Associate Software Developer

Experience GuideStone!

We are an innovative organization that invests in the spiritual, relational, financial, physical and professional development of our employees. We have a culture that values excellence, teamwork, humility, integrity, compassion and stewardship.

What We Offer You!

We offer employees a generous benefits package, flexible work schedules, the opportunity to be involved in community outreach and tuition reimbursement.

The Associate Software Developer is an entry-level role focused on foundational learning, technical skill development, and integration into GuideStone’s software engineering practices. This role is designed for individuals beginning their software development careers, with an emphasis on training, mentorship, and contributing to well-defined tasks within Agile teams.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for completing all training and demonstrating competency in the core areas of the C# language, object-oriented principles, and developer processes
• Writing C# code using Visual Studio in a feature branch utilizing feature toggles
• Writing automated tests for all code changes (except UI code)
• Manually testing all coding changes in a local environment
• Creating QA test cases and working with the business to aid QA testing
• Writing T-SQL to maintain stored procedures, tables, indexes, and views using SQL Server Management Studio
• Submitting code changes using Git via Azure
• Regularly meeting with the scrum team to prioritize work
• Monitoring, tracking, and fixing errors
• Using Azure Pipelines to view status of builds and releases
• Regularly participates in mentoring and being mentored by other developers within the organization

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Management of Information Systems
• 0-2 years work experience
• Demonstrable knowledge, understanding, and experience with Object-Oriented programming concepts
• Communicates effectively to technical and non-technical audiences and adjusts messaging accordingly
• Must demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning and a desire to share ideas and solutions with others
• Desire to work in the Microsoft stack of technologies (Visual Studio, SQL Server, Azure, etc.)
• Willing to work in a hybrid office environment (three days in office and remaining days WFA)
• Aptitude to learn complex technical skills and adapt to technology changes

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