Applications Developer

RTC • Rolling Meadows, IL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Applications Developer supports the creation and maintenance of internal and customer-facing custom web applications and console apps, including design, development, testing, deployment, support, and maintenance activities. This position is a hands-on role that will require excellent communication skills, problem-solving and analytical skills, and a strong customer focus, working under the guidance of senior team members as skills develop.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a technology-related degree, or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years of experience developing ASP.NET Core console apps, web services, and web applications using object-oriented programming, the MVC Framework, and C# and JavaScript in an IIS environment.
• 1-3 years of experience with Oracle databases, stored procedures and triggers, and PL/SQL.
• Strong data and analytical skills; ability to learn and reason through data relationships and business problems.
• Comfort meeting with internal and external clients to understand needs, with support from senior staff in designing solutions.
• Exposure to web application design, including user interface design, database interactions, and reporting.
• Working understanding of application and web security concepts (e.g., authentication, OWASP Top 10 awareness); willingness to build deeper expertise in identity/authentication (SAML, MFA) and code scanning on the job.
• Strong communication skills.
• Willingness to maintain and enhance both modern and existing/legacy applications while supporting ongoing modernization efforts.
• Ability to troubleshoot application issues using debugging tools, logs, and database queries.
• Experience with or exposure to Git or other source control systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing or supporting back-end integrations with ERP systems.
• Exposure to project management (building and executing project plans, tracking scope/timeline/budget).

Responsibilities

• Meets with internal and external clients to understand needs and gather requirements.
• Assists in designing solutions to business problems, with guidance from senior developers on complex or data-intensive challenges.
• Codes, tests, documents, and deploys console and web applications.
• Helps maintain and support the existing application portfolio, including troubleshooting and resolving problem tickets, coding enhancements, providing user training, and preparing documentation.
• Contributes to back-end integrations with ERP systems and other applications, building experience with stored procedures and triggers over time.
• Ensures application performance and reliability with thorough testing and monitoring.
• Ensures that all code meets security best practices and complies with cybersecurity policies.
• Evaluates and participates in the implementation of new and existing technologies, services, and platforms supporting custom applications.
• Shares knowledge and experience with other IT team members, willingly takes on new challenges, and learns new things.

Benefits

• Hybrid schedule: at least two in-office days per week after onboarding
• Medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield (options include 2 PPO plans and 1 HMO plan)
• Dental insurance (offered through 2 PPO plans)
• Access to BCBS Benefit Value Advisor and Member Rewards programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts (for health and dependent care)
• Commuter transit benefit
• 401(k) plan with 6% contribution and 3% company match, including a Roth option
• Company-paid life insurance (3x salary, with the option to purchase additional coverage)
• Company-paid short-term disability insurance (long-term disability optional)
• 16 days of PTO each year
• 9 paid holidays
• Tuition assistance program
• Early Fridays year-round (finish at 2:30 PM)
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO) plus company-sponsored volunteer activities
• Wellness PTO is encouraged for vacations and mental health breaks
• Employee Assistance Program offering legal, financial, and counseling resources
• Discounts on fitness center memberships for employees enrolled in Blue Cross plans
• 100% coverage for preventive care, including annual check-ups and screenings
• Lactation rooms available for new mothers at the Rolling Meadows location
• Annual on-site flu clinics in Romeoville and Rolling Meadows for employees and covered dependents (or covered through insurance if off-site)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree