Senior Software Engineer

Description

About the company 

Ardmore Home Design (AHD), founded in 2008, is a privately owned, fast-paced, founder-led entrepreneurial company where we value people with strong skills to make our products and processes better every day. We design, sell, and distribute luxury home décor globally to interior designers and boutique/luxury retailers. The AHD family of wholesale brands includes Made Goods (flagship furniture made from unique materials), Pigeon & Poodle (home and bath accessories), Blue Pheasant (handcrafted tabletop products) and Burton James (seating home furnishing). 

  About the Role

We are seeking a versatile and experienced Senior Software Engineer with experience in the Microsoft Stack of C# .NET and SQL to join our team. The role requires someone who enjoys providing excellent account support, is able to multi-task and highly detail-oriented. The role is responsible for working directly with our customers, to provide product and service information and resolve product and service inquiries. Occasional travel to trade shows may be required. This individual embrace and supports our in-person/on-site work culture and embodies our company values of Ownership, Collaboration and Respect .

What you can do for us:

• Hands-On Development: Design, build, and optimize applications by writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code aligned with business objectives and project timelines.
• Database Architecture & Performance: Leverage expertise in Snowflake and Microsoft SQL Server for data modeling, query optimization, and performance tuning to ensure data reliability and system efficiency.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders; from end users to senior leadership; to gather requirements, align expectations, and report progress.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product, QA, infrastructure, and business teams to identify needs, propose solutions, and implement enhancements that align with organizational goals.
• Code Modernization: Support the migration of legacy systems to modern frameworks, ensuring stability, scalability, and minimal operational disruption. Refactor and re-engineer legacy code to improve maintainability, scalability, and performance while reducing technical debt.
• Mentorship: Provide hands-on mentorship and technical guidance to other developers, fostering a culture of growth, learning, and collaboration.

What we can do for you:

• Play a pivotal role in our company’s transformation and growth
• Maintain work/life balance with day shift work schedules and no weekends, in a wholesale distribution business (no manufacturing)
• Align with a growing company that operates in the luxury market
• Provide training and career development opportunities
• Offer 3 weeks paid time off and 6 paid holidays per service year
• Enjoy a high-paced and collaborative work environment
• Receive up to 6% 401k employer contributions
• Participate in competitive benefits and incentivizing programs

Requirements

Software Development Expertise: Over 6 years of hands-on experience in software development or equivalent academic background in Computer Science, MIS, or a related technical field.

• Proficiency in .NET: Experience with Microsoft .NET development (C#), along with knowledge of HTML, CSS, Typescript, JavaScript.
• MS SQL Expertise: Deep understanding of Microsoft SQL Server, including schema design, performance tuning, query optimization, and normalization best practices.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong ability to troubleshoot, think outside the box, and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Organizational Skills: Skilled in handling multiple initiatives concurrently, with strong organizational and communication skills.
• Independence and Teamwork: Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision but also thrives in a team-oriented environment.
• Attention to Detail: Excellent troubleshooting abilities and attention to detail, ensuring high-quality and reliable software solutions.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that are required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; as well as reach with hands and arms. 
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 
• Ability to work in open environment with fluctuating temperatures and standard lighting.
• Ability to work on computer and mobile phone for multiple hours; with frequent interruptions.
• Required to use stairwells to attend meetings and engage with employees on multiple floors throughout building.

Other Considerations: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role.

Compensation: Starting annual salary: $115,000-130,000. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.