We are looking for a Senior Application Developer who combines strong hands-on development skills with the ability to lead strategically, communicate clearly, and contribute to future architectural direction.
This is a hybrid role and may require you to be in the office 2-3 days per week.
In this Role You will:
Combine hands-on development, technical leadership, and strategic influence.
Connect ideas across teams, drive clarity from ambiguity, and communicate technical recommendations in a way that builds alignment with both technical and business partners.
Lead and contribute to the design, implementation, and evolution of scalable, cloud-hosted software within the VetConnect PLUS ecosystem, incorporating strong testing, monitoring, performance, and reliability practices.
Drive technical direction for complex features and systems with high autonomy using strong engineering judgment to identify connections, risks, and opportunities across domains; navigate ambiguity with incomplete information and shake long-term system direction.
Mentor engineers and contribute to development standards; guiding teams to apply sustainable technical practices, code quality through reviews, and operational excellence.
Translate business objectives and product concepts into clear technical solutions, evaluating tradeoffs and downstream impacts; collaborate closely with product, UX, business stakeholders, and cross-team engineering partners to drive shared understanding and alignment.
What do you need to succeed?
10+ years of application development experience, including technical leadership and large-scale system design contributions.
Solid plus grounding in software design principles, modern development methods, automated testing, and CI/CD practices; technical proficiency with Java/Spring and TypeScript/NodeJS, and familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS & GCP preferred).
Strong communication and influence skills with the ability to explain complex technical topics to business partners and non-technical audiences.
Proven ability to drive clarity and progress in ambiguous situations, connecting dots across teams and domains.
A proactive, forward-looking mindset with a passion for learning, influencing, and helping set long-term technical direction.
What you can expect from us:
Base salary range starting at $138,000 based on experience
Opportunity for annual cash bonus
Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
5% matching 401k
Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more
Why IDEXX?
We’re proud of the work we do because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.
So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.
Let’s Pursue What Matters.
IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.
While we appreciate our staffing partners, we are unable to accept unsolicited agency resumes.
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What We Do
10,000 people, one global focus - enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock
We are passionate about what we do at IDEXX – and why wouldn’t we be? When you’re working to raise the standard of care for pets, make drinking water safe for billions and keep our livestock population around the globe healthy and free of disease, it’s no wonder that what we do each day is more than just a job. There’s an energy across IDEXX that is contagious – where caring and committed people come together to make things better.
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), a member of the S&P 500, is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving practicing veterinarians around the world with a broad range of diagnostic and information technology-based products and services. Headquartered in southern Maine, we conduct operations through more than 70 locations around the world and serve customers in over 175 countries.
Our primary business focuses on pet health, a growing market around the world. Our products —in-clinic diagnostic tests and instrumentation, reference laboratory and telemedicine consultation services, and practice management software—enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide advanced medical care, improve staff efficiency and to build more economically successful practices.
We also develop and manufacture diagnostic tests and information for the global production animal industry, including poultry and livestock, as well as tests for the quality and safety of water and milk.
Please visit our website, IDEXX.com/careers, for further information and to view all of our job opportunities.
