Application Developer

Advantage Technical - Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Kansas City, MO

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Applications Developer position at Advantage Tech is designed for a highly skilled computer programmer who will play a crucial role in the development of full stack software solutions for our client in Kansas City, Missouri. This role is pivotal in addressing the growing demands of infrastructure and the rapidly evolving technological landscape. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing projects and leading engineering teams to tackle key data-driven technology initiatives. The focus will be on equipping clients and the workforce with superior data-driven decision-making capabilities, which is essential for solving some of society's most complex challenges. In this role, the Applications Developer will engage in various tasks that include participating in user interviews to understand both technical and customer needs. The developer will be responsible for creating and designing front-end web user interfaces based on a composable architecture, integrating existing data sets and models, and developing and maintaining semantically driven object ontologies. Ensuring the responsiveness of applications and the health of data connections and pipelines will also be critical responsibilities. The developer will work with tools such as Palantir Foundry, where they will design user interactions on web pages and develop back-end code logic that leverages semantic object linking within the Palantir Foundry environment. The position requires a comprehensive approach to project management, as the developer will see projects through from conception to final product. This necessitates excellent organizational skills and a keen attention to detail. The developer will also need to stay abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages to ensure that the solutions provided meet both technical and customer needs. Additionally, the role involves leading other engineers to develop features on various projects, making leadership and collaboration skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Participation in user interviews to understand technical and customer needs.
• Developing front end website architecture based on Palantir Foundry.
• Designing user interactions on web pages within Palantir Foundry Workshop.
• Developing back-end code logic that leverages semantic object linking (ontologies) within Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder, Code Workbook, and Ontology Manager.
• Creating servers, databases, and datasets for functionality as needed.
• Ensuring health of data connections and pipelines (utilizing filesystem, JDBC, SFTP, and webhook).
• Ensuring conformance with security protocols and markings on sensitive data sets.
• Ensuring responsiveness of web applications developed on low code/no code solutions.
• Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
• Seeing through projects from conception to finished product.
• Meeting both technical and customer needs.
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.
• Lead other engineers to develop features on your projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering or related field and 4 years of experience required.
• Strong knowledge in programming languages and coding principles and procedures.
• Strong knowledge in web development framework.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PPT).
• Ability to obtain applicable certifications.

Nice-to-haves

• Palantir Foundry experience preferred.
• Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript preferred.
• Familiarity with JavaScript libraries such as Lodash, Math.js, Moment, Numeral, and es6-shim preferred.
• Proficiency with server-side languages for structured data processing; Python, PySpark, Java, Apache Spark, and SparkSQL preferred.
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and others preferred.
• Familiarity with analytical tools for business intelligence and data science such as Power BI, Jupyter, and R Studio preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills preferred.
• Team leadership experience preferred.