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Software Engineer

Park Lawn Memorial Group
Full-time
On-site
Houston, Texas, United States
Software / Technology / IT

Why work for Park Lawn Corporation?

Service

  • At every level, our dedicated team members display a strong work ethic and commitment to our core values, respect for the family, the profession, and the individual.
  • Work with leading experts in the funeral and cemetery profession.

Benefits

  • Financial assistant programs encouraging employees through education and development in industry related subjects.
  • Robust Health and Welfare Plans, and savings account options, designed to support your personal needs, enhance well-being and help navigate life’s challenges.
  • Rich 401k and Roth Retirement Plan options available for both Full Time and Part Time employees along with a Company Match.
  • Variety of Vacation, Personal Days and Sick Days based on your role emphasizing the importance of physical and emotional replenishment for our team.
  • Employee Discounts on services, merchandise, and property to help our team members in their time of need.

Culture

  • We value honesty, courage, integrity, ethical behavior and the development of personal growth.
  • We are rooted in the communities to provide a personal touch to every family we serve.
  • We believe in the value of funeral and cemetery service, drawing on decades of experience to create the best experience for our families.

Summary/Objective

The role develops information systems by studying operations, designing, developing and installing software solutions.

Essential Functions

  • Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.
  • Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions.
  • Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
  • Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards and programming.
  • Improves operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures.
  • Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques and computer equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
  • Provides information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing development and service issues.
  • Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

  • Ethical Conduct.
  • Communication Proficiency.
  • Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
  • Customer Service Orientation.
  • Time Management. 

Required Education, Experience, Certifications and Licensure

  • BSc/BA in Computer Science or a related degree.
  • Minimum of five years’ experience in software development, scripting and project management.
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills and an aptitude for math and science.
  • In-depth knowledge of C#, ASP.Net Core, Typescript, VUE or React/Angular.
  • Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks at once.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

  • Experience with Docker, SQL/Postgres, MongoDB, Linux, and RabbitMQ.
  • Able to read, write and speak English fluently. 
  • Skill to analyze data and provide recommendations.
  • Excellent written and oral communication.
  • Must be able to work independently, prioritizing and meeting multiple deadlines.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities

Physical Demands and Work Environment

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • The duties associated with this position are generally performed in an indoor office setting. 
  • Outdoor duties may require exposure to natural elements such as inclement weather, extreme temperatures, uneven ground, dust, gas, and/or fumes. 
  • Equipment used to perform the essential function of this position includes, but is not limited to computer, fax, copier, merchant terminal, multi-line phone system, personal or company owned vehicle.
  • Employees in this role are regularly required to climb, sit, stand, bend, kneel, and frequently lift up to 75 pounds and may be required to lift up to 100 pounds.
  • This position may also require reaching, pushing, and pulling. 
  • This position may also be exposed to chemicals and/ or blood borne pathogens.  Exposure risk is considered:   Low
  • Overtime is sometimes necessary or required.

Travel

  • This position requires up to 10 percent travel.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.