Software Engineer Specialist

The Software Engineer Specialist designs, develops, modifies, adapts, and implements IT solutions using new and existing applications, systems architecture, and infrastructure. This role involves reviewing system requirements, business processes, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining software solutions, often tackling complex technical challenges. Responsibilities include building operating system components, software tools, utilities, and developing security solutions, ensuring application compatibility across platforms and browsers.

Must Have

• Design, develop, modify, adapt, and implement IT solutions
• Review system requirements and business processes
• Code, test, debug, and implement software solutions
• Build, develop, test, debug, and implement operating systems components, software tools and utilities
• Develop security solutions
• Ensure application compatibility across multiple platforms and browsers
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent
• At least 6 years of experience

Good to Have

• Certifications in programming and/or scripting languages
• Involvement in various aspects of a project including firmware, hardware, architecture, database warehouse and mining, database invent and analysis, software development and testing

Perks & Benefits

• Hybrid work model (NasdaqBlend)
• Total rewards program (You&Q) covering wealth, career growth, well-being, and family care
• Equal opportunity employer
• Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities

Designs, develops, modifies, adapts and implements solutions to information technology needs through new and existing applications, systems architecture and applications infrastructure.

Reviews system requirements and business processes; codes, tests, debugs and implements software solutions.

Reviews independently system requirements and business processes; codes, tests, debugs; implements and maintains software solutions and is generally given more difficult technical challenges.

Figures out systems software compose requirements.

Builds, develops, tests, debugs and implements operating systems components, software tools and utilities.

Develops security solutions for assignments growing in complexity.

Provides application software development services or technical support typically in a defined project.

Develops program logic for new applications or analyses and modifies logic in existing applications.

Modifies existing internal software products to add to new functions, adapt to new hardware, improve performance or enhance product usability.

Ensures that system improvements are optimally conducted and supervised to increase efficiency and makes changes as the need arises.

Ensures that applications are compatible across multiple platforms and browsers.

Uses deep technical knowledge to develop, code, test and/or customize software solutions to meet or exceed client requirements, adding market/industry trends as vital.

May be developing as a generalist and become more involved in various aspects of a project including firmware, hardware, architecture, database warehouse and mining, database invent and analysis, software development and testing.

Education Required: Degree qualified in a discipline related to Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.

Experience Required: At least 6 years

Special Qualifications: Maintains certifications in programming and/or scripting languages.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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