Application Developer
Company Description
Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 133,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.
Position Description:
This application developer position will be responsible for building, maintaining, and enhancing the Enterprise Inventory Application’s myWorld (IQGeo) platform.
Responsibilities:
- Daily tasks include implementing new features to support business processes, automating repetitive tasks, maintaining and monitoring the full stack architecture that supports the application.
- Work closely with stakeholders to plan and develop new features
- Maintain and enhance legacy code base
- Write strong tests to ensure continued, proper functionality
- Data analysis
- Work in a myriad of technology stacks including: Javascript, Python, PostgreSQL, ReactJS, Linux, Windows Server, Apache
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate should be self-motivated, have a strong attention to detail, and possess a passion for delivering a high-quality product for stakeholders. Working selflessly in an evolving and highly collaborative team environment, adaptability and good communication skills are crucial. The candidate should be a problem solver, with an eye to the bigger picture and awareness to make decisions in the best interest of Zayo, ultimately taking ownership and responsibility for decisions and outcomes. An entrepreneurial attitude and eagerness to constantly improve all that one touches is key to success in this role and at Zayo!
We strive to make our tools and processes better. In doing so, we expect an awareness and desire to identify and address problems before they are problems. Curiosity and passion for continued learning, especially around development skills, are needed in this process. A general passion for software development is a huge plus, and we’re looking for someone who is eager to grow!
Prior time in a professional development role is preferred. Some amount of formal education (Computer Science degree, coding bootcamp, etc.) or equivalent experience is valuable in this role.
Knowledge and understanding of:
- Algorithms, data structures, data modeling, and object oriented programming
- Object oriented programming principles
- Software development methodologies including overall software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile, etc.
- Git workflow including general code management, branching, committing and merging
Ability to:
- Navigate, work effectively, and propose improvements within several areas of the software development life cycle, including planning, analysis and design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance
- Assist and guide others technically through collaboration and pair programming.
- Troubleshoot, identify and resolve advanced issues in a timely manner
- Take full accountability for written and reviewed code, write reusable and sustainable code and practice test-driven development and defensive programming to create a more stable deliverable
- Challenge existing code patterns and propose alternatives with justification of benefit/value of implementation
- Propose and deliver an optimal solution after understanding existing alternate options and overall system impact of implementing each option
- Can critically analyze and evaluate code of others as well as their own, provide constructive feedback, and contribute a positive influence overall within design and code implementation discussions or normal code reviews within a given domain
- Proactively ask for assistance when hindered by roadblocks or requirement issues
- Actively seek or take on complex problems within a project or domain
Ideal candidate should have experience with some or all of the following:
- Object oriented programming and design
- Data structures and data modeling
- Javascript
- Front end JS framework such as ReactJS
- Python
- Databases technologies (PostgreSQL, SQL, etc)
- Geospatial Concepts and Technology (GIS)
- Integrating applications with the Salesforce platform
- Base Salary Range: $58,100-$77,450
Benefits, Rewards & Wellness
Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) - Full-time Zayo employees are also eligible for discretionary AIP which is based on the performance of the Company, an employee’s business segment, and the individual employee
Sales Incentive Plan - Full-time Zayo sales employees are also eligible for discretionary incentive cash compensation through our Sales Incentive Plan
Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
Fitness membership discounts
Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave
Please note, in accordance with Zayo's commitment to providing and maintaining a workplace free of recognized hazards, all U.S. and Canadian employees and any employee, vendor, customer, or visitor who enters a Zayo office or facility in the U.S. and Canada must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of such vaccination. If you are hired by Zayo, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.