Senior Associate, Full Stack Developer

About us

Appnovation is a global, full-service digital partner that combines Strategy, Experience & Design, Engineering and Managed Services. We build digital solutions that deliver real impact today and serve as foundations for future growth.  Bold ambition. Practical action. Endless possibilities.

Appnovation is a global full-service digital consultancy. We help businesses advance and inspire, create positive transformation, and champion digital innovation. At Appnovation, we seamlessly integrate strategy, user experience, development, deployment, training, and support. Appnovation. Inspiring Possibility.

We are currently looking for passionate and skilled Technical Lead/Senior Full Stack Developers who enjoy building web sites, web applications and (hybrid) mobile applications with the ability to contribute to both server-side and client-side components.

 

YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:

 

• Work as part of a cross-functional team to deliver high-quality web-based systems.
• Participate in business and technical discussions internally and externally with clients.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Business Analysts to propose technical solutions.
• Communicate technical design alternatives, limitations, and benefits.
• Conduct requirements analysis, development estimates, testing, and documentation.
• Contribute to growth by actively participating in new business activities, statement of work (scope, deliverables, and effort estimations), and project delivery.
• Audit new and existing implementations, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
• Advocate for industry and department best practices.
• Make internal recommendations to help improve and streamline technical and architectural processes.
• Develop technical specifications and design documents for client and internal engagements.
• Work closely with Appnovation leaders to develop high-value solutions based on market trends and analysis and craft approaches for successful delivery.
• Define API specifications and create web services.
• Create complex UI components and user flows.
• Disseminate solutions and delegate tasks to developers.
• Conduct code reviews.
• Support all internal and client information security compliance activities to assure compliance with required client standards, procedures, guidelines, and processes.
• Create knowledge base articles for marketing, case studies, whitepapers, and to share experiences with the broader Appnovation team.
• Ensure technology standards, patterns, and practices are understood and implemented by all teams and partners.
• Advocate for ongoing internal knowledge capture and sharing.
• Educate staff members through ongoing training and individual support.
• Mentor and coach junior developers on quality and security conventions and standards.
  
  

WHO YOU ARE:

• You have a customer-first mindset and a devotion to customer service.
• You engage and build positive internal and external client relationships while managing multiple initiatives, often with competing priorities.
• You have strong self-initiative, passion, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, with the ability to work, influence, and make an impact in a cross-functional environment with all levels of the organization.
• You can take business requirements and transform them into technical designs for software developers, infrastructure specialists, and other technology enterprises.
• You can explain complex technical solutions in an engaging manner to technical and non-technical audiences and connect technological solutions with measurable business value.
• You have solid analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• You set high standards for code quality, performance/scalability, and security, seeking continuous improvement.
• You are responsive and thrive in a fast-paced, diverse, high-performance environment with rapidly changing business needs.
• You actively seek out things outside your comfort zone, with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies.
• You are comfortable in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and rapid growth environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, web and/or mobile development, developing across multiple platforms, and delivering projects as part of a team, preferably as a technical lead.
• Proven history of writing great code and completing complex software enhancements proficiently with a high level of quality.
• Deep understanding of software architectural patterns.
• Deep understanding of modern web and/or mobile development frameworks and build tools.
• Strong understanding of software quality attributes (e.g., Correctness, Reliability, Adequacy, Learnability, Robustness, Maintainability, Readability, Extensibility, Testability, Efficiency, Portability).
• Strong understanding of security and privacy by design principles.
• Strong understanding and experience with DevOps principles, processes, and tools (e.g., Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins).
• Expert knowledge in several development technologies and programming languages (e.g., PHP, Java, JavaScript, Python).
• Experience working with ES6, React, Vue, Angular, Express, Node.
• Experience with PHP frameworks/CMS like Laravel, Drupal, WordPress, and Python frameworks/CMS like Flask.
• Experience with Java and Java-based technologies and frameworks (Spring, Hibernate).
• Experience designing, developing, and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience working with HTML5 and CSS3, responsive design, flexbox, SCSS, SASS, or LESS.
• Experience with third-party UI libraries (e.g., Material UI, PrimeReact).
• Experience with relational databases and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB, Couchbase, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with Cloud Computing and Serverless Architecture (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience translating business requirements into technical approaches and solutions.
• Experience working with microarchitectures, SOAP, and REST APIs.
• Experience working with delivery methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile - Scrum, SAFe, DAD).
• Understanding of working with ML and ML APIs.
• Continuously enhancing creative and technical skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience in customer-facing roles.
  Excellent communication skills.
  
  

NICE TO HAVES:

• Experience working with AWS Lambda and writing Python scripts preferred.
• Familiarity with unit and automated testing.
• Experience in analytics, data analysis, and reporting.
• Experience in consulting in a professional services environment or agency.
  
  

WHAT DOES APPNOVATION HAVE TO OFFER?

Appnovation’s development teams are collaborative, friendly and open, and with varied work. We encourage development both professionally and personally! Aside from work, we offer a people and culture-orientated, fun and dynamic environment.

Here are a few more reasons why you should apply:

Work-life Balance

Lots of opportunities for personal and professional growth

Health Benefits Package

Mental Health Support

Personal Days Off

Fertility and Menopause Leave

Fitness Allowance

D,E&I Initiatives

And much more...

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Thank you for your interest in a career with Appnovation Technologies! Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.   At Appnovation, we recognize that diverse teams are the strongest teams. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is not only something that we embrace - we celebrate it! We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds, lived experiences and industries to apply. Come join us at Appnovation, and learn more about how we stay true to our company values as we build better lives through better digital.

Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.