Software Developer

Modern Woodmen of America•Rock Island, IL

9h•$57,000 - $91,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you passionate about creating innovative software solutions and leveraging technology to solve complex business challenges? As a Software Developer, you will design and develop new applications and system enhancements that support critical business operations. Working closely with stakeholders, you will analyze requirements to understand business processes, define technical solutions, and participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, code reviews, and technical documentation. You will also troubleshoot and resolve production issues through system analysis, code modifications, and functional testing. Modern Woodmen of America is one of the nation’s largest fraternal benefit societies, with over $18 billion assets. Fraternals are unique membership organizations that pair the “member-owned” characteristic of a mutual insurance company with the “social mission” characteristic of a service organization. They unite individuals with common bonds, provide a variety of life insurance and investment products, and form one of the nation’s most effective volunteer networks.

Requirements

Minimum Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Development, or a related field required, Bachelor’s preferred.
Software development, programming, or technical experience required.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to understand business processes and translate requirements into technical solutions.
Knowledge of software development principles, testing methodologies, and application support practices.
Ability to participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including design, development, testing, code reviews and technical documentation.
Strond collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across teams and partner with user departments to deliver business solutions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of the following technologies preferred: Visual Studio, Net, C#, React, Azure and/or AWS, SQL, HTML, CSS, Blazor and Javascript
Git, NServiceBus and COBOL experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Proficiency in object-oriented programming, relational databases, application design principles, documentation, and analysis.
Formulate system scope and objectives and modify applications through research.
Participate in developing and reviewing business and system requirements for accurate tech solutions.
Develop software code following established standards and guidelines.
Create technical documentation of software design and code base for QA and production support.
Perform unit testing to ensure requirements are met, functionality works, and errors are handled.
Review existing systems to improve efficiency and develop strategies for enhancement. Perform necessary systems analysis and functional testing.
Coordinate between departments for smooth procedure implementation.
Train users on new or updated systems.
Update Software Development Supervisor and Project Managers on progress and potential issues.
Stay updated on system processes and programming methodologies.

Benefits

Vacation
Sick leave
11 paid holidays
Company-paid retirement plan
Matching 401(k) plan
Employee Impact Bonus
Medical, Dental and Prescription Drug Insurance. We pay 100% of employees’ health insurance premiums and 50% of employee dependents’ premiums.
Group term life insurance.
Long-term and short-term disability.
Voluntary benefits: vision, flexible savings accounts (FSA), accident insurance