Sr Software Developer- Hybrid, Cary NC 

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We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here.

About the job

The Model Manager team is looking for a Senior Software Developer to help us build our industry leading model management and ML/Ops solution.  Our team works with cutting edge K8s-based microservices written in Go with a React UI application.  Under the hood we support SAS and Open Source models like Python and R.  You will have the opportunity to contribute to our Open Source integrations as well as SAS Macros in the domain of advanced analytics.  Our team maintains a high standard for engineering excellence, working to ensure we provide maintainable, robust and scalable solutions.  Our technology plays a critical role in the daily operations of our customers, so we invest as much time in the security, performance, and quality of our deliverables as we do in feature development.

As a Sr Software Developer, you will:

• Develop software that integrates with Open Source models in languages like Python and R.
• Maintain and evolve SAS Macros that perform advanced analytical functions to meet the needs of data scientists.
• Design and develop high quality, testable and scalable software solutions within established timelines.
• Actively involve other project stakeholders (e.g., managers, developers, user interface and visual designers, product managers) to ensure implementation satisfies functional requirements and is consistent with established R&D standards.
• Participate in project scoping and scheduling; track progress of individual tasks and alerts stakeholders of issues blocking or preventing completion of task
• Ensure the quality of the code you write through the development of automated tests (unit, performance, user interface).
• Perform testing of software; verifies, tracks, and fixes "bugs"; modifies software design, as necessary.
• Profile software to discover performance bottlenecks and develop solutions to mitigate them.

Required Qualifications

• You have 8 years of Professional Programming Experience
• You have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative field
• You have 2+ years experience developing SAS Macros or using the SAS programming language
• You have 2+ years experience with data querying and data manipulation
• You have 2+ years experience developing in Python
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Preferred Qualifications

• You have experience with writing SQL and one or more major RDBMS such as Postgres or Oracle
• You have experience with building and orchestrating containers using technologies such as docker and Kubernetes
• You have working experience with an Object-Oriented Programming Language
• You have written automated tests at various levels (unit, integration, etc.) for your software.
• You have experience with Continuous Integration and Delivery tools such as Git/Jenkins, GitHub, Gitlab, or similar
• You have experience with cloud architectures and at least one major public cloud provider. Preferably Azure.

World-Class Benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include...
• PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. 

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