Senior Back-End Developer

About the Firm

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. With more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you. CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table.

About the Role

CLA is growing and seeking to hire an experienced Senior Back-End Developer to join our talented Information Technology team. The position offers growth, flexibility, and a collaborative work environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop solutions using existing and emerging technology platforms.
• Design, code, test, debug, document, maintain, and modify computer programs of high complexity and risk.
• Lead technical staff and clients to investigate, analyze, and resolve complex technical problems.
• Perform unit testing and assist the BA in defining test plans.
• Perform design, coding, testing, implementation, and documentation of solutions, as well as aid in application maintenance, debugging, and upgrades.
• Create architectural and code-level documentation.
• Ensure expected analytic levels are achieved, and identify and manage interfaces, service levels, standards, and configurations.
• Assist in providing cost and time estimates for project tasks and defining project tasks.
• Complete project work within agreed-upon deadlines.
• Effectively communicate with a wide range of clients (partners, business users, IT team members, vendors, management).
• Interact with senior leaders and team members to discuss requirements, explore solutions, and demonstrate functionality.

Requirements

• 4 years of relevant experience required.
• Bachelor's degree or a combination of relevant experience and training may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Skills

• Strong proficiency in one or more backend programming languages, including Python or TypeScript.
• Experience designing and working within cloud-based architectures; Microsoft Azure experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following technologies is preferred:
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure API Management (APIM)
  • Azure Event Grid
  • Apache Spark
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving and creative skills, with the ability to exercise sound judgment.
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
• Databricks experience preferred.

Benefits

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k, and much more.

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