Role and Responsibilities

Develops application improvements and supports the existing data exchange application as defined by product requirements. Participates in team scrums, code reviews and requirements gathering process. Identifies products gaps/deficiencies. Breaks out development tasks and provides estimates. Performs escalated support resolution with regular updates on progress.

·        Ensures goals of team are being met by reporting any issues that hinder productivity or stability of product.

·        Leads and implements features independently and completes all assigned tasks correctly and efficiently.

·        Works with senior engineers and architects on technical designs.

·        Provides direction to other team members by being available to answer questions and perform code reviews.

·        Shows direction in improving Benefitfocus coding standards and product lines by suggesting new ideas and methods to incorporate into our existing procedures.

·        Requires the ability to work well with others in and out of the team.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

·        Bachelor's degree or comparable work experience in software development.

·        5-8 years of experience in software development recommended in addition to education requirements.

·        Comprehensive knowledge of technical competencies [as provided by the hiring manager].

·        Ability to lead technical development projects.

·        Proven track record with planning and delivering coding assignments with high quality.

·        Motivated, self-starter results-oriented team player willing to do "whatever it takes" in a dynamic and stimulating environment.

·        Great verbal and written communication skills.

Required Skills

·        Solid understanding and usage of object-oriented programming

·        Experience with version control processes

·        SQL integration development utilizing one or more of: Oracle, Microsoft SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL

·        Experience with unit testing and TDD

·        Ability to identify deficiencies in code and provide technical solutions

Preferred Skills

·        Java

·        Maven

• Experience with Agile or Scrum software development methodologies

·        Git

·        Spring

·        Spring Batch

·        JBoss Drools

·        XSD, XML XSLT processing

·        PostgreSQL and Oracle

HTML, CSS, JavaScript