Senior Developer
6 days ago
New York
Job Description Job Code 434 Department Name IT Development Reports To Team Lead, Application Development FLSA Status Exempt Union Code N/A Management No About Us: Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds (“the Funds”) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 100,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values: Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues. The Funds oversees and manages $9 billion of dollars in assets, which are made up of many, varied and complex funds. The dollars come from a number of sources, including the property owners who pay into the funds on behalf of their employees, and as such, requires those who oversee and manage the money to be highly skilled financial management people. For 2025 and beyond, 32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard-working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as: M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, QlikView, and more. Please take a moment to watch our video to learn more about our culture and contributions to our members: youtu.be/hYNdMGLn19A Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Team Lead, Application Development, the Senior Developer is involved in designing, coding, testing, and deploying software applications to meet business requirements. The Senior Developer would leverage technical expertise to configure and maintain software applications. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Develop and maintain new and existing applications, systems, custom reports, and database structure., • Participate in requirement analysis along with business analysts, and business users., • Design and develop various modules and work with other developers and other IT staff as required., • Write well designed, testable, efficient code, that adheres to security standards., • Develop and design database schema, SQL queries and tuning, and stored procedures., • Production and End User Support Activities., • Estimate effort involved in completing various development tasks., • Plan and prioritize activities., • Report activities and progress to the management on a regular basis., • Work on multiple projects at the same time., • Assist and support other programmers in development procedures, techniques, and coding assignments., • Create and update System documentation and Design specifications., • Apply industry software development standards and best practices., • Research and recommend new and existing technologies to meet business needs, including creating prototypes, design documents, and solution designs., • Perform tasks as required by management/supervisory staff., • Provide support after hours, on weekends for emergency issues and production releases as required. Qualifications (Competencies): • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required., • 5-10 years of professional experience in designing/developing software applications., • Experience in full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with knowledge of Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies., • Good knowledge of Object-Oriented design., • Experience building and consuming REST APIs (and/or GraphQL is a plus)., • Minimum 5 years working experience in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, Modern frameworks like React / Angular / Vue (at least one), • Experience with SQL and database design., • Minimum 5 years of working experience in a high-level programming language such as C#, Java, Python, • Experience in developing/deploying web applications., • Experience in with cloud services (Azure, AWS, Google)., • Experience with authentication/authorization (OAuth, JWT, SSO concepts)., • Ability to work with business analysts and business users., • Candidate must have excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills., • Experience working with Microsoft SharePoint and/or Microsoft Dynamics is a plus. Soft Skills (Interpersonal Skills): • Detail oriented with excellent organization and analytical skills., • Ability to plan and take initiatives to accomplish objectives in a timely fashion., • Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines., • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with project team members, supervisors, and employees from other departments. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline. Language Skills: Speak, read, write, and understand English. Reasoning Ability: High Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None Physical Demands: The 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 to perform the essential functions. The 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 to perform the essential functions. • Under 1/3 of the time: Standing, Walking, Climbing or Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling, • Over 2/3 of the time: Talking or Hearing, • 100% of the time: Using Hands Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • 1/3 to 2/3 of the time: Work near moving or mechanical parts, exposure to radiation, moderate noise.