Sr. Software Developer

About the Company

BMI is a mission-driven organization at the forefront of music rights and creator advocacy. Celebrating over 80 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, BMI is a global leader in music rights management. Currently representing the public performance rights in over 25 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.4 million artists. BMI negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are publicly performed.

About the Role

Design, build, and maintain software. Extensive interaction with product management, UI/UX designers, enterprise architects, and other software developers to design and develop innovative solutions to real market problems.

LOCATION

Nashville, TN or Remote - USA

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

Essential Functions: which may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position.

• Provides technical leadership on all assigned projects to ensure delivery of valuable solutions in alignment with BMI’s business needs, technological platform architecture, and overall SDLC. This includes understanding business requirements, adhering to technical architecture standards, recommending technical design, monitoring development and testing efforts, resolving technical issues, making technical decisions, and supporting deployment of the product.
• Participate in all phases of managing the Application Lifecycle Management: requirements analysis, development, testing, and implementation. Participate in technical logic and design discussions
• Identify the appropriate software architecture based on the requirements and on enterprise architecture guidelines
• Lead the review process for software architecture documents
• Contribute to the review and analysis of business requirements
• Integrate internal and external product design into a cohesive user experience
• Create, maintain, and present technical documentation to different audiences and levels
• Perform resource, technical and risk assessments
• Work with other development, architecture, and product development teams to ensure delivery of product
• Assist in the timely completion of assigned development projects
• Prepare required documentation, including project plans, software program, and user documentation
• Assist in the estimation of personnel requirements, cost, and time for development projects
• Other duties as assigned
• Supports our BMI Core Values and cultivates a culture of diversity and inclusion

Physical/Visual Activities or Demands: Physical/visual activities or demands that are commonly associated with the performance functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting, talking, hearing, and walking.
• Concentrated mental and visual attention with normal hand-eye coordination.
• Clarity of vision at 20 inches; corrected or uncorrected.
• Generally negligible physical effort, but occasional moving of 1 to 10 lb. items.

POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related industry experience

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in Object-Oriented programming using Java on *nix based systems
• Proven expertise in building Java-based server-side applications and RESTful APIs using Spring Boot
• Strong proficiency in SQL with PostgreSQL
• Implementation experience in API security best practices
• Experienced in developing and deploying applications in Microsoft Azure cloud
• Hands-on experience with Azure SDK for Java for integrating Azure services
• Proficient in containerization using Docker for application packaging and deployment
• Experience in developing and deploying applications in AWS is a plus
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and practices
• Familiarity with C# is a plus
• Familiarity with C++ is a big plus
• Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform is a plus

Skills and Abilities

This may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position.

• Must possess ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Must be a self-motivated team player who understands the importance of teamwork, collaboration, and open communication, including a willingness to occasionally work in a pair-programming environment
• Must possess the ability to create and maintain artifacts including use cases, data flow charts, process flow diagrams, software requirements document, functional specifications document, etc.
• Must possess strong analytica, problem solving and technical documentation skills
• Must possess ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
• Experience with distributed systems or a large enterprise background is preferred
• Must have an excellent understanding and hands-on experience with design and development best practices
• Detail orientation and strong attention to detail
• Must have progressive achievement in job history
• Must be willing to work overtime, including weekends, when required
• Understanding of SDLC automation concepts such as continuous integration
• Must possess ability to implement strong unit and service-level tests

Benefits & Perks

We take care of our people, here’s what you can expect when joining the team:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K with employer match on 100% of the first 4%.
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Hybrid Office Schedule & Remote Friday's
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Benefits
• Paid Vacation & Sick/Personal Time
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Summer Half-Days
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Up To 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Commuter Benefits (New York)
• Employee Resource Groups
• Entertainment discounts and access to BMI concerts and events in our offices
• Employee appreciation events and holiday parties hosted at all office locations