Software Engineer III

Position Summary

As a Software Engineer, you will be part of an Agile Scrum team and directly contribute to the creation and maintenance of products that support our business operations. You will participate in Sprint activities, such as planning, grooming and daily standups to deliver on commitments, continuously improve process and drive positive change.

You will apply your skills in Software Development to help the team produce quality, on-time deliverables and apply root cause analysis to track down story bugs and production issues. Using an eye for quality and an attention to detail, you will help us build reliable and fault tolerant, extensible applications backed by unit testing and test automation. Additionally, you will work directly with Team Leads, Business Users, Product Owners, Functional Analysts and other Engineers to build new projects and support existing applications.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated and able to multi-task moderately complex issues on their own and when assistance is required, able to provide specific issues and options. This role requires a robust breadth of Software Development concepts allowing you to create scalable, extensible applications with minimal direction. Also necessary is interfacing with existing applications built on REST, an understanding of security implications for designs and implementations and the ability to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment.

About The Team

The Software Engineer within Corporate & Enterprise Services (CES) is an individual contributor responsible for designing, building, modernizing, and supporting enterprise-grade applications and integrations that power Clayton’s core business operations. Within the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) domain, this role helps evolve Clayton’s document and workflow ecosystem, including Hyland OnBase and related enterprise systems that support document storage, automation, and business process workflows.

Engineers on this team work across a diverse technology landscape that includes modern .NET development (C# / .NET Framework through modern .NET), REST-based integrations, cloud-native services, and enterprise SaaS platforms. Our engineers regularly design and implement scalable services, event-driven integrations, and automation capabilities that connect Clayton’s critical systems across Finance, HR, Legal, Loan Originations, Servicing, and other enterprise functions.

The team is also actively engaged in modernizing and evolving established platforms and technology stacks. Success in this role requires curiosity, strong engineering fundamentals, and demonstrated aptitude for learning and improving existing systems while incrementally introducing modern architecture patterns and best practices.

Our engineers collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects, ERP teams, Security, and other CES engineering teams to deliver reliable, well-designed solutions. Technical experience includes C# and .NET development, cloud engineering (AWS), infrastructure as code, and solid object-oriented design principles such as SOLID.

CES is a collaborative and diverse engineering organization that supports a wide range of mission-critical platforms spanning the Clayton enterprise. We partner with business stakeholders across Legal, Accounting, HR, Loan Originations and Servicing, Communications, Internal Audit, and more. Our teams support a mix of SaaS platforms (such as Workday and OnBase), cloud-native services, and custom-developed applications both on-premises and in the cloud.

We value engineers who are curious, collaborative, and motivated to continuously improve the systems they support. CES invests in the growth and development of our engineers while fostering a team culture that values work-life balance, shared success, and continuous learning.

Primary Responsibilities 

·         Mentor junior team members through peer reviews and provide guidance on story implementation.

·         Manage technical scope creep inside stories.

·         Emphasize working software over gold plated solutions.

·         Provide root cause analysis for defects and production issues.

·         Lead design efforts for new functionality, create team understanding that aligns strategic and architectural goals and create appropriate design documentation.

·         Strive to produce high quality, on time software by utilizing unit tests and partnering with QA to meet acceptance criteria.

·         Participate in the full SDLC from requirements gathering to testing and delivery.

·         Identify operational dependencies on other tech teams or support groups.

·         Break down stories into small, testable units focused on rapid delivery.

Primary Qualifications 

·         Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience

·         4+ years of Software Development experience

·         Experience with project tracking software, such as Jira and Agile Methodology.

·         Experience with source control systems and CI/CD pipelines preferred.

Desired Skills 

·         Excellent time management and ability to prioritize work with little direction.

·         Excellent analytical skills. Ability to weigh pros and cons of design choices and make suggestions to Management, Product Owners, and Team Members.

·         Can adapt quickly to changing processes and technologies.

·         Creates and promotes a collaborative environment fostering understanding of mutual goals.

Behavioral Competencies 

·         Collaboration and teamwork

·         Service focus

·         Strategic thinking

·         Analytical thinking

·         Business acumen

·         Adaptability

·         Communicating

·         Managing innovation

·         Team building

·         Coaching and developing others

·         Delegating

Why Clayton?

Clayton is a leading single-family, values-driven home builder dedicated to attainable housing, sustainable practices and creating a world-class experience for customers and team members. Quarterly profit share bonus program. Onsite gym with variety of classes, wellness, professional and personal development programs and much more! Clayton is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Clayton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Benefits

·         Competitive benefits including 401(k) with 100% company match of the first 4%; medical, dental and vision plans; paid time off days and holidays.

·         Quarterly bonus program.

·         Forbes lists: America’s Best Employers, America’s Employers by State, Best Employers for Diversity, Best Employers for Women.

·         Recognized as one of East Tennessee’s top technology workplaces.

·         Wellness programs that focus on emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, physical, and financial well-being.

·         Onsite fitness facility with full gym, workout classes, volleyball and basketball, ping-pong, and disc golf course.

·         Paid Time Off for Volunteer work.

Why Clayton?

Clayton is a leading single-family, values-driven home builder dedicated to attainable housing, sustainable practices and creating a world-class experience for customers and team members. Quarterly profit share bonus program. Onsite gym with variety of classes, wellness, professional and personal development programs and much more! Clayton is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Clayton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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