Junior Software Developer ( In Office- Houston- Local)
BakerRipley Career Site
Full-time
On-site
Houston, Texas, United States
Software Development
- Works with developers and stake holders in an agile environment on a given project
- Builds, enhances, and maintains in-house web sites, databases, web applications as well as third-party applications/systems/tools as assigned
- Gather project requirements by working with programs and cross functional teams and assists the team to develop technical & functional specifications
- Assumes ownership of issues ,troubleshoots, debugs, and resolves any programming, performance, feature/functional issues as identified by end users
- Generates and maintains custom, ad-hoc reports as requested by various business units/programs
- Communicates and provides input on project design, timeline and concerns with the application development team
- Seeks assistance and/or collaborates with the Team lead and/or the Manager/Director of Web and Application Development as needed on varying technical topics
- Conducts end user acceptance testing at QA stage, also functional testing and provides technical support after release
- Collaborates and interacts with various levels of IT staff to complete project tasks
- Participate in departmental efforts (rollouts, documentation, etc.) at a capable level
- Must be able and willing to refactor codebase to reduce technical debt
- Proven ability to troubleshoot and should have familiarity with test tools and network analyzers
- Knowledge of the project life cycle
- Expert knowledge of software development life cycle
- Confidently writes SQL statements and possesses knowledge of various database access methods
- Adheres to coding standards defined by the application development team
- Researches web scripting, tools, and programs as directed by IT leadership
- Works individually to manage the task assigned as part of a project
- Seeks counsel from IT leadership as necessary to ensure projects are delivered on-time
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be comfortable consuming REST and WebSocket APIs
- Other duties as assigned