Senior Application Developer- Crop

Senior Application Developer – Crop

Location:

Ramsey, MN;
Fargo, ND;
Council Bluffs, IA. Work arrangement: 3 days/week in office. Salary range: $93,000–$139,000.

• Design effective applications for business use by utilizing subject matter expertise, analyzing business requirements and recommending best solutions to key stakeholders.
• Support project efficiency by collaborating with business system analysts, business unit teams and project managers to set appropriate schedule, tasks and quality guidelines for application development projects.
• Mentor team in the building of applications by assisting with estimation of resources required for assigned components, supporting the accurate translation of specifications into programming language, forecasting solutions to anticipated problems and resolving basic escalated issues.
• Facilitate the development of accurate applications by coordinating testing of functionality and analyzing complex sample data-sets to ensure accuracy of program output, identify and escalate issues and support the achievement of quality assurance.
• Assist junior developers by reviewing application design and code and clarifying issues to troubleshoot errors and gaps, refine processes and technical standards and ensure continual effectiveness of team deliverables.
• Deliver accurate record-keeping by writing detailed documentation for the operation of complex programs to facilitate user understanding of application functioning.
• Liaise with vendors by communicating application enhancement needs and informing on operational issues to ensure deliverables work effectively and align with changing organizational requirements.
• Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value “can do” people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Degree in Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering or related field preferred.
• Ideally Expert (or equivalent) or Practitioner within one or more processes.

• 5 years relevant experience.

• Define, generate and adapt technology to serve user needs.
• Design, set-up, operate, and correct malfunctions involving application of technological systems.
• Anticipate obstacles, estimate time and resources needed for the completion of a project.
• Utilize effective written and verbal communication with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Assume a methodical approach to evaluate situations; effectively and efficiently present logic, reasoning, and analysis to others.
• Conceptualize and innovate creative solutions; assist with managing projects.
• Understand team dynamics and utilize the individual strengths of each member to achieve results.
• Collaborate with people at different levels within the organization to accomplish a common goal.
• Multi-task and handle competing priorities; adjust plans, goals, actions or priorities to meet changing situations.
• Act with a sense of urgency.
• Adapt and be flexible in a complex, changing environment.
• Participate in continuing education related to the job.
• Keep current with new and emerging technology related to area of responsibility.

• Experience developing cloud-based solutions.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and automated testing.
• Experience with code reviews and mentoring.
• Experience collaborating with Product/UX (Figma), translating designs into reusable components, and contributing to/designing design systems (Storybook a plus).
• Experience integrating front ends with microservices via REST, including auth flows (OAuth/OIDC/JWT) and versioned APIs.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration, including Docker and Kubernetes (deployments, services/ingress, config/secrets, and troubleshooting).

• Advanced React (hooks, state management patterns, component architecture) and modern JavaScript/Type Script (ES6+, async patterns).
• Front-end quality practices:…