Jr. Software Developer

Higher Logic is an industry leader in cloud-based engagement platforms. Our data-driven approach gives organizations an expanded suite of engagement capabilities, including online communities and marketing automation. From the initial web visit to renewal and ongoing engagement, we help you track and manage interactions along each stage of the digital customer experience. Organizations worldwide use Higher Logic to bring people all together, by giving their community a home where they can interact, share ideas, answer questions, and stay connected. Everything we do - the tools and features in our software, our services, partnerships, best practices - drives our ultimate goal of making your organization successful.

JOB SUMMARY 

Jr. Software Developer plays an integral role in building and supporting Higher Logic’s robust SaaS applications. Performs coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting through the application development process.  As a part of an agile engineering team, our Software Developers produce high quality, scalable software components that support our customers initiatives worldwide. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:  

• Maintain, modify, and improve Higher Logic’s current software solutions 

• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code 

• Participate in agile planning and review meetings 

• Contribute to peer code reviews and internal documentation generation 

• Support Product team members in ongoing planning and design  

• Conduct all business in accordance with Higher Logic policies and procedures. 

• All other duties as assigned. 

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: 

• Practical understanding of Object-oriented languages and development techniques. 

• Working understanding of relational database development such as SQL, MySQL or PostgreSQL. 

• Experience executing common design patterns (MVC, Singleton, Factory Methods, etc.). 

• Exposure to Webservice development (REST and/or SOAP based). 

• Experience with software debugging and integration techniques.   

• Experience with version control tools such as Git, or Mercurial. 

• Good communication, teaming, and interpersonal skills 

EXPERIENCE DESIRED: 

• Typically requires no previous professional experience. 
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• Typical range for the role overall is 0-5 years. 

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline OR 2 years hands on experience working in software development 

• Experience writing, reviewing, and coding to user stories, and experience with ticket tracking tools such as Jira or Zendesk.