Associate Software Engineer

About the Role

Vizient is seeking an entry-level Software Engineer to contribute to the design, development, testing, and delivery of scalable, secure, and user-centered software solutions. This role requires working in the Irving, TX office 3 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain applications, services, APIs, and user interfaces under the guidance of experienced engineers.
• Translate defined requirements and designs into clean, maintainable, and testable software.
• Contribute to backend services using Java, Spring Boot, or comparable technologies.
• Contribute to web applications using React, TypeScript, or comparable frontend technologies.
• Develop and consume REST APIs and support event-driven integrations.
• Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and apply basic data modeling and query development practices.
• Write and maintain unit, integration, API, and end-to-end tests.
• Participate in debugging, code reviews, technical discussions, refinement, demonstrations, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to application security, accessibility, observability, performance, and operational readiness.
• Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly and validate generated code with support from experienced engineers.
• Follow repository guidance, coding standards, testing expectations, technical documentation, and the Software Factory workflow.
• Ask questions, seek feedback, share knowledge, and collaborate effectively with teammates.
• Demonstrate ownership, accountability, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn.
• Collaborate respectfully, communicate clearly, ask questions, and seek help when needed.
• Welcome feedback, apply guidance, and continuously improve technical skills while contributing to high-quality work.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Java or another object-oriented programming language
• Web development concepts and technologies such as React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, or CSS.
• REST APIs, relational databases, and source-control systems such as Git.
• Basic application security and secure coding practices.
• Ability to work effectively with product, architecture, data, quality engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, attention to detail, and willingness to learn.
• Ability to deliver work incrementally through small, independently testable units.
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, integrity, and commitment to high-quality work.
• Ability to receive feedback, apply it, and continuously improve.
• Commitment to collaboration, customer focus, inclusion, and engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Zero to two years of professional software engineering experience, including internships, co-ops, or relevant project experience.
• Foundational knowledge of software development principles, object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
• Understanding of software testing and the importance of writing maintainable, reliable code.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, or Kafka.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, AKS, GitHub Actions, Helm, or CI/CD practices.
• Experience integrating with enterprise systems or third-party services.
• Familiarity with cloud-native development or event-driven architecture.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools or participating in an AI-native Software Factory development model.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks, observability, accessibility, feature flags, or production monitoring.
• Exposure to domain-driven design, API-first design, or distributed systems concepts.