API Engineer II

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What we want:

  • Be a trusted subject matter expert, SME, regarding system integration and application programming interfaces (API).
  • Hands-on experience with APIs in both a business analysist and implementation capacity.
  • Comfortable speaking with customers and technical teams to understand their needs around the API.
  • Interacting with internal stakeholder including product management, technical support, and sales teams related to:
    • Gather customer requests, partner requests, and general market needs and translate them into product enhancement requests.
    • Know when to deliver the exact thing that is requested and when there's a better but less obvious path.
    • Generate detailed product specifications to illustrate product functionality including business rules, flows and use cases.
  • Participate in Strategy Sessions and make yourself available to answer questions, provide feedback, clarification, and guidance.
  • REST/SOAP HTTP Protocol Knowledge of each protocol and common format types to transmit requests for each MSSQL/Postgres
  • Detail oriented, manages time and tools effectively, excellent internal workplace communicator Collaborate: Strategize with other departments such as product managers, sales, UX and engineering.

 

Customer Success is our success

  • Understand our customers pains and their vision of achievement, while guaranteeing they are educated and deliver them meaningful and reliable solutions.
  • Conduct and manage customer feedback sessions. Excellent communicator in person if required, on the phone, via email, etc.
  • Collaborate with QA to contribute to test plans and ensure the highest quality delivery of features.
  • Marketing on the messaging, positioning, value and benefits of the features you are bringing to market.
  • Effective communication to architects, leadership and executive level team members

What you'll need:

  • Bachelor's Degree or 3-5+ years of relevant API support, or software development experience in an agile software environment
  • Must thrive in a fast-paced, time-compressed and dynamic environment Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Knowledge and practical experience with Agile development methodologies and Product Owner role
  • Doesn't have to be vast but need to understand how to query tables and make occasional joins to access data we hold in postgres
  • Strong in .Net format for request/responses with our REST/SOAP across multiple applications that are most likely different in their methods
  • Ability to dig into other code languages and work through customer generated code and give guidance to address their needs even if you are not an expert in that coding language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
    • C#Languages
    • C++Languages
    • JavaLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • SqlLanguages
    • ReactLibraries
    • ASP.NETFrameworks
    • Microsoft SQL ServerDatabases
    • MySQLDatabases
    • OracleDatabases
    • AWS (Amazon Web Services)Services

Location

Great location in the heart of downtown Denver just a block away from the RTD lightrail.

What are Vertafore Perks + Benefits

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Vertafore offers employees 1 paid day to volunteer at the non-profit of their choice.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Quarterly engagement surveys
Hybrid work model
President's club
Employee awards
Remote work program
Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you’d like while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and team buildin
Diversity
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Vertafore employees can contribute up to $2750 annually to their FSA.
Disability insurance
Disability insurance covers 100% of annual salary for up to 90 days of disability.
Dental insurance
Our dental plan covers $1500 of expenses per person.
Vision insurance
The vision benefits plan covers 100% for annual eye exams with $175 for glasses or contact lenses.
Health insurance
Vertafore offers three different health plans to meet the needs of our employees.
Life insurance
Pet insurance
We offer a Pet Insurance plan through Nationwide.
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Vertafore's team fitness initiatives include in-office yoga, a partnership with Planet Fitness, and other recreational team sports.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Vertafore provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed by [provider]. We match up to 50% of contributions up to 3% of an employee's annual gross pay.
Employee stock purchase plan
Performance bonus
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Vertafore provides up to 6 weeks of parental leave for the primary caretaker. We also provide 6 weeks of leave for the secondary caretaker.
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
We reimburse up to $2,500 for eligible adoption expenses and 6 weeks of paid leave.
Company sponsored family events
Vertafore sponsors family oriented events semi-annually.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Bereavement leave benefits
Company-wide vacation
Every year on the second Friday in April, our company shuts down for "Refresh & Recharge Day." It's a day to unplug and get back to what you love outside of work.
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Vertafore hosts company outings annually.
Free snacks and drinks
In various areas of the office, Vertafore provides weekly fresh fruit services, bagels and donuts on specified days, as well as snacks and drinks.
Some meals provided
We provide free breakfast on Mondays and Fridays.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Vertafore sponsors recreational clubs that include sports, board games, video games, book clubs, etc.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Our tuition reimbursement plan offers an annual max of $5,250.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Vertafore's mentorship framework is an independently led experience between a mentee and a mentor. Resources are ongoingly provided to start this relationship and keep it successful & valuable.
Online course subscriptions available
Personal development training

Additional Perks + Benefits

We felt like the stretch of no three day weekends from Feb - May was too long, so we added our own holiday! We celebrate Vertafore Rest and Recharge day in April, and the whole company has a long weekend.

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