Senior Software Engineer - Koch Minerals & Trading

Our information technology team is transforming and we're looking for high performing individual to be a part of our transformation efforts. Koch Mineral & Trading's (KM&T) core capability focuses on real-time commodity trading activity. KM&T helps to facilitate the sourcing, transportation, processing and use of raw materials around the world that are essential ingredients in consumer, household and industrial products used every day. Information is an asset at KM&T, and IT systems and applications are key elements to our business success.

This Senior Software Engineer will have the opportunity to play key role in developing innovative business solutions while leveraging cutting-edge technical solutions in problem solving/optimization and advanced data integrations involving big data. This will be a hybrid role based out of our headquarters in Wichita, KS.

The candidate will be responsible for ownership and "subject matter expert" competency of one or more enterprise applications and provide business users with support. This candidate will be responsible for applying knowledge of KM&T and accounting business rules to analyze and resolve issues and execute projects.

A successful candidate will have the following attributes:

• Strong hands-on abilities with implementing functional/non-functional requirements using clo ud technologies involving big data
• Self-starte r and independent thinker
• Ability to handle multi-tasks simultaneously
• Communicating and collaborating in an effective and respectful manner
• Desire to learn new technologies

What You Will Do

• Work with Business Analyst / Product Owners to define application development requirements and develop technical estimates
• Translate business user stories into technical tasks and architecture diagrams to gain alignment on potential solutions
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects and Senior developers to ensure all recommended solutions and technical user stories meet best practices and security standards
• Identify performance bottlenecks, provide recommendations, and implement solutions
• Identify and experiment with cloud native technology solutions to enable business transformation
• Act as the day-to-day owner of Back Office IT applications to support ongoing maintenance and drive new enhancements
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for products / applications
• Manage expectations and communicate effectively with architects / developers and product owners
• Plan, develop and maintain unit tests
• Work with platform engineers to create and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Manage customer expectations and feedback to customers regarding end user training and proper product/system usage
• Mentor and assist end users with system and application usage

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 5+ years of full stack software development including experience with Python, C#, .Net, .Net Core, Angular, REST APIs, Microsoft SQL Server and MongoDB
• 2+ years of Amazon Web Services experience with products and tools such as containers, S3, Lambda, SNS, API Gateway, DynamoDB and Snowflake
• 2+ years of experience building and supporting applications involving data and API integrations
• Experience with messaging protocols such as CloudAMQP or Apache Kafka or Amazon SQS
• Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies (CI/CD), processes, and tools

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience implementing technology to support an environment of complex system interactions involving Big Data
• Experience working as software developer in accounting/finance/tax industry
• Knowledge and experience building data lakes, data warehouses and reporting solutions using Snowflake and Microsoft Power BI
• Experience and understanding of commodity markets and complex trade types / valuation
• Experience working with offshore development teams

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Minerals & Trading (KM&T) specializes in the innovative procurement, exchange, and delivery of essential commodity products and services that empower our daily way of life. We pursue the development of investments into successful ventures and new, transformative platforms.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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