Applications Programmer III

Iridium Satellite•Chandler, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

If you are a Software Developer, skilled in Laravel, PHP, Java, React.js, Node.js, Python , Azure Static Web Apps, Power Pages, Power Platform, Azure Functions and have 5+ years of experience, then you will be excited about the Applications Programmer III opening with Iridium on our B/OSS Billing Development team. As a Applications Programmer III, you’ll be responsible for working autonomously to design and Front end UI, develop API and Java based middleware, Azure Power pages, power platform within the B/OSS delivery team. In this role, you will also provide technical support, as required, to supplement the operations and other support teams. In this role, you will be expected to display a depth of knowledge in development, maintenance, and support of multiple core software systems within the development team product catalogue. You will succeed in this role if you are analytical and have strong communication skills with the ability to translate functional requirements into technical design.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field OR equivalent relevant experience in lieu of degree
5+ years of relevant experience in the software development
4+ years of progressive experience in software development and cloud solutions
Programming & Frameworks: Laravel, PHP, Java, React.js, Node.js, Python
Cloud & Platform Expertise: Azure Static Web Apps, Power Pages, Power Platform, Azure Functions
Databases: Dataverse, MySQL, Oracle Database, Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Skilled at translating functional requirements into technical design
Must be able to understand and follow-up on various complex technical issues (sizing, performance, business logic, etc.)
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met

Nice To Haves

Strong technical knowledge of and experience in Telecommunications or BSS/OSS systems
Occassionally work extended hours during releases or troubleshooting of any critical customer impacting issues
Provide production support after hours if a customer issue cannot wait till the next day
Be able to work a hybrid schedule that includes at least 60% of your time (3 days per week) in office
Be on call
Be able to travel up to 5% of the time

Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain PHP based UI, API and Java-based middleware with SOAP/REST web services
Design, develop and maintain external/internal-facing portals with Power Pages/React.js, internal apps with Power Apps, and automation with Power Automate
Develop and maintain secure, scalable data models across Dataverse and PostgreSQL, ensuring seamless synchronization between cloud databases and front-end applications
Contribute to the efforts to modernize our applications with the latest tools and technologies
Build event-driven applications using Kafka and RabbitMQ
Optimize in-memory data processing and caching using Redis
Play a key role in Agile Scrum team software development cycle, including design discussions and work closely with product owner, line of business, quality assurance and operations support teams
Independently delivers high-quality work and drives projects/deliverables to completion
Responsible for development and execution of process/procedure and required training materials.
Conduct review of peer code against team agreed code standards and industry best practices, mentor junior members in the team and provide the needed technical guidance
Produce new builds/patches and deployments upon completion of development tasks
Support the integration, documentation, and launch of new product offerings throughout the release/development cycle.
Present the documented API changes for customer integration
Work collaboratively with the development and testing teams