Senior Backend Software Developer
Summary
Senior Backend Software Developer at GPRS in Ohio designing and developing scalable, secure back-end web applications on Azure Cloud Services (Functions, Service Bus, Containers, App Configuration) with PostGIS spatial data, while mentoring junior developers through the full SDLC.
Job Summary:
The Senior Back-End Software Developer will be responsible for designing and developing scalable, secure, and high-performance back-end web-based applications and services, including maintenance, testing, and debugging.
In addition to development, this individual will collaborate with a team of developers and occasionally assist junior developers in all facets of software development.
Job Goals:
- Contribute to all stages of the software development lifecycle, from feasibility, solutioning, through development and release of the assigned applications
- Ensure development processes, best practices, and standards are followed to produce a quality product
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in architecture, tooling, and development practices.
- Mentor and provide technical leadership for junior developers
Job Responsibilities:
- Leads and participates in the responsibilities of the development lifecycle:
- Analyze business requirements
- Ensuring the technical feasibility of UI/UX concepts
- Provide development estimates based on defined scope
- Architect and design solutions
- Write technical specifications and documentation
- Implement solutions by coding features, enhancements, bug fixed
- Develop, debug, write unit test, QA, and support
- Apply secure coding practices and ensure compliance with data protection standards
- Optimize system performance based on feedback from monitoring tools
- Perform code reviews to ensure quality and standards
- Perform database design and development
- Oversee the development pipeline from development to production through automation
- Follow Agile/Scrum methodologies and/or a hybrid SDLC
- Work with Azure Cloud Services - Functions, Service Bus, Containers, App Configuration
- Optimize database structures and queries for efficient storage and retrieval of spatial data (e.g., PostGIS)
- Provide technical leadership and guidance on development tasks for junior developers
- Performs other related duties as assigned