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POSITION SUMMARY The Software Engineer 1 will build, test, and ship software in a modern, AI-augmented engineering environment, partnering with coding agents and AI tooling as a daily part of the development workflow. This role will code, test, debug, document, and maintain software with growing autonomy. The Software Engineer 1 will contribute to small and large projects within a product-centric, agile scrum team that values aggressive curiosity, fast feedback, and continuous learning. Additionally, this role will collaborate closely with engineers, product owners, SREs, and Client Experience to deliver software that meaningfully improves the indirect tax compliance experience for IGEN’s clients. This position is located on-site in Appleton, WI. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES • Analyze requirements, design, code, debug, and review applications, leveraging AI coding agents and modern developer tooling to amplify productivity and quality • Apply unit, integration, and regression testing techniques to ensure quality of deployed applications, contributing to a strong test-first engineering culture • Participate fully in a product-centric, agile scrum team — including sprint planning, daily standups, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives — with a continuous-delivery mindset • Continually improve applications through performance tuning, balancing, usability, and automation • Support, maintain and document developed applications and interfaces • Integrate software with existing systems • Evaluate and experiment with new technologies, frameworks, and AI tooling, bringing well-reasoned recommendations back to the team • Actively plan and manage projects • Comply to established standards • Live our values of High Performance, Caring Relationships, Strategic Foresight, and Entrepreneurial Spirit • Find A Better Way by championing continuous improvement and quality control efforts to identify opportunities to innovate and improve efficiency, accuracy, and standardization • Continuously learn and develop self professionally • Support corporate efforts for safety, government compliance, and all other company policies & procedures • Perform other related duties as required and assigned QUALIFICATIONS Required: • 1–3 years of professional software engineering experience, OR a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with relevant internship, project, or research experience • Educational or work experience designing and implementing software solutions in one or more modern languages such as C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Java • Working knowledge of modern web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs); exposure to .NET, ASP.NET, or modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) is welcome • Exposure to building applications connected to relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and a working understanding of basic SQL • Exposure to programming techniques, algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, version control (Git), and Agile methodologies • Educational or hands-on experience using AI coding agents and assistants (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools) as part of the software development workflow • Aggressive intellectual curiosity — demonstrated through self-directed learning, side projects, open-source contributions, technical writing, or other evidence of going beyond the assignment • Strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences • Ability to work both independently and as a contributing member of a collaborative scrum team Preferred: • Experience working in a product-centric, agile scrum environment with product owners, designers, and engineers collaborating on a shared backlog • Exposure to a best-in-class software engineering culture — code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and a strong bias toward shipping • Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), containerization, and modern DevOps practices • Interest in or exposure to indirect tax, financial services, regulated SaaS, or other compliance-driven domains #IGEN DIVISION : IGEN U.S. Venture will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, E-3, F1, CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, visa status and other employment‑based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis and must not require U.S. Venture’s sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States. In general, U.S. Venture does not sponsor candidates for nonimmigrant visas or permanent residency except when there is a specific business need. U.S. Venture will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed recruitment Master Service Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, U.S. Venture shall reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of U.S. Venture. U.S. Venture, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other protected characteristic. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call Human Resources at (920) 739-6101 . 91-00-911-0000

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Analyze requirements, design, code, debug, and review applications, leveraging AI coding agents and modern developer tooling to amplify productivity and quality
Apply unit, integration, and regression testing techniques to ensure quality of deployed applications, contributing to a strong test-first engineering culture
Participate fully in a product-centric, agile scrum team — including sprint planning, daily standups, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives — with a continuous-delivery mindset
Continually improve applications through performance tuning, balancing, usability, and automation
Support, maintain and document developed applications and interfaces
Integrate software with existing systems
Evaluate and experiment with new technologies, frameworks, and AI tooling, bringing well-reasoned recommendations back to the team
Actively plan and manage projects
Comply to established standards
Live our values of High Performance, Caring Relationships, Strategic Foresight, and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Find A Better Way by championing continuous improvement and quality control efforts to identify opportunities to innovate and improve efficiency, accuracy, and standardization
Continuously learn and develop self professionally
Support corporate efforts for safety, government compliance, and all other company policies & procedures
Perform other related duties as required and assigned
1–3 years of professional software engineering experience, OR a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with relevant internship, project, or research experience
Educational or work experience designing and implementing software solutions in one or more modern languages such as C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Java
Working knowledge of modern web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs); exposure to .NET, ASP.NET, or modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) is welcome
Exposure to building applications connected to relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and a working understanding of basic SQL
Exposure to programming techniques, algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, version control (Git), and Agile methodologies
Educational or hands-on experience using AI coding agents and assistants (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools) as part of the software development workflow

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Experience working in a product-centric, agile scrum environment with product owners, designers, and engineers collaborating on a shared backlog
Exposure to a best-in-class software engineering culture — code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and a strong bias toward shipping
Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), containerization, and modern DevOps practices
Interest in or exposure to indirect tax, financial services, regulated SaaS, or other compliance-driven domains

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