Senior Application Developer – Crop

Role Overview

• Design effective applications for business use by utilizing subject matter expertise, analyzing business requirements and recommending best solutions to key stakeholders
• Support project efficiency by collaborating with business system analysts, business unit teams and project managers to set appropriate schedule, tasks and quality guidelines for application development projects
• Mentor team in the building of applications by assisting with estimation of resources required for assigned components, supporting the accurate translation of specifications into programming language, forecasting solutions to anticipated problems and resolving basic escalated issues
• Facilitate the development of accurate applications by coordinating testing of functionality and analyzing complex sample data-sets to ensure accuracy of program output, identify and escalate issues and support the achievement of quality assurance
• Assist junior developers by reviewing application design and code and clarifying issues to troubleshoot errors and gaps, refine processes and technical standards and ensure continual effectiveness of team deliverables
• Deliver accurate record-keeping by writing detailed documentation for the operation of complex programs to facilitate user understanding of application functioning
• Liaise with vendors by communicating application enhancement needs and informing on operational issues to ensure deliverables work effectively and align with changing organizational requirements
• Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value “can do” people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering or related field preferred
• 5 years relevant experience
• Experience developing cloud-based solutions
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and automated testing
• Experience with code reviews and mentoring
• Experience collaborating with Product/UX (Figma), translating designs into reusable components, and contributing to/designing design systems (Storybook a plus)
• Experience integrating front ends with microservices via REST , including auth flows (OAuth/OIDC/JWT) and versioned APIs
• Experience with containerization and orchestration , including Docker and Kubernetes
• Advanced React (hooks, state management patterns, component architecture) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6+, async patterns)
• Familiarity with distributed system concerns: event-driven patterns, idempotency, retries, and observability (logging/metrics/tracing)
• Working knowledge of .NET technologies (C#) and object relational mapping (ORMs) REST APIs and microservices
• Working knowledge of front-end technologies such as React or Angular
• Working knowledge of Oracle or similar relational databases

Tech Stack

• Angular
• Cloud
• Docker
• JavaScript
• Kubernetes
• Microservices
• Oracle
• React
• TypeScript
• .NET

Benefits

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community