Senior Application Developer

Overview

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Senior Application Developer

Director, Digital Execution

Hybrid – Buffalo, NY (work a hybrid schedule (~three days per week) at our East Aurora, NY facility).

• 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 critical systems.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration & Leadership: collaborate closely with remote and distributed development teams, stakeholders, product owners, enterprise architecture, security and infrastructure; translate business requirements into sound technical designs and implementation plans.

• 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.
• Desirable: experience with event‑driven architectures.
• Desirable: exposure to AI/ML integration or MLOps concepts.
• Desirable: manufacturing or industrial systems experience.

• Financial Rewards: great compensation package, annual profit sharing, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
• Work/Life Balance:
  Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare:
  Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Professional Skills Development:
  Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs.
• Diverse and Inclusive Workplace:
  Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, and celebrations.
• Salary Range Transparency:
  Buffalo, NY $–$ annually.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this…