Application Developer I

The Application Developer I is responsible for a variety of duties related to the development, enhancement, and maintenance of company mission critical internal and client facing computer applications. This position is responsible for developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining corporate applications systems. The Application Developer I is also tasked with providing internal and external customer support for the company's internally developed software programs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business objectives and tailor data solutions accordingly.

• Use established work procedures to analyze, design, develop, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot internal and client-facing computer applications.

• Collaborate with other team members on design of new software or improvements to current software/reports.

• Investigate operational or systematic problems related to internally developed computer programs and systems.

• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualization tools that communicate actionable insights to stakeholders.

• Engage in code reviews, design discussions and testing.

• Automate data processing workflows to improve efficiency and scalability of insight generation.

• Provide technical support to internal NCM personnel and external clients.

• Maintain and enhance data integration pipelines to support dynamic and evolving data sources.

• Follow all department standards and methodologies for software development.

• Works at the direction of Applications System Architect.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a related area (Computer Science, Computer Information Services, or Software Engineering), or equivalent industry experience.

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in computer programming, system design and analysis, and database design using Microsoft tools and technologies such as Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, ASP.NET, C#, and SQL.

• Experience using Microsoft technologies including C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and MVC.

• Working understanding of object-oriented development methodology.

• Good understanding of N-tier and N-layered architecture.

• Good understanding of SQL Server or other relational databases.

• Exposure to the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

• Strong analytical and logical thinking ability.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Must be able to work independently and in a team environment.

• Educational awareness of designing and implementing solutions using AI/ML models to identify patterns, trends, and insights from structured and unstructured data.

• Ability to meet physical job requirements, including routinely standing, walking, sitting, speaking, hearing, seeing, and using hands to handle objects.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing solutions using AI/ML models to identify patterns, trends, and insights from structured and unstructured data.

• Experience using WCF and WPF.

• Experience in creating reports and dashboards using a BI tool (e.g., Power BI).

• Experience with AI/ML and Python-based data work is a plus.

• Experience building business process automations using low-code/no-code tools (e.g., Workato, Zapier, Microsoft Power Platform, Make/Integromat).

• 2+ years background in developing scalable automation solutions using low-code/no-code platforms to improve workflows and support business teams with minimal developer involvement.

• Extensive background in NCM data processing and familiarity with related tools, programs, and processes.

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