Software Engineer, Welocalize
Multilingual content transformation services
Job no longer available
Multilingual content transformation services
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To accelerate the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences.
Role
Who you are
- Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent professional experience
- +2 years experience as a Software Engineer
- Demonstrable professional experience implementing complex features in large software systems, following the software development lifecycle
- Experience of Agile software development practices
- Experience shipping code in an agile SDLC
- Able to apply continuous integration, develops, and automated testing concepts
- Knowledge of paradigms, languages, and trends in the relevant domain
- Good knowledge of popular JavaScript
- Other relevant skills
- Familiarity with design patterns
- Familiarity with asynchronous programming, queuing, cacheing, logging, security, and persistence
- Awareness of algorithms, big O complexity, and the CAP theorem
- Able to add value to team discussions, prevent views persuasively with rational justifications, and solve disagreements constructively
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
What the job involves
- The Software Engineer is responsible for developing information systems by studying operations, designing and developing software components, and collaborating with others in a software development team to ensure that solutions are maintainable, scalable, and tested
- Study information needs, systems flow, data usage, and work processes to formulate solutions
- Collaborate with Product Management and UX personnel to understand priorities and ensure designs are refined through user testing
- Document and demonstrate proposed solutions
- Collaborate in analysis, problem definition, requirements, and solution design under the direction of senior software development team members
- Implement solutions following the software development lifecycle
- Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organizations
- Protect operations by keeping information confidential
- Accomplish engineering and organization mission by completing work in a timely fashion
Our take
According to the CSA, while only 16% of the global population speaks English as their native language, approximately 60% of the top 10 million websites are in English. With over 250 language options, Welocalize enables companies to unlock business opportunities at a global scale by transforming and localizing its clients’ online websites and content.
The company has made an impressive number of strategic acquisitions over the years, widening its reach across a range of industries including digital content marketing, litigation support, and healthcare, and is a trusted multilingual solution for 2,000+ global company clients (including Disney, Uber, Dell, TNT, and Blackboard).
Founded in 1997, the company is currently the 4th largest language service provider in North America and the 9th largest provider globally. Welocalize is well-positioned to see continued growth as it furthers its market-leading presence, including by making moves to strengthen its leadership team moving forward.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2010
$34m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $34m
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
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Leadership
Smith Yewell
(Co-Founder)Advisory Board Member at The Color Me a Cure Foundation (Co-Founder) and The Aslan Foundation (Chairman).
Julia Yewell
(Co-Founder)Co-Founder of The Color Me a Cure Foundation.
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