The Senior Application Developer, Back End is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side aspect of digital platforms, such as event-driven services, web applications and APIs. The role requires a disciplined and strategic individual capable of solving complex technical problems using their strong coding and programming skills to ensure that back-end systems run smoothly and can integrate effectively with other components of a digital platform. The incumbent must possess a deep understanding of back-end programming languages such as Java, Python, or Ruby, and must be proficient in writing quality, optimized, and maintainable code that meets project requirements. They will also have strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with other technical stakeholders such as Applications Development Engineering (Front-End), Database Administrators, Architects, and project teams to drive technical decisions and solutions. Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships. Understand and optimize back-end architecture to enhance overall system performance Develop optimized code that is reliable, reusable, scalable, secure, and meets maintenance standards in various programming languages Work closely with front-end developers to support system integrations, enhance application functionality and scalability, and optimize application architecture and performance Work with technology leaders to understand the business and technical requirements and priorities for back-end systems Monitor performance and health of services, databases, and other components of back-end systems Troubleshoot and debug complex application and database systems issues Keep up-to-date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies in back-end application development Plan, design, and execute unit tests or other quality assurance measures to ensure quality Train digital platform users in the best practices of maintaining web applications and APIs Document the design and implementation of application software Education Required Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field. In lieu of a degree, at least 12 years of experience in application development or application engineering Knowledge and Experience Required 5+ years of experience in software development, specifically in application development engineering Strong programming skills in back-end languages such as Java, Python, or Ruby Experience with back-end frameworks Experience working with Microservices using Java Springboot framework and Cloud-Native architecture Experience with API and Event-driven systems Hands on experience working with Kubernetes and container orchestration Application Performance Management (DynaTrace or similar) Strong understanding of web protocols Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with technical stakeholders Preferred Experience with Azure power platform services, logic apps, Azure APIM and Azure Data Services is a plus. Experience in one or more Integration platforms (Azure Service Bus, OIC, RabbitMQ, Kafka) Understanding of ERP systems like Oracle, SAP, or Netsuite. Technical Skills Programming Languages Version Control Tools Cloud Technologies & Platforms Web Services & APIs Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Automated Testing Tools Containerization Secure Coding Stand