APPLICATION DEVELOPER JOB DESCRIPTION

An Application Developer who owns a product no one else maintains. That sentence captures what separates this role from adjacent ones. In enterprise IT environments, an Application Developer holds direct accountability for the design, build, and ongoing stewardship of business-facing software systems, from initial requirements analysis through production support, working under service level agreements that measure delivery in hours, not quarters. Agile Scrum ceremonies, code-review ownership, and SOX or SDLC compliance obligations give this role a defined governance footprint that a generalist software contributor does not carry.

As the Application Developer, you translate business requirements into production-grade enterprise applications, owning the full arc from technical design specification through defect resolution and change-request processing. You operate within an Agile delivery team alongside Business Analysts, Quality Engineers, and DevOps, with scope that spans multiple business functions and stakeholder groups across the organization.

Career Impact: Sustained ownership of enterprise applications under SLA governance builds the kind of verifiable delivery record that advances developers into senior architect or technical lead roles in the IT market.

Business Impact: The software this role produces and maintains is the operational layer that business units depend on daily - when it degrades, cross-functional workflows stop, which means your performance directly shapes organizational throughput.

Growth Opportunity: Exposure to full-stack development, source control standards, ETL pipelines, and Agile technical practices in a single seat accelerates the breadth that makes mid-level developers competitive for senior individual contributor roles.

• Design and develop enterprise web applications from technical specification through production release.
• Implement automated unit and integration tests by converting Agile acceptance criteria into executable test coverage.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Quality Engineers on user story elaboration, bug resolution, and sprint estimation.
• Review code and enforce source control standards, leading walkthroughs as both presenter and reviewer.
• Coordinate with DevOps on continuous integration pipelines, build automation, and multi-environment deployments.
• Maintain and enhance existing applications, including troubleshooting interface defects and processing formal Change Requests.
• Partner with product owners and cross-functional teams to evaluate new technologies for feasibility within established architectural direction.
• Document system development, version control processes, and technical specifications to support ongoing maintainability.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 3 or more years of application development experience, with demonstrated delivery in Agile Scrum environments.
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming and design patterns, with expert-level skill in at least one standard language.
• Solid understanding of relational database design, SQL coding, and schema management.
• Working knowledge of RESTful API principles and web services integration.
• Ability to lead and perform root cause analysis, issue escalation, and defect resolution independently.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent development tasks and balance priorities across multiple projects.

• Experience with Blockchain platforms, distributed ledger frameworks, or event-streaming architectures in enterprise contexts.
• Familiarity with containerization, microservices architecture, and cloud deployment environments.
• Working knowledge of ITIL service management principles and change-control documentation processes.
• Experience in a regulated environment requiring SDLC governance, SOX compliance, or formal QA documentation.

• Defect escape rate, measuring how many production issues trace to code released by this developer.
• Sprint velocity consistency, tracking story points delivered against committed estimates across cycles.
• Mean time to resolution for production incidents assigned to this developer's application portfolio.
• Change Request cycle time, reflecting how quickly approved modifications move from design to deployed release.
• Code review participation rate, measuring contribution to team quality gates as reviewer and reviewee.
• Typical tools: version control systems (commonly Git or Bitbucket); issue tracking (commonly Jira or ServiceNow).

• Base Salary Range: $85,000 to $120,000 per year, depending on experience and location
• Bonus: Annual performance bonus of 5% to 10% of base salary
• Equity: Stock options or RSUs offered at select employers, particularly tech-forward enterprises
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer contributions standard
• PTO: 15 to 20 days annually, plus federal holidays
• Common Perks: Remote or hybrid flexibility, professional development budget, and certification reimbursement

Figures are estimates based on general US market benchmarks and may be outdated. Adjust based on location, company size, and seniority level.

Employment contingent on successful completion of a background check, as required by applicable law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process upon request. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

The Application Developer owns the full development life cycle for complex reporting components of application systems, including analysis, functional reviews, and integration across Oracle databases and IT environments, in alignment with NERC and SOX compliance standards. Working with development teams and IT staff, this role delivers solutions that meet client requirements, ensure report reliability, and support corporate IT goals through defect resolution and technology evaluation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical development, integration, and testing of all reporting components of complex application systems requirements, including analysis, functional reviews, and development life cycle.
• Understand client requirements and how they translate to new application features.
• Define test plan objectives to meet business requirements and ensure future report reliability.
• Collaborate with development team and other IT staff to develop reports following client's standards and perform technical/non-technical assessments.
• Explore and evaluate new and approved technologies for use in creation and delivery of solutions in accordance with established architectural direction for new requirements.
• Coordinate application development activities to ensure integration and alignment with other IT technologies, systems, applications, and environments.
• Understand and consider business goals, corporate IT standards, department strategy, service level agreements, and budgetary implications.
• Review and manage the defect resolution process for system issues and performance.
• Prepare and follow policies and procedures to ensure NERC & SOX compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6 years of application programming experience.
• Proven experience as an application developer with expert knowledge of best practices in software development, application security, and configuration management.
• Expertise in multiple major application systems and business functions.
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle databases, PL/SQL, and SQL.
• Advanced knowledge of source control tools and best practices.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodology and ITIL tools such as Jira and ServiceNow.
• Working knowledge of reporting tools, including Splunk, Google Analytics, Power BI, and Oracle Analytics.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, lead individual efforts independently, and set standards for issue resolution and root cause analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to maintain collaborative relationships across technical and business teams.

Embedded within a factory software environment, the Application Developer supports end-to-end manufacturing execution and material flow management systems by building automation tools, troubleshooting integrations, and documenting solutions that resolve production issues in real time. Working closely with software developers and cross-functional teams, this role advances operational continuity across a 24/7 manufacturing operation.

Core Functions

• Understand the end-to-end workflow of factory software systems like manufacturing execution systems and material flow management system applications, and other integrating systems.
• Quickly troubleshoot, build tools, and document issues that require immediate solutions if a permanent fix is not possible with existing software.
• Document troubleshooting guides to empower teammates and users of systems.
• Work directly with software developers to understand user issues, propose solutions, and provide them.
• Set up automation and monitoring systems to optimize the utilization of factory software.
• Respond to and handle business process change requests that require coordination between cross-functional teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering field or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability.
• Experience with Python, Go, or other software development languages, with working knowledge of SQL for database querying.
• Must be able to understand integrated systems and their dependencies, including knowledge of queues and stream processing.
• Ability to identify tasks that require automation and automate them.
• Ability to facilitate the delivery of manufacturing software by resolving day-to-day issues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, energetic, a self-starter, and able to work shifts supporting 24/7 production, including late, night shifts, and weekends.
• Proficiency in a high-impact, collaborative team environment with a bias for action and ability to react quickly to changing business conditions.

Reporting to the software development team, the Entry-level Application Developer shapes embedded software applications that control vehicle functions, contributing to feature development, integration, and testing across a multi-developer Continuous Integration environment. Partnering with engineering and test teams, this role supports the full software development life cycle from prototyping through documentation and release using Agile processes.

Primary Duties

• Feature-by-feature software development per the Software Requirements Document of embedded software applications that control vehicle functions.
• Integrate software in a multi-developer team using Continuous Integration process.
• Conduct functional and integration testing prior to hand-off to software test and evaluation group.
• Track development and release status using the Agile development process.
• Create and support software for machine prototyping.
• Troubleshoot and debug using engineering software and hardware tools.
• Create software design documentation.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or a similar field.
• 1-2 years of production support experience preferred.
• Experience with C++ and JavaScript programming languages in Linux and VS Code environments, with experience developing in the Git workflow.
• Experience with UX and backend development, as well as OpenGL, OpenCV, QML/Qt Quick, or similar tools.
• Experience with Binary Math, UDP, and/or TCP communication protocols, and MQTT or similar protocols.
• Self-motivated, quick learner with strong mathematical, analytical, and communication skills and the ability to thrive in a team environment.
• Must hold a valid Driver's License.

Sitting at the intersection of front-end architecture and platform management, the Application Developer leads development of data-rich, real-time UIs serving hundreds of users while contributing to overall platform architecture and code reviews within the Applications Development team. Operating across design, development, and production support functions, this role builds scalable solutions using React, TypeScript, and CI/CD pipelines that sustain platform reliability for a large user base.

Duties

• Design and develop critical components of the system.
• Help with the overall platform architecture.
• Develop and take ownership of data-rich, real-time UIs serving hundreds of users.
• Participate in design and code reviews.
• Support and manage the existing platforms used heavily by users.

Requirements

• 3+ years of application development in React with strong core JavaScript fundamentals.
• Experience with TypeScript, Redux, RxJS, and NodeJS.
• Experience with large-scale application development, including releasing to and supporting production environments.
• Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, sorting and searching techniques, and design patterns.
• Experience with TeamCity CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with an independent and proactive approach to finding innovative solutions.

A key member of an Agile organization, the Application Developer delivers SaaS healthcare solutions on the Aerial platform that impact over 50 million lives, translating business and technical requirements into reusable, well-architected web application components. Collaborating across architects, developers, infrastructure, and leadership teams, this role supports the platform's technology roadmap and third-party integrations to advance best-in-class service for customers and consumers.

Functions

• Design and develop SaaS healthcare solutions that will delight customers and consumers of Aerial.
• Work with product owners and team members to define, analyze, and implement required functionality.
• Translate business and technical requirements into well-architected solutions that encourage reusable components and code.
• Maintain existing code and assets and troubleshoot bugs within a complex code base, including proactively suggesting recommendations to prevent future challenges.
• Assist with influencing and defining the future state technology architectural strategy and roadmap, including evaluating new technologies for feasibility and desirability.
• Work with third-party vendors to develop and/or integrate software into the product portfolio.
• Lead by example and help influence Agile practices and other development standards.
• Utilize individual passion and curiosity to advance skills and remain current on the latest technologies and open source projects.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 2 years of web development experience in Ruby, Java, and/or C# with SQL databases, including SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Design, Gang of Four design patterns, scalability, performance, and database optimization.
• Strong understanding of complex data models, relational theory, RESTful SOA principles, and SQL skills.
• Experience with web frameworks, preferably Rails and Spring, and Object Relational Mapping, preferably Hibernate and ActiveRecord.
• Strong familiarity with open source technology for web development and data structures, with Redis preferred, and experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a strong work ethic.

The Application Developer builds and maintains software applications that address departmental needs and overall organizational goals at NACD, following internal business processes to ensure smooth development, testing, and documentation across the full application life cycle. Based within the Applications Development Team and using NACD standard tools, this role supports Salesforce CRM development, data migrations, and tier 1 database support to uphold standard development practices across all NACD applications.

Accountabilities

• Work closely with the product or project team to develop clear and detailed technical design specifications with standard deliverables.
• Participate in product discussions with all levels of the organization to implement design standards and technical architecture.
• Assist in design, programming, quality control, security, testing, debugging, and documentation tasks for assigned projects.
• Identify challenges to success in process, code base, and testing, then formulate and implement solutions with the project team.
• Participate in team project planning and retrospectives, and document and maintain code libraries for future use.
• Develop, document, and manage a process for version control and collaborate with the Agile team to execute an agile-based project life cycle.
• Assist in data migrations, data quality, systems integrations, third-party applications, AppExchange products, and custom code.
• Perform Salesforce.com-related administrative responsibilities, including system configuration and data manipulation.
• Provide tier 1 support of database issues, work with the web development team to ensure data integrity, and create and maintain testing protocol for quality assurance.

Background & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of Salesforce CRM development and administration experience.
• Experience with Salesforce.com platform and Salesforce AppExchange, including deep understanding of Fonteva's MemberNation AMS.
• Proficiency in web programming and web services development using HTML5, CSS, Java, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Proficiency in Apex, including Batch, Scheduled, Classes, and Triggers, and in SOAP, REST, API, and HTTP requests from Apex, preferably with Conga and Domo.
• Experience with Force.com platform using Apex and Visual Force MVC, as well as XML, SOQL, and SOSL.
• Experience integrating Salesforce.com with other applications and data-driven processes, including AppExchange partner solutions.
• Experience with version-controlled environments such as GitHub, Bitbucket, or Sourcetree is preferred.

As the Application Developer, this role leads the design, implementation, and testing of solutions that read, validate, and transform EVV attendance data for import into DDS's WebResDay system, supporting a government agency's attendance management infrastructure. The DDS applications development unit relies on this work to maintain accurate service code and provider ID mappings, comprehensive documentation, and compliance with established development standards throughout the project.

Operational Focus

• Design, implement, and fully test a solution for reading in and validating attendance data downloaded from the EVV system.
• Design, implement, and fully test a solution for transforming downloaded EVV data into a format importable into DDS's Attendance system (WebResDay).
• Design, implement, and fully test code that imports validated attendance data into WebResDay.
• Design and implement a solution for maintaining EVV-to-WebResDay mappings of service codes and provider IDs.
• Develop documentation for all solutions.

Professional Experience

• Technical proficiency in ASP.NET Core with significant experience in C#, including design patterns, Entity Framework Core, lambda expressions, LINQ, generics, async methods, and dependency injection.
• Considerable experience with SQL Server development, including tables, views, stored procedures, user-defined functions, and complex SQL DML.
• Extensive experience with unit and integration testing, preferably using Xunit.
• Experience with Microsoft SSIS and Visual Studio for development and deployment.
• Considerable experience with project support activities, including requirements refinement, application and database design, issue tracking, and coordinating user acceptance testing.
• Experience actively participating in Agile methodologies and creating technical documentation.

Application Developer delivers enhancements, new applications, and technical solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams and clients to configure designs that satisfy business requirements, while leading design and code walkthroughs and ensuring adherence to coding and source control standards. The work directly supports IT operations by managing change requests, quality assurance documentation, and directing other programmers across SQL, ETL, and multiple standard languages within a structured System Development Life Cycle.

Key Deliverables

• Maintain and enhance existing applications.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications, including user and system interface functionality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to define, design, and deliver enhancements, new applications, and technical solutions.
• Configure designs that satisfy business requirements and research, evaluate, and implement new technology to optimize application efficiency and usability.
• Maintain records to document system and programming development and revisions.
• Design modifications based on defined requirements and coordinate development efforts on maintained applications.
• Program and direct other programmers in required programming languages, database SQL, report writing, and ETL, and assist with testing and migrating code.
• Ensure adherence to design, coding, and source control standards, and lead design and code walkthroughs as presenter or reviewer.
• Process Change Requests and Quality Assurance documentation for project implementations and support changes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or 8 years of related business experience in lieu of degree.
• 5-10 years of experience as an IT Application Developer with 4 years of coding, troubleshooting, logical design, SQL coding, business requirements analysis, and vendor management.
• Expert coding skills in one or more standard languages.
• Demonstrated success in complex problem solving and quality delivery.
• Understanding of and ability to lead others in the use of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with schema and database design, Enterprise Standards, and Process Adherence.
• Effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with others having differing priorities, views, and goals.

The Application Developer produces web-based Single-Page Applications within an Agile Scrum team, implementing frontend solutions using JavaScript frameworks such as React.js or Vue.js alongside Node.js backends, while supporting continuous integration and after-hours production duty rotations. Working closely with Business Analysts, Quality Engineers, UX designers, and DevOps, this role enables consistent, tested releases across environments and champions Agile technical practices, including test-driven development and pair programming.

What You'll Do

• Work as part of an Agile Scrum team to develop software using Agile methodology.
• Work closely with Business Analysts and Quality Engineers for user story elaboration, test automation, and bug fixes.
• Work closely with the UX team to implement applications based on wireframes and design systems.
• Work closely with the DevOps team on continuous integration, build and release automation, and deploying applications to various environments.
• Provide estimates for stories during sprint planning and convert acceptance criteria into automated unit tests.
• Support production issues and duty rotation for after-hours critical issue support.
• Champion Agile technical practices such as test-driven development, pair programming, and refactoring.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Tertiary education (Degree or Diploma) in a relevant field is preferred.
• Working experience in web application development, including large web-based Single-Page Applications.
• Familiarity with HTML5/CSS3 and JavaScript frameworks such as React.js or Vue.js.
• Experience with frontend test frameworks and practices.
• Working experience in Node.js and Express.js/Koa frameworks.
• Experience with OutSystems or .NET framework (C#), Docker and Microservices, Oracle database with SQL and PL/SQL, and Microsoft IIS configuration is an advantage.
• Work experience in Agile software development and automated testing using Selenium is an advantage.

Embedded within a business development and client-facing technology team, the Application Developer develops complex full-stack solutions built on Blockchain platforms such as HyperLedger, Ethereum, and Quorum, while supporting proof-of-concept development and performance analysis across enterprise and public/private environments. Working closely with clients and project teams, this role refines technical architecture and delivers integrated solutions through all phases of the development life cycle to address key business problems at scale.

Job Functions

• Design and implement complex full-stack solutions composed of multiple software packages based on Solution Architecture.
• Support business development teams to conceptualize and develop relevant use cases and proofs-of-concept.
• Work cooperatively with teams to accomplish project work in an efficient and quality manner.
• Interact with clients to define and develop innovative solutions to key business problems.
• Collect and analyze performance metrics and identify performance issues and bottlenecks for full-stack technologies.
• Design and implement enterprise and public/private solutions running on Blockchain platforms such as HyperLedger, Ethereum, and Quorum.
• Test and deploy full-stack solutions through all phases of a development life cycle.

Technical Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of technical and professional expertise.
• Proficiency in Java, JavaScript, Golang, or Node.js.
• Experience in Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and DevOps.
• Experience working in an Agile environment, including Scrum, continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Familiarity with Blockchain technologies, Distributed Ledger, Peer-to-Peer networks, Hyperledger Frameworks, R3 Corda, Ethereum, and Quorum.
• Familiarity with design patterns, OOP, Microservices, MVC, KAFKA, and Integration Design Patterns.
• Experience building single-page applications with Angular 2+, ReactJS, or Vue.
• Familiarity with cloud technology.
• Ability to understand complex solution designs and communicate technical architecture effectively.