Software Developer

Software Developer- General Business Productivity Apps

Lester Prairie, MN

We're proud to boast a high retention rate, with many employees celebrating 20, 30 and 40 year milestones! Since 1947, Lester Buildings has grown from its modest beginnings to an industry leader – due to our employees' dedication and drive to innovate.

Why us? Simple. We offer:

• Full benefits
• 401k match
• Profit sharing
• Informal dress code
• Flexible work schedule
• Small, family orientated company atmosphere
• Discount on building materials
• Fun company events

Software Developer Responsibilities and Duties

This position will be a key member of our development team and play an important role in the development and maintenance of point of sale, productivity, and business applications vital to the long-term success of Lester Building Systems. We are looking for a talented full stack developer to work with our suite of legacy VB.NET applications to modernize and build the next generation of applications.

• Design, develop, test and deploy new applications and redesign or enhancements to existing applications.
• Guide application design to provide optimal user experiences
• Develop and maintain user interfaces, databases, and reports
• Test software to ensure compliance with specifications and requirements
• Provide user support and training
• Collect information from users regarding software requirements
• Collaboration with the software development team and organizational teams
• Make recommendations to improve existing systems by using new methods or technology

Software Developer Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in software development or related field; equivalent work-related technical experience will also be considered
• Strong desire for technical ownership and accountability for a project, building resilient, maintainable code that serves the users
• Enthusiasm for hands-on end to end development in a dynamic, agile environment
• 3+ years of user interface development
• 3+ years of experience with VB.NET, C#, Microsoft.NET using Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft Windows desktop applications
• Working knowledge of object-oriented principles and Microsoft.NET best practices
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or newer and Transact SQL
• Working knowledge of Azure Cloud services including Entra ID, App Services, Blob Storage, Key Vaults, and Application Insights
• Working knowledge of API integration including REST APIs, OAuth and JSON

Software Developer Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GitHub, GitHub Auctions and CI/CD principles and concepts
• Experience in a construction related manufacturing or operations environment
• Working knowledge of SOLID principles, MVC/MVP/MVVM, and Clean/Onion Architecture
• Experience with LLMs in a development environment
• Working knowledge of automated unit testing including tools such as NUnit, XUnit, FluentAssertions, and AutoFixture
• Working knowledge of third-party API integrations
• Working knowledge of EpicorERP or equivalent
• Experience with automating graphic/CAD applications such as AutoCAD, or similar

Software Developer Salary Range

Annual salary of $70,000 to $100,000. This represents a good faith estimate of the current salary range based on the role. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary by individual qualifications including relevant job knowledge, education skills and experience.

Software Developer Benefits

We are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off and holidays. Eligible employees are offered health, dental and vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan with company match, company paid short- and long-term disability and basic life insurance. Education reimbursement is also available.

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