Senior Application Developer, Back End

Description

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Senior Back End Application Developer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side aspect of digital platforms, such as event-driven services, web applications and APIs. The role requires a disciplined and strategic individual capable of solving complex technical problems using their strong coding and programming skills to ensure that back-end systems run smoothly and can integrate effectively with other components of a digital platform. The incumbent must possess a deep understanding of back-end programming languages such as Java, Python, or Ruby, and must be proficient in writing quality, optimized, and maintainable code that meets project requirements. They will also have strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with other technical stakeholders such as Applications Development Engineering (Front-End), Database Administrators, Architects, and project teams to drive technical decisions and solutions.

Responsibilities

WHAT THE ROLE WILL DO:

Understand and optimize back-end architecture to enhance overall system performance

Develop optimized code that is reliable, reusable, scalable, secure, and meets maintenance standards in various programming languages

Work closely with front-end developers to support system integrations, enhance application functionality and scalability, and optimize application architecture and performance

Work with technology leaders to understand the business and technical requirements and priorities for back-end systems

Monitor performance and health of services, databases, and other components of back-end systems

Troubleshoot and debug complex application and database systems issues

Keep up-to-date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies in back-end application development

Plan, design, and execute unit tests or other quality assurance measures to ensure quality

Train digital platform users in the best practices of maintaining web applications and APIs

Document the design and implementation of application software

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H1-B visa.

This position has a hybrid work schedule with three days in the office and the option for working remotely two days.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The

Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field. In lieu of a degree, at least 7 years of experience in application development or application engineering

Skills and Experience

4-6 years of experience in software development, specifically in application development engineering

Strong programming skills in back-end languages such as Java, Python, or Ruby

Experience with back-end frameworks

Strong understanding of web protocols

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with technical stakeholders

Preferred

Understanding of Machine Learning in general, and familiarity with the multiple classes of Machine Learning.

Understanding of Convolutional Neural Networks and how they are used in Image Processing applications.

Experience with Computer Vision and Image Processing in general.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Version Control Tools

Cloud Technologies & Platforms

Web Services & APIs

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Automated Testing Tools

Containerization

Secure Coding Standards

Database Management Systems

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Methodology

DevOps Methodology

Code Prompt Engineering

Software Testing & Quality Assurance Methodologies & Tools