pivotal-solutions

Senior Software Engineer

pivotal-solutions

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United StatesFull timePosted Jul 28, 2026

Job description

Goals and Responsibilities Develop proficiency with our software development practices and patterns while utilizing effective problem-solving skills. Demonstrate experience building team culture and engineering processes, especially on high growth teams. Communicate effectively – attentively listen to others to provide timely and helpful information, and be effective in a range of professional settings.

Give and receive feedback in a productive, professional manner. Exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments. Contribute to the analysis of how to best meet purpose and features resulting in logical requirements documentation. Help design solutions to meet objectives (data structures, system processes, services, user interfaces, etc.)

Manage ambiguity – operate effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear. Flexible in approach and be able to adapt your approach to meet changing business needs. Manage complexity – be able to make sense of complex, large volume, and sometimes contradictory, information to effectively solve problems.

Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams. Ability to train peers including junior level and technical support team members. We’re A Good Fit If You Have: 3 years of Python programming and/or JavaScript experience. 3 years SQL and/or NoSQL experience.

2 years of REST/SOA experience. At least 2 years of experience working in a Scrum or Agile development environment. A minimum of 3 years of experience in JavaScript (Meteor.js, Blaze, React). Knowledge of best practices including code reviews, testing, coding standards, source control (git and GitHub), and CI/CD. 5 years of experience in software engineering, including design, development, and implementation of complex systems.

Ability to follow instructions, accept constructive criticism, and have an open mind for team discussions and collaborations. Technical Proficiencies: Relational/Non-Relational Database querying JavaScript Frameworks (Blaze, Angular, React, or Vue.js) HTML and CSS Source Control – (Git) JavaScript and Python Object-Oriented Programming Software development lifecycle with an emphasis on turning requirements into code.

Other Requirements Comfortable commuting to our offices Legally authorized to work in the United States