Application Engineer

Overview

• Our Mission is to Simplify Life.
• We are looking to Simplify and automate complex decision-making for customer centric industries, like Utilities, Financial Services, Logistics, and commerce, that drive the world's economies and you have the chance to join the revolution.
• We are trying to solve huge challenges in today's enterprise that are directly impacting the employee and customer experience.
• What can we promise you:
• You’ll join a global family of awesome, passionate people that are working together to build a sustainable, scalable ecosystem committed to using logic to create a better experience.
• We want you to help us become better. You will be empowered to drive change and innovate.
• That we will invest in you. We will give you the opportunity to master your domain and drive excellence.
• As a Mendix partner and believer, Avertra creates some of the world’s most cutting-edge software products.
• As a Mid Application Engineer, you will collaborate with a team of skilled developers to create mission-critical products for our clients while providing exceptional technical support.

Main Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new software programs with Mendix.
• Maintain and improve the performance of existing software.
• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues.
• Design and update software data models.
• Develop user-friendly and modern style UI.
• Test and maintain software products to ensure strong functionality and optimization.
• Recommend improvements to existing software programs as necessary.
• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; and participating in professional organizations.
• Mentor junior developer.
• Possibly manage small development teams.

Needed Competencies

• Ability to follow Avertra development methodology (including Naming Conventions, development Best Practices, Documentation, Unit Tests).
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into development tasks.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a creative Agile environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly in oral and written English.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem solving, issue resolution and communication skills.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must have extensive experience with Mendix and other programming languages like Java or .NET.
• Must have passed or willing to take the Mendix Rapid Developer certification.
• Must have In-depth knowledge of web technologies, such as HTML, CSS and Javascript.
• Must have working experience with building APIs and Services using REST, SOAP, etc.
• Must have working experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies.
• Team player attitude with a willingness to lead when necessary.
• Devotion to continuing education on an annual basis.
• Flexible and willing to accept a change in priorities as necessary.
• Strong attention to details.

Preferences

• Mendix Expert developer certification
• Javascript expert
• CSS3 experience
• Java experience
• Sparks EA experience

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