Share Email Opening Title Software Engineer I  Description ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Ascentis offers easy-to-use human capital management software (HCM) consisting of web-based HRIS, recruiting, online payroll solutions, talent management and timekeeping management that support greater business efficiency and accuracy. Ascentis provides world-class customer service and continues to add software offerings to its portfolio of workforce and human capital management solutions. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN with offices in Montevideo, Uruguay, Ascentis has attained industry recognition as one of the fastest growing private companies in the software industry. Be sure to check out our company careers site to learn more about our fun culture, great benefits, read employee testimonials, and more! GENERAL SUMMARY: The Software Engineer I will work building and maintaining back end code of Ascentis SaaS solutions as part of an agile engineering team. It's expected this individual will be passionate about applying the right technology solutions to solve tough back-end development challenges efficiently and elegantly. He/she will be uncompromising about creating software productively that is both performing and scalable. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Develop new back-end services Extend-and-improve existing functionality Build shared components and libraries to be used throughout organization Create elegant, reusable, high quality, efficient and scalable code Utilize modern Agile software development practices such as TDD and BDD to keep code clean and maintainable Effectively learn new programming languages, frameworks, and libraries as required by the team goals SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS: High level of spoken and written English Experience with one or more of the following languages : C++ C# Java Ruby T-SQL Experience with Object Oriented design and development Proficient using code versioning tools such as Git and Mercurial Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment Self-starter and ability to think outside the box Ability and/or desire to learn from existing legacy code a strong plus Experience working with TDD and/or BDD a plus Experience with SOA architectures a plus Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment a plus CULTURAL FIT CHARACTERISTICS: Cultural fit is important. Ascentis Cultural Norms encourage employees to : Chase It! Passionately pursue growth. Proactively seek opportunities to challenge yourself and grow personally and professionally Crush It! Relentlessly deliver on commitments. Start with the goal, set the expectations and 'grit it done' Own It! Empower yourself to fail at full speed. Fail quickly, learn as you go, and reach for success faster Sense It! Obsess over clients. Understand the core client needs and solve them more effectively than anyone else Team It! Collaborate fearlessly. Zealously seek collaboration thorough open and honest dialogue, racing to the conflict to achieve the best outcomes Generous. Natural tendency to be a "teacher" and a mentor; Open minded. Hungry to learn new things. Go wide and/or deep as the challenge requires; Team minded. Software development is a team sport, we win or lose together; Self motivated. Work based on the challenges themselves no matter the level of direction received; Resilient. Failure will happen. It is unavoidable. Stand up, learn from the failure, and keep going.   Position Requirements EDUCATION: B.A. in Computer Science or equivalent degree WORK EXPERIENCE: 2-3 years’ experience working and delivering results in back-end development projects   Location Uruguay   About the Organization The Ascentis mission is to create innovative products that are easy to use for the often under-served mid-market that cover the full Human Capital Management (HCM) suite. This full suite approach combined with an amazing team equals success! We at Ascentis firmly believe that a product is only as good as the people behind it. Whether it's platform development, technology maintenance, client support, product management, sales or operations, all of our employees see the direct impact of their work. As a leader and one of the fastest growing 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) companies in the Human Capital Management space, Ascentis focuses on hiring talented and motivated people from diverse backgrounds. If you want to channel your ambition and drive for success, you belong with Ascentis! Ascentis has grown tremendously over the last 3 years. Recently, we announced a majority recapitalization by global growth equity investor Summit Partners. Summit invests across growth sectors of the global economy and has invested in more than 440 companies in technology, healthcare, life sciences and other growth industries. These companies have completed more than 140 public equity offerings. So, needless to say, we are all extremely excited with where we are headed!   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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