Senior Application Developer

IDEXX • Westbrook, ME

11d • $138,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior Application Developer who combines strong hands-on development skills with the ability to lead strategically, communicate clearly, and contribute to future architectural direction. This is a hybrid role and may require you to be in the office 2-3 days per week.

Requirements

• 10+ years of application development experience, including technical leadership and large-scale system design contributions.
• Solid plus grounding in software design principles, modern development methods, automated testing, and CI/CD practices; technical proficiency with Java/Spring and TypeScript/NodeJS, and familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS & GCP preferred).
• Strong communication and influence skills with the ability to explain complex technical topics to business partners and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to drive clarity and progress in ambiguous situations, connecting dots across teams and domains.
• A proactive, forward-looking mindset with a passion for learning, influencing, and helping set long-term technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Combine hands-on development, technical leadership, and strategic influence.
• Connect ideas across teams, drive clarity from ambiguity, and communicate technical recommendations in a way that builds alignment with both technical and business partners.
• Lead and contribute to the design, implementation, and evolution of scalable, cloud-hosted software within the VetConnect PLUS ecosystem, incorporating strong testing, monitoring, performance, and reliability practices.
• Drive technical direction for complex features and systems with high autonomy using strong engineering judgment to identify connections, risks, and opportunities across domains; navigate ambiguity with incomplete information and shake long-term system direction.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to development standards; guiding teams to apply sustainable technical practices, code quality through reviews, and operational excellence.
• Translate business objectives and product concepts into clear technical solutions, evaluating tradeoffs and downstream impacts; collaborate closely with product, UX, business stakeholders, and cross-team engineering partners to drive shared understanding and alignment.

Benefits

• Base salary range starting at $138,000 based on experience
• Opportunity for annual cash bonus
• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
• 5% matching 401k
• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees