Sr. Software Developer (Information Technology)

Kiddie Academy®, a leading provider of educational childcare centers, is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our expanding development team as we build modern, scalable cloud-based applications on the Microsoft Azure platform.  If you are passionate about making an impact in the lives of families and communities nationwide and want to work with an inspiring and talented team, we encourage you to apply!

In this position, you will make an immediate positive impact on our Academies and their families by building and delivering solutions they use every day. You will join our collaborative DevOps team to design and build software applications for use by Kiddie Academy's educational childcare locations across the United States and our corporate office based in Abingdon, MD. Our team embraces an environment where you can be creative, build strong peer relationships, tap into the expert knowledge of other team members and focus on making what we do change the world for the better.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Implements cloud-based services to build scalable, modern web and mobile applications
• Gathers user requirements by working directly with stakeholders to produce intuitive solutions for business requirements, meeting technical design with business and educational needs
• Ability to analyze user requirements, create a project plan and manage the project from beginning to end with minimal guidance from senior team members
• Oversees assigned projects and development tasks and communicate effectively with the Director of Software Development on the status of each task
• Works collaboratively with the agile development team to drive product synergy and meet project deadlines
• Participates in quality assurance processes to ensure our software solutions are tested properly and ready for production
• Reviews the work of software developers for accuracy and completeness, providing guidance and feedback as necessary
• Troubleshoots code problems and develop solutions to enhance application performance and usability
• Produces well-documented code, as well as clear and concise documentation using a project management software solution
• Provides or participate in necessary software training as needed

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBLITIES

• Performs other similar or related duties as assigned

About you: 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field, (master's degree preferred); or the equivalent of 10 years relevant experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, organization skills, demonstrated relationship-building skills, and excellent time management
• Project management, requirements management, technical problem solving, critical thinking skills, teamwork, dependability, initiative, and professionalism
• Organized, independent, self-motivated and detail-oriented

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 5 years of development experience with ASP.NET and C#
• Strong background in object-oriented programming and agile development methodologies
• Proven skills using ASP.NET, C#, MVC, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, and SQL
• Web services and API development experience preferred
• Xamarin or mobile development experience preferred
• Experience building applications using cloud-based platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) a major plus
• Experience with non-relational databases and cloud-based storage (CosmosDB, Azure Storage) a major plus

Why join the Kiddie Academy team?

Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care has been preparing young minds for future success since its founding in 1981. With more than 290 independently owned franchises throughout the United States, this stable company is poised for continued growth to over 300 locations this year. In this role, you will:

• truly make a lasting impact in the lives of families, communities, and entrepreneurs nationwide
• enjoy generous benefits, including 100% company-paid medical and life insurance for you, plus company-paid dental and vision for you and your family; generous 401K match; childcare tuition discounts; paid maternity/paternity leave, and more
• generous paid time off and holidays, paid volunteer time off to support local nonprofits, and an allowance of remote workdays

For the second-straight year, Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care ranked tops among child care category in Entrepreneur's 2021 Fastest-Growing Franchises rankings and in Franchise Gator's 2021 Top Franchises List. Locally, we are ranked by the Baltimore Business Journal as #14 on its list of Top 100 Private Companies, #24 on its list of the Top 50 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Greater Baltimore, and in the top 10 Best Places to Work in 2020 and 2021.

Our franchisees and customers come from all walks of life and so do we.

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do,

but because it makes our company stronger.