Junior Software Developer

Talent Acquisition Specialist | Recruitment Business Partner | Smith & Associates

This position will take part in building and supporting software solutions in Smith’s Learning & Development architecture with a solid understanding of web frameworks, APIs, databases, and multiple programming languages.

• Write code ensuring that it is valid, properly structured, meets industry standards, and compatible across browsers, devices, or operating systems.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and costs constraints.
• Confer with development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop criteria, or choose solutions.
• Document test plans, testing procedures, or test results.
• Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for software architecture or technologies.
• Store, retrieve, and manipulate data to satisfy system or software requirements.
• Actively search for learning opportunities to enhance software development skills while gaining knowledge to solve problems faced by the Learning & Development team.

• Full-stack experience — building, developing new features, and maintaining functionality in production software.
• Frontend: ideally React (or a comparable modern framework).
• Backend: experience with RESTful APIs, database management, and integrating with external systems. PHP/Laravel a plus.
• Familiarity with web technologies and frameworks including but not limited to Laravel, React, Material Design.
• Familiarity with database technologies including MySQL.
• Strong passion for self-development.
• Must be able to handle sensitive and confidential information in a professional and ethical manner.
• Must be detail oriented and keen on organization.
• Must be comfortable and confident speaking with employees at all levels.
• Must have strong and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.

Smith is an equal opportunity employer.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Semiconductor Manufacturing

Location:

Houston, TX

Salary: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00