Senior Application Developer

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Job Title:

Senior Application Developer Reporting To:

Management, IT Applications Development

Work Schedule:

Hybrid – Buffalo, NYMoog’s IT Applications Development Team is looking for a Senior Application Developer for Azure and on-prem environments!

In this role you will be responsible for designing, building, operating, and continuously improving enterprise applications hosted on Microsoft Azure and on-premises environments.

You will combine hands‑on full‑stack development, cloud architecture, Dev Ops automation and AI‑assisted software delivery practices, while serving as a key collaborator across distributed engineering teams, enterprise architecture, security teams and business stakeholders.

You will work a hybrid work schedule (~three days per week) at our East Aurora, NY facility.

To qualify for the Senior Application Developer role, here is what we would expect you to bring to Moog…Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent experience.

At least five (5) years of professional software development experience.

Strong experience with Azure (e.g. Functions, APIs, messaging, data services).Proficiency in multiple programming languages (C#, .NET, Python, or similar).Experience building or supporting distributed, cloud-based applications.

Comfortable working in Agile/Dev Ops environments.

It would also be beneficial if you have…Experience with event‑driven architectures.

Exposure to AI / ML integration or MLOps concepts.

Manufacturing or industrial systems experience.

As the Senior Application Developer, you will have the following responsibilities…Application Development & Architecture Design, develop, and maintain enterprise cloud applications using .NET (C#, MVC, Blazor), Java (Struts 2, Spring), leveraging modern front‑end and back‑end patterns

Perform code analysis, refactoring, and modernization across legacy and modern stacks using AI-assisted tools to improve maintainability, test coverage, performance, and security posture.

AI‑Assisted SDLC & Engineering Excellence Apply AI‑assisted development practices responsibly across the software delivery lifecycle, without replacing human ownership of design decisions.

Help evolve team practices toward AI‑enabled engineering workflows, documenting patterns, guardrails, and best practices for sustainable adoption.

Cloud Platform & Data Management Work proficiently with data platforms on Azure and on-prem, including PaaS SQL databases, Azure Storage (Blob, Queue, Table)
Perform schema design and evolution, including controlled updates to production schemas, orchestrating data migrations, ensuring data integrity, minimal downtime, and auditability.

Ensure applications align with Azure security, scalability, resiliency, and cost‑management best practices.

Dev Ops, Automation & Continuous Improvement Design, implement, and maintain Dev Ops and cloud automation, including CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Terraform, or equivalent), Certificate and secret lifecycle management

Drive continuous process improvement, evolving delivery practices toward industry best practices in Automation, Reliability, Observability, and Secure-by-design patterns

Production Support & Reliability Provide support for time‑sensitive, business‑critical production systems

Design and troubleshoot cloud application patterns and cloud-to-on-prem patterns.

Participate in on‑call or escalation rotations as required for…