Software Engineer – Early Career Digital Technology Rising Leaders Program

Date Posted:
2026-09-30
Country:
United States of America
Location:
OT494: 5FS - Farmington, CT 5 Farm Springs, Farmington, CT, 06032 USA
Software Engineer – Early Career Digital Technology Rising Leaders Program

Location: Farmington, Connecticut (Onsite)

Job Type: Full-Time, Entry-Level

Role Overview

Join a 24-month early-career rotational leadership development program within the Digital Technology organization, called the DT Rising Leaders Program and help build software that improves how people move through buildings. You will complete three eight-month assignments across software engineering and field operations, gaining experience with embedded systems, applications, automated testing, product deployment, and customer environments. You will work with experienced engineers, field teams, product partners, mentors, and program leaders. The program combines meaningful assignments, structured development, and a pathway toward a permanent software engineering role on the Compass team.

On a Typical Day You Will

• Develop, test, release, and maintain software for the Compass product line.

• Build experience across Linux-based systems, embedded platforms, application software, automated testing, and supporting tools.

• Complete three eight-month rotations designed to prepare you for a long-term software engineering role.

• Partner with field service teams during one rotation to understand how Compass solutions are installed, operated, supported, and maintained in customer environments.

• Translate observations from site visits and ride-alongs into product requirements, usability improvements, and support recommendations.

• Create user guides, tutorials, and other resources that make product deployment and adoption easier for field teams, building teams, users, and customers.

• Investigate software issues, support upgrades and field tests, and help identify root causes in operating environments.

• Collaborate with engineering, product management, quality assurance, sales, customer support, and building stakeholders to improve the end-to-end product experience.

• Write clean, maintainable, testable code and contribute to code reviews and team planning.

• Present rotation goals, progress, lessons learned, and outcomes to program and technology leaders, then apply feedback to strengthen your work.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field, which must be completed by the June 2027 start date timeframe.

What You Will Need to Be Successful

• Coursework, project experience, or practical experience with one or more programming languages, such as Python, C, C++, Java, or Go.

• Foundational understanding of software development, testing, troubleshooting, version control, or Linux-based environments. Experience in embedded software is a plus.

• Ability to learn quickly, ask thoughtful questions, take initiative, and adapt across engineering, field, product, and customer-facing assignments.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain progress, findings, and recommendations to technical and nontechnical partners.

• Ability to work onsite in Farmington and participate in site visits, ride-alongs, and active field environments while following applicable safety requirements.

Otis currently provides our colleagues with the following benefits:

- 401(k) plan that includes generous company match and a separate automatic retirement contribution
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage for colleagues and their eligible dependents, beginning on their first day of employment
- Three weeks paid vacation and paid company holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Employee assistance and wellness incentive programs
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Voluntary benefits, such as legal, pet, home, and auto insurance
- Birth/adoption and parental leave benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Peer recognition and service anniversary awards, as well as spot performance bonus opportunities

Local Benefits and Growth Opportunities

Build your career through structured rotations, mentorship, formal professional development, exposure to leaders across the organization, and hands-on work on a globally used product. This onsite Farmington opportunity offers a strong professional network and a defined path toward a permanent software engineering role upon successful completion of the program.

The salary range for this role is $70,000 to $80,000.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may change in the future.  Pay within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Apply today and Build What’s Next!

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do.  We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here .

Become a part of the Otis team and help us #Buildwhatsnext!

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