RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Participates in planning, architecture, and research
• Performs complex development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience, software design, and algorithm research.
• Employs best practices and helps to maintain them through technical reviews and mentoring.
• Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products. Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions.
• Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. May work with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions.
• Works independently with minimal supervision and may take on some planning and mentoring responsibilities