Cengage Learning,  a publishing company and information services provider for the school and library markets, has an opening for an Associate Software Engineer, based in Farmington Hills.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assists with development and maintenance of software applications and systems.
• Assists with design specifications.
• With guidance, provides estimates for design and development tasks.
• Writes code with assistance and guidance, working with other software engineers onsite and offshore.
• With guidance, participates in code reviews/database reviews and walkthroughs to ensure compliance with development standards, robustness, completeness, and quality.
• Follows best practices for software design and development.
• With guidance, works closely with business owners, analysts, and other developers in developing systems in an iterative software development lifecycle.
• Interacts with offshore vendors and provides instructions and feedback on code as assigned.
• Assists with the architectural support of the platform.
• Assists CLTS in troubleshooting system platform and system issues.
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed to achieve company goals.

Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

Required

• B.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Awareness of and exposure to Java based applications.
• Awareness of and exposure to database technology.
• Awareness of and exposure to XML-related technologies, including XQuery, JDom, XSD, DTD, and XSLT.
• Awareness of relational database concepts with some exposure to Oracle, SQL Server, My SQL.
• Awareness of objected-oriented programming and design principles.
• Must have experience contributing to complex software projects.
• Basic understanding of and experience in rapid software development methodologies like Agile or Extreme Programming.
• Good analytical and problem-solving/troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Able to clearly communicate in a variety of styles and settings.
• Good customer focus and project management skills.

Preferred

• Two years software development experience.
• Awareness of and exposure to MarkLogic or similar technology.
• Experience in Java.
• Experience with web application design (J2EE, Servlets, JSP, HTML, Javascript).
• Knowledge of Web Services and Services Oriented Architectures (SOA) technologies.

Interested applicants may find more information and apply at the link: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=LEARNING&cws=1&rid=6946