Application Developer

Application Developer

Department: IT (CT)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Chester, CT

Reporting To: Brian Bauer

We are seeking a versatile ERP Application Developer to join our software development team supporting our existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Our ERP backend is built on procedural code using BASIS technologies (BBx/Basis IDE/Basis Cloud tools). In this role, you will add development capacity to an established team, contribute to feature enhancements, support day-to-day operational needs, and serve as a backup resource across critical system functions.

The ideal candidate has strong problem-solving skills, experience with procedural or legacy code environments, and a desire to learn the BASIS ecosystem. You will work closely with developers, business analysts, and operations teams to maintain and extend a system that supports a multi-facility manufacturing operation.

Work Hours
Monday – Friday (8 am – 5:00 p.m.) working hours are flexible, fully remote allowed

• Develop and maintain ERP components built using BASIS technologies (BBx/Pro5/Visual Pro5/BASIS IDE).
• Collaborate with senior developers to implement new features, enhancements, and bug fixes within the existing ERP system.
• Serve as a backup resource for critical ERP modules, ensuring continuity of operations when team members are unavailable.
• Troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes, and deploy appropriate fixes.
• Participate in requirements gathering with business analysts and stakeholders to understand operational needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Contribute to integrating workflows between the ERP system and peripheral systems such as WMS, MES, finance tools, CRM, or reporting platforms.
• Write clean, reliable code and maintain documentation for new and existing functionality.
• Assist with data conversions, report development, interface updates, and system performance improvements.
• Follow established development standards, version control, testing protocols, and release practices.
• Support long-term modernization efforts as the ERP platform evolves.

Required Education

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering is preferred.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software development experience in a procedural, legacy, or business application environment.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new languages, frameworks, and proprietary development environments.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working on business-critical applications with a focus on reliability and accuracy.
• Understanding database concepts (SQL, indexing, transactions).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Well organized and detail-oriented
• Able to thrive in a team environment

• Familiarity with the following is preferred:
  Experience with BASIS/BBx technologies (BBj, PRO/5, Visual PRO/5) or similar 4GL/procedural languages.
• Familiarity with manufacturing concepts such as BOMs, work orders, sales orders, inventory control, production scheduling, or supply chain operations.
• Experience integrating ERP systems with external platforms via APIs, file-based transfers, or messaging patterns.
• Exposure to version control systems (Git), Windows Server environments, and IIS-hosted applications.
• Experience with managing and tracking work in Jira
• Understanding of modernization practices for legacy systems.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain high-quality output.
• Willingness to dive into legacy code and understand complex business logic.
• Proactive, flexible mindset with a focus on teamwork and shared ownership.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a deadline-driven environment.

• Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements
• Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards
• Attend scheduled EH&S training program
• Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and…