Application Developer

Bi-Mart Corporation•Eugene, OR

1d•$62,540 - $81,427•Onsite

About The Position

Bi-Mart is looking for an Application Developer to join our Information Systems team. Bi-Mart has been doing business in the Northwest since 1955. With 80+ discount retail stores, we are honored to have over two-million customers and over 3,000 employee-owners. We have a proud history of promotion within, and offer career opportunities at the district and corporate level. Bi-Mart is an active member of the community, supporting local schools and charities, such as, United Way, March of Dimes, and much more. An Application Developer serves as the technical expert on complex applications development work assignments and problems. This position serves as a staff specialist on one or more systems and is normally responsible for the entire lifecycle of an application to include analysis, coding, testing, and documentation. The Applications Developer applies significant professional experience and training in information technology and computer programming to the analysis, design, modification, and maintenance of application programs, integrated systems, and/or software solutions. This position requires specialized knowledge of appropriate programming languages and development tools. This is an intermediate to senior level professional position requiring the ability to complete difficult development and programming tasks independently. The ideal candidate will also have experience creating and maintaining custom complex business critical enterprise applications in a retail environment supporting the supply chain, Merchandising, Inventory, Accounting, Warehouse Logistics, Time Management and Point-of-Sale systems.

Requirements

Exhibit a willingness to consistently take on new challenges
Proven ability to follow through with multiple projects
Be innovative and have strong organizational and time management skills with ability to work independently.
Team-oriented and able to work well with others.
Self- motivated with a strong desire to learn new products and technologies.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
Working technical knowledge of current protocols, operating systems and standards
Self- confidence and solid analytical problem solving skills
Must be able to take initiative when assigned special projects and complete project in a timely manner
Ability to maintain knowledge of current technology and able to learn new technology
Highly proficient in Microsoft technologies
Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL
Comfortable learning new languages, frameworks, and tools
Strong knowledge of data structures and asynchronous architectures
Solid understanding of relational database modeling and design, including experience building data-intensive applications
Strong communication & collaboration skills, and a belief that team output is more important than individual output
Deadline and detail-oriented
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
Ability to receive constructive feedback in a professional manner
Must be able to use sound judgement and know when to ask for assistance
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field; or related work experience
Minimum 5 years previous experience in software development, computer engineering, or other related fields
Knowledge of Microsoft .Net technologies, C#, VB, SQL, Java, or other programming languages

Nice To Haves

Experience creating and maintaining custom complex business critical enterprise applications in a retail environment supporting the supply chain, Merchandising, Inventory, Accounting, Warehouse Logistics, Time Management and Point-of-Sale systems.

Responsibilities

Develop programming code and software modifications using appropriate languages and tools to provide responsive and innovative solutions, and new functionality in enterprise-wide systems
Work with project manager or product owner to meet specification needs
Collaborate with other developers to design and optimize code
Develop, maintain and support associated databases
Analyze user system and application needs, determine and evaluate potential solutions, develop system specifications and requirements, and design secure application programs to meet the requirements
Perform routine software maintenance
Recommend software upgrades to optimize operational efficiency
Design integrated solutions which may include applications, databases, networks, and related systems
Other duties/tasks as assigned

Benefits

Personal Time Off (depending on length of service and hours compensated: 2 - 4 weeks annually)
On-Demand Payment Option
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Employee Purchase Discount
7 Paid Holidays Annually
Paid Bereavement & Jury Duty Leave
401(k) Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Health/Prescription/Vision/Dental Insurance
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Tuition Assistance
Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability