Associate Software Application Engineer Jobs in Oregon

Bi-Mart is looking for an Application Developer to join our Information Systems team.

About our company

Bi-Mart has been doing business in the Northwest since 1955. With 80+ discount retail stores, we are honored to have over two-million customers and over 3,000 employee-owners. We have a proud history of promotion within, and offer career opportunities at the district and corporate level. Bi-Mart is an active member of the community, supporting local schools and charities, such as, United Way, March of Dimes, and much more.

Position Overview

An Application Developer serves as the technical expert on complex applications development work assignments and problems. This position serves as a staff specialist on one or more systems and is normally responsible for the entire lifecycle of an application to include analysis, coding, testing, and documentation. The Applications Developer applies significant professional experience and training in information technology and computer programming to the analysis, design, modification, and maintenance of application programs, integrated systems, and/or software solutions.

This position requires specialized knowledge of appropriate programming languages and development tools. This is an intermediate to senior level professional position requiring the ability to complete difficult development and programming tasks independently.

The ideal candidate will also have experience creating and maintaining custom complex business critical enterprise applications in a retail environment supporting the supply chain, Merchandising, Inventory, Accounting, Warehouse Logistics, Time Management and Point-of-Sale systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop programming code and software modifications using appropriate languages and tools to provide responsive and innovative solutions, and new functionality in enterprise-wide systems
• Work with project manager or product owner to meet specification needs
• Collaborate with other developers to design and optimize code
• Develop, maintain and support associated databases
• Analyze user system and application needs, determine and evaluate potential solutions, develop system specifications and requirements, and design secure application programs to meet the requirements
• Perform routine software maintenance
• Recommend software upgrades to optimize operational efficiency
• Design integrated solutions which may include applications, databases, networks, and related systems
• Other duties/tasks as assigned

Professional Competencies

• Exhibit a willingness to consistently take on new challenges
• Proven ability to follow through with multiple projects
• Be innovative and have strong organizational and time management skills with ability to work independently.
• Team-oriented and able to work well with others.
• Self- motivated with a strong desire to learn new products and technologies.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Working technical knowledge of current protocols, operating systems and standards
• Self- confidence and solid analytical problem solving skills
• Must be able to take initiative when assigned special projects and complete project in a timely manner
• Ability to maintain knowledge of current technology and able to learn new technology
• Highly proficient in Microsoft technologies
• Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL
• Comfortable learning new languages, frameworks, and tools
• Strong knowledge of data structures and asynchronous architectures
• Solid understanding of relational database modeling and design, including experience building data-intensive applications
• Strong communication & collaboration skills, and a belief that team output is more important than individual output
• Deadline and detail-oriented
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to receive constructive feedback in a professional manner
• Must be able to use sound judgement and know when to ask for assistance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field; or related work experience
• Minimum 5 years previous experience in software development, computer engineering, or other related fields
• Knowledge of Microsoft .Net technologies, C#, VB, SQL, Java, or other programming languages

Benefits For All Employees Include:

Personal Time Off (depending on length of service and hours compensated: 2 - 4 weeks annually)

On-Demand Payment Option

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Employee Purchase Discount

7 Paid Holidays Annually

Paid Bereavement & Jury Duty Leave

401(k) Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Benefits For Salaried Employees Also Include:

Health/Prescription/Vision/Dental Insurance

Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

Tuition Assistance

Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

All Employee benefits will meet or exceed requirements set forth by state and federal laws.

Pay:

Bi-weekly Pay Dates / On-Demand