Senior R&D Software Developer Jobs in Portland, OR

Are you an experienced Software Development Engineer 3 with a desire to excel? If so, then Talent Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer 3 to work at their company in Hillsboro, OR.

Summary:

The main function of a software engineer is to apply the principles of computer science and mathematical analysis to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers work. A typical software engineer researches, designs, develops and tests operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific and general computing applications.

Job Responsibilities:

• Modify existing databases and database management systems.

• Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.

• Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations.

• Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project.

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage one's time.

• Basic mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.

• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery.

• Ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue.

• Knowledge of computer hardware and software.

• Knowledge of computer development software as it relates to systems, such as SQL, VisualBasic, etc.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required.

• 5-7 years experience required.

• Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain python development experience.

Explain a typical day in the role .:

reviewing and addressing KPI and s360 work items and creating and connecting Azure resources to deliver solutions

What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?:

The candidate should have a strong background in Azure. Python development experience would be nice to have.

What are unique selling points that would get candidates interested in your role over another?:

High-visibility role inside a Verification & Validation org — the contractor's reporting reaches director and senior-director level weekly.

Direct exposure to Azure platform services and the engineering teams that build them.

Clear scope and well-defined success metrics — not ambiguous "figure it out " work.

Stable, long-running engagement (replacing an existing tenured contractor) with established processes already in place.

Opportunity to grow KQL, Power BI, and companies service-engineering process expertise that transfers across the company.

Collaborative team culture; established mentorship from senior engineers in the org.

How will contractor performance be measured?:

S360 health: % of owned services in green; reduction in aged/overdue action items quarter-over-quarter.

KPI compliance: on-time closure rate of assigned KPI work items; zero unowned items in the service tree.

Service tree hygiene: accuracy and completeness of ownership, hierarchy, and metadata (audited monthly).

Reporting cadence: on-time delivery of weekly status rollups and ad-hoc leadership requests.

Stakeholder feedback: quarterly check-ins with KPI Owners and Dev Owners on responsiveness and quality.

Where is the work able to be performed?:

Hybrid Work Arrangement (HWA)

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills & years of experience for each:

1. Azure Security Certificate - 1+ years

2. Creating and connecting Azure resources to deliver solutions for the engineering team. 5+ years

3. Azure DevOps (ADO) work item management - creating, triaging, querying, and reporting on ADO work items. 3+ years

• 4.Azure Security Certification (must be fully completed upon submission)