Developer

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of applications throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Prepares detailed specifications from which programs will be written and ensures proper documentation is complete.
• Competent to work on all phases of application systems analysis and programming activities.
• May provide guidance and direction to lower level staff.
• Designs, develops and implements new application components and/or complete applications
• Evaluates, designs, and implements complex modifications to existing applications to accommodate changes in user requirements of hardware/software infrastructure
• Collaborates with Project Management, Business and Systems Analysts and leadership by recommending specifications for system enhancements for continuous functional improvement
• Oversees and refines application components for performance enhancement
• Produces technical documentation that accurately and thoroughly depicts the software design and code base
• Maintains robust understanding of business processes and needs in order to deliver accurate solutions
• Develops, maintains, and enhances high quality software code in accordance with established organization standards and development guidelines
• May review, perform testing, and provide feedback on the work of Application Developers
• Provides primary or backup support to resolve production problems and processing issues
• Participates in complex application development lifecycle activities such as application architecture, design, code review, and testing
• Develops, maintains, and enhances high quality software code in accordance with established organization standards and development guidelines
• Produces technical documentation that accurately and thoroughly depicts the software design and code base
• Ensures best practices for coding, architecture, and security are consistently employed across all teams, and maintains responsibility for the quality development of applications.
• Maintains robust understanding of business processes and needs in order to deliver accurate solutions
• May review, perform testing, and provide feedback on the work of Application Developers
• Coding in AWS Lambda, Typescript, node.js for lambda coding
• Write good unit test

Qualifications :

• Coursework in computer science and/or professional certification in related technology
• 3-5 years of direct work-related experience
• Demonstrates strong critical thinking abilities
• Demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills
• Possesses and applies broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the field of specialization to the completion of assignments
• Experience with Agile software development methodology
• Demonstrates strong continuous software development capabilities
• Strong knowledge of modern enterprise grade programming application languages, open source stacks, and/or UI best practices)
• Strong knowledge of modern operating systems
• Strong knowledge of modern database languages
• Knowledge of database design and schema
• Able to read and convert code in legacy system
• Must have experience building public facing applications using:
  
  • Object Oriented Analysis and Design
  • AWS Services - Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, VPC, API Gateway, ECR (1 year)
  • Terraform required
  • NodeJS (1-2 years)
  • Typescript
  • Jest unit test framework
  • Docker
  • Gitno
  • Java (4 years)
  • Spring
  • Experience with the following desired:
  • Other AWS Services (i.e. RDS, ECS)
  • Containerization
  • GitLab
  • Angular v16+
  • Python
  • Cypress
  • Agile
  • SAFE

Benefits:
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.