Junior Software Developer
About The Position
This position will take part in building and supporting software solutions in Smith’s Learning & Development architecture with a solid understanding of web frameworks, APIs, databases, and multiple programming languages. Essential Job Duties Write code ensuring that it is valid, properly structured, meets industry standards, and compatible across browsers, devices, or operating systems. Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and costs constraints. Confer with development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop criteria, or choose solutions. Document test plans, testing procedures, or test results. Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for software architecture or technologies. Store, retrieve, and manipulate data to satisfy system or software requirements. Actively search for learning opportunities to enhance software development skills while gaining knowledge to solve problems faced by the Learning & Development team.
Requirements
- Full-stack experience — building, developing new features, and maintaining functionality in production software.
- Frontend: ideally React (or a comparable modern framework).
- Backend: experience with RESTful APIs, database management, and integrating with external systems.
- Familiarity with web technologies and framework including not limited to Laravel, React, Material Design.
- Familiarity with database technologies including MySQL
- Strong passion for self-development.
- Must be able to handle sensitive and confidential information in a professional and ethical manner.
- Must be detail oriented and keen on organization.
- Must be comfortable and confident speaking with employees at all levels.
- Must have strong and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Nice To Haves
- PHP/Laravel a plus.
Responsibilities
- Write code ensuring that it is valid, properly structured, meets industry standards, and compatible across browsers, devices, or operating systems.
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and costs constraints.
- Confer with development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop criteria, or choose solutions.
- Document test plans, testing procedures, or test results.
- Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for software architecture or technologies.
- Store, retrieve, and manipulate data to satisfy system or software requirements.
- Actively search for learning opportunities to enhance software development skills while gaining knowledge to solve problems faced by the Learning & Development team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
