Software Developer

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

 

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Software Developer in our ESS Scale & Fulfill Manufacturing Operations Team located in Houston, TX! In this role, you will design, develop, and support solutions and processes to meet business needs and requirements across M&E and R&D. You will work in a business process or implementation team to apply general knowledge of Information Systems.

This will require conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures as well as having general business knowledge developed through education or prior experience related to your discipline and functional area. You will need to have the ability to exchange straightforward information with others and ask questions to check for understanding.

It is your responsibility to use established procedures and practice to analyze and resolve standard problems. You will be accountable for assigned contributions with no direct supervisory responsibilities. Your performance impacts your own work with limited impact on your team. You will need to use established procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze business requirements for assigned functional and technical areas.
• Work closely with business process teams, technical teams and other stakeholders to design and build objects which meet requirements.
• Develop applications (frontend and backend), API, data models and integrations that are sustainable and supportable.
• Document detailed designs.
• Build, test and implement application objects.
• Assist with issue resolution.
• Help ensure that functional and technical designs meet business requirements, conform to Dow architecture standards, and optimize productivity and long-term product/system vision.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in IT preferred or at least 5 years of relevant working experience or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience.
• A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Skills

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field. 
• Recent experience designing and deploying in Microsoft Azure’s Environment. 
• Proficient knowledge in front-end and back-end development. 
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Agile software development methodologies and work processes, especially Scrum. 
• Participated in application development process from requirements through implementation. 
• Excellent Leadership & Communication Skills. 
• Familiarity with Code and Frameworks from recent developments: ASP.NET, C#, Java, Angular, HTML, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Bicep, Playwright, Prefect. 
• Familiarity with Common Azure Cloud Services: Azure Web App, Azure App Service, Key Vault, Azure Entra ID, App Insights, SQL, Cosmos DB, Functions, Kubernetes, Data Factory, Azure ML, API Manager and more. 
• Experience with Azure DevOps/GitHub; Experience deploying code, managing artifacts, release pipelines, branching strategies, and secure code.
• Experience with application testing (Integration/Functional/End-to-end).

Additional Notes

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Dow has a workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.

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Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.  You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
  • Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
  • ​Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
  • Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 

Join our team, we can make a difference together. 

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.