Sr. Backend Developer (C# / Azure)

$108,000 - $126,000/Yr

J. J. Keller & Associates - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Chicago, IL

101-250 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Backend Developer position at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. focuses on the technical design and development of new features for online and mobile solutions in the Transportation, Workplace Safety, and Human Resources markets. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders, performing programming tasks, and providing guidance for ongoing technical maintenance and support. The developer will work within a team of architects, software developers, QA analysts, and DevOps resources, contributing to a portfolio of web and mobile applications while ensuring high-quality standards and user-centered design.

Responsibilities

• Performs assigned programming tasks related to new development or maintenance on assigned websites or applications with minimal direction.
• Analyzes user needs and impact to other site areas to determine technical requirements of assigned tasks.
• Promotes strong quality practices by performing unit testing and providing appropriate level of support for user acceptance testing, as needed.
• Maintains accurate technical documentation for assigned programming projects.
• Acts as a support resource for the technical support staff to ensure that customer-reported issues are being addressed in an efficient and accurate manner.
• Performs lead developer role on large projects.
• Coordinates technical implementations and interfaces with Website and Database Administrators to maintain optimal server configuration, database accuracy/integrity and for coordination of staging and production moves.
• Serves as a mentor to other technical staff to enhance their productivity and contributions to the team.
• Participates in long-range planning and makes recommendations regarding technical architecture and department improvements.
• Communicates with third party vendors, end users, customers and internal product stakeholders on systems requirements, enhancements and recommendations to support business direction.
• Develops and maintains a solid understanding of the technology tools and trends and remains current in new technology developments and their potential impact on the department.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive experience in analysis, technical design, coding and testing of PC/Internet based applications.
• 3+ years experience working with Microsoft development tools (C# .NET).
• Experience with at least one of the following specific to Azure Services (Azure Functions, Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Event Hubs / IoT Hub, Azure Data Explorer, Application Insights).
• Experience with cloud-native applications and infrastructure desired.
• Unit and integration testing experience using xUnit (or similar testing library) desired.
• Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Previous experience mentoring others on technical issues.
• Associate's degree in a Computer Science or technology-related field; Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding of SQL Server development and database structures.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate technical and non-technical issues with customers, vendors and product stakeholders at various levels.

Benefits

• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Annual Reviews, Merit Increases + Quarterly Bonus Program
• 401(k) with Employer Match + Annual Profit Sharing
• 17 PTO Days + 8 Paid Company Holidays + 1 Paid Floating Holiday
• Work/Life Balance & Flex Time
• Annual Learning & Development Subscriptions
• Free Onsite Wellness Clinic for those associates near our corporate office + free telehealth coverage for all associates regardless of where you live
• Free access to FLEX by Fitness on Demand providing 24/7 access to online workout videos
• Strong company culture that fosters internal growth and development
• Computer Equipment Provided for Home Office