
Associate Software Engineer
Trinet Group
About the Role
The Associate Software Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and releasing applications, platform capabilities, and integrations that support the organization's technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in the design and development of new products/solutions, as well as enhancements, updates, and issue resolution for existing systems.
- Contribute across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), with a focus on development, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging.
- Follow established coding standards and best practices, contributing through hands-on coding.
- Develop unit tests and automated test scripts in support of a test-driven development (TDD) approach.
- Build rapid prototypes and proof of concepts (POCs) to validate new ideas and solutions.
- Comfortable working independently or collaborating with other teams.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Proficiency in developing software using Java, Python, or other object-oriented programming languages.
- Experience with modern UI frameworks such as AngularJS or ReactJS.
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, and testing methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with:
- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
- Generative AI technologies
- AI agent development
- Strong understanding of coding best practices, UI and back-end architectures.
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with geographically distributed teams.
- Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and urgency.
- Leverage coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) for code generation, review, and test creation (good to have).
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field required.