Senior Back-End Developer

Purpose

The Senior Developer for our Research & Development Department will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative and cutting-edge solutions using a variety of coding languages and technologies. This role will primarily focus on back-end development.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the R&D team to brainstorm and develop new features and functionalities for existing software products.
• Design and develop scalable, reliable, and efficient back-end systems.
• Write clean and performant code in accordance with coding standards and technical design requirements.
• Implement and maintain unit tests and conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and maintainability.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and explore new tools and frameworks that could enhance the development process.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues, and provide technical support and guidance to other developers as needed.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum development methodologies and contribute to the continuous improvement of the development process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, designers, and QA engineers, to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong proficiency in back-end development languages such as PHP and/or Java.
• Experience with back-end frameworks such as Laravel, Spring, or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of event-driven architecture, microservices, and object-oriented programming principles and design patterns.
• Experience working with relational databases and SQL.
• Knowledge of RESTful API development and integration.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  

Education and Experience

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven experience in back-end development with a focus on research and development.
• Experience with agile software development methodologies.
• Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field or equivalent job-related experience may be substituted.
  

Benefits

• Health Insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life
• Company paid EO medical, life, and long-term disability insurance
• Generous PTO
• 401K with company match