Software Applications Developer

Role Description

The Developer is a key member of the Product Development Team. Working with the Product Owner, the Developer implements software designs using available development tools to create functional implementations of software.

As a Developer, you will be expected to:

• Design and implement solutions that result in high quality, well documented, and unit testable source code.
• Meet all coding standards for your project.
• Provide accurate scoring and/or work effort estimations, risk assessments, and participate in schedule development.
• Lead improvement initiatives to eliminate waste and increase R&D effectiveness.
• Perform code and design reviews, quality audits, and design audits.
• Lead group projects.
• Liaise with other teams, including Technical Support, Documentation, Quality Assurance, Product Line Management, and Conversions.
• Provide technical support when needed, including leading troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis efforts.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features and/or extend existing code and functionality.
• Perform component, feature, system, and/or product analysis and modeling.
• Create unit test plans.
• Resolve product defects.
• Design and/or recommend changes in data structures, business objects, UI elements.
• Participate in and provide input to design, release, and sprint planning activities.
• Perform software testing using specified procedures and tools.
• Write supporting documentation including test plans, technical specifications, feature descriptions, class/object descriptions, and in-code commenting.
• Work with Quality Engineers and Technical Support teams to diagnose and troubleshoot product-related issues.
• Develop and maintain intimate technical knowledge of our products, data structures, utilities, and tools.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis on defects and/or other issues.
• Lead and participate in code, design, and test reviews.
• Lead R&D and product improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to all development guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7 years programming/analysis activities in a business environment.
• Minimum of 5 years experience with Microsoft C++.
• Experience with ISAM.
• Experience with Agile Development.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Individual must be self-managing, self-motivated, and highly energetic.
• Experience developing desktop applications for Microsoft Windows operating systems.
• Experience with database design concepts and SQL.
• Ability to effectively interface with customers and all levels of employees.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with a relational database like SQL Server.
• Experience with C# and .Net.
• Experience developing Windows Form applications.

Personal Skills and Preferences

• Must be detail oriented.
• Ability to multi-task on several active projects.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Focused on results.
• Action oriented, follows through on commitments.
• Strong planning and organizing capability and preference.
• Focus on teamwork, able to help teams work together.
• Committed to a zero defect environment.
• Ability to lead and motivate others.
• Comfortable with customer interaction.

Benefits

• Work remotely Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends).
• One of our core values at Zipdev is "Be authentic." We encourage you to answer the application form in your own words; we are interested in getting to know you, not a digital assistant.
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