effort
· Regularly update management throughout the software development life cycle and coordinate with other departments to deliver a seamless software delivery experience

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Business Administration, plus 6 years of hands-on experience in software development for business solutions.  Experience, which may be gained concurrently, must include:

· 5 years in software development for web-based applications using Java, Oracle
· 5 years working with Product Based Technologies including Windchill/FLEX PLM

Systems

· 3 years’ working experience in Matrix
· 1 year experience with PDMLink, JSP, XML and XSL
· Experience working with Lifecyles and Workflows
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

*Position is eligible for Employee Referral Program