Software Developer

In the first 2 weeks, you will:

• Have a running development environment confirmed by successfully building the code base for the existing product.
• Accept, estimate, develop and test a set of low-priority defects associated with one product.
• Have the solutions peer reviewed and passed prior to check-in

In the first 30 days, you will:

• Have a minimum of two features ready for delivery following the defined development process and deploy the features to production.
• Contribute towards the planning, tasking, execution and delivery as defined by an agile development environment that includes reporting time against tasks, estimation of effort, code reviews and commitment to delivery.

In the first 90 days, you will:

• Demonstrate development productivity and quality on par with the other team members through the daily input of status information. All developed code will be highly scalable, high-quality, object-oriented, and comply with KPA standards.
• Demonstrate either the ability to design and develop: a) rich user interfaces using standard compliant technologies, b) C# service/business/data layers and other distributed processing components, c) back-end tools to help with builds, deployments, troubleshooting.

In the first 6 months, you will:

• Collaborate with team members, project managers, product managers and other senior executives on identifying and documenting the technical tasks.
• Contribute to the analysis, solution designs and implementations of major new system components

By the end of the first year you will have:

• Demonstrated functional knowledge of KPA’s SaaS platform to the point of leading feature development for multiple components of the platform
• Provide mentorship and guidance toother team members on technology, design, and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience with C#, MVC, HTML, JavaScript, SQL Server, REST and JSON
• Experience in scaling and securing SaaS-based applications
• Experience with Web API and .Net Core
• Preferred experience with React, Node.JS or similar
• Experience with cloud technologies like AWS (or Azure)
• Experience in enterprise software using Object Oriented programming, n-tier design, and service-oriented architecture
• Experience developing and designing rich user experience (JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, CSS, HTML, XML)
• Experience working in a scrum environment with well-defined definition of done
• Experience with Git or other source control systems.
• Committed to deliver great software solutions, with a deep sense of personal ownership and passion for working with all types of Software Developers and QA Analysts
• Experience with build automation tools and continuous integration & continuous delivery (with VSTS/Azure DevOps) a plus
• Recommended BS or MS degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Success Criteria:

• General
· Creative and passionate about cutting edge technologies and continuous personal and team improvement
· Desire to serve as coach and mentor to more junior team members, and providing support and partnership to team leaders
· Work ethic that corresponds with KPA’s core values: Integrity, Helpful, Excellence, Agile, Respectful, Teamwork
· Experience building applications in a cloud environment is a plus
• Application Design and Architecture
· Develop and maintain existing applications, enhancing current features and adding new functionality
· Review applications in progress of development to ensure compliance and overall design parameters and corporate development standards
• Application Testing
· Knowledge of application testing and ability to design, plan and execute application testing strategies and tactics to ensure software quality throughout all stages of application development
• Technical Troubleshooting
· Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques, and the ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical (hardware, software, application or operational) problems
• Collaboration
· Participate in agile events with other technical staff, business owners and subject matter experts
· Provide technical guidance and support to team members. Review coding, testing, and documentation of software
· Work with team to build scalable, secure, and high-quality code
· Experience with quick release cycles

Compensation:

• Annual base salary between $90-120k commensurate with experience
• Bonus up to 10% annually
• This is a full-time, exempt position

Physical Requirements:

• Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Working on a computer, typing, and viewing a screen - all of the time
· Stationary sitting or standing - all of the time
· Communicating verbally and/or in writing, hearing, and listening - some of the time
· Lifting up to 10lbs - some of the time