Senior Application Developer

Since 1940, Dairy Queen® has been one of the world’s best known and loved brands. Based in Minneapolis, MN, International Dairy Queen Inc., (IDQ), is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation. As a leading franchisor, there are more than 7,000 independently owned and operated restaurants in the U.S., Canada and 20 countries around the world. IDQ is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) which is led by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire.

Here at IDQ, we create extraordinary Fan experiences every day and we do this through our commitment to hiring and retaining only the best in class talent. We firmly believe that our employees are the catalyst to the success of the company where their initiative, strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial spirit are recognized and rewarded. We're looking for motivated, passionate and dedicated individuals with an inherent need and ambition to go after bigger challenges. 

The Sr. Application Developer will further the Dairy Queen brand and enhance the fan experience by creating scalable web applications through innovation, systems-thinking, design, development, agility, support and mentoring.  The position will work closely with all departments to execute against technology road-maps.

Hands-on Development & Technical Work

• Design, develop, and support system solutions to address business requirements, in alignment with the IT Strategy
• Enforce standard coding practices, standard development lifecycle, and proper promotion of code to production through QA environments.
• Provide support to end users for issue resolution, user acceptance testing, and occasionally training.

Solution Architecture & Design

• Collaborate with subject matter experts, Business Functional Leads, and super users for practical application suite of Enterprise systems.
• Collaborate with business users to gain a deep understanding of their business processes and requirements.
• Build and implement systems and technical solutions.
• Collaborate with other IT teams to ensure solution designs are well integrated and aligned to the overall enterprise architecture.
• Research new technology for potential applications.

Vendor Coordination and Communication

• Work with vendors to develop solutions to support the requirements of the business and our customers.

The US national base salary range for this position is $105,561 - $129,313. This position is also eligible for a bonus. The base salary range displayed reflects the targeted hiring range for positions across all US locations. Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, work location and relevant education or experience.

• Strong experience building software solutions using C#, SQL and object-oriented programming concepts and design patterns
• At least 7 years of experience in design and full-stack development with Microsoft Stack (.NET framework, MVC, C#)
• At least 3 years of experience developing SQL scripts/procedures
• At least 2 years of experience using Content Management tools (Telerik SiteFinity preferred)
• .NET Framework (Expert)
• C# Language (Expert)
• Azure Cloud Services - Azure Functions, Application Insights, APIM, and KeyVault (Intermediate)
• Web API / Web Services (Intermediate)
• SQL development (Intermediate)
• Microsoft Team Foundation Server/Git (Intermediate)
• Experience using .NET Design Patterns (Intermediate)
• MVC (Proficient)
• JavaScript/jQuery/AJAX (Proficient)
• Power Platform development - Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dataverse  (Desired) 
• Experience developing in a cloud environment - PaaS and/or IaaS (Desired)
• Work closely with various departments and technical teams to build quality, extensible apps.
• Ability to adapt quickly, stay abreast of emerging technologies and self-learn.
• Ability to create well thought-out integrated application design with input from others.
• High producer, systems-thinker who maintains a high-level of quality in all facets of work.
• Provide training and mentorship to peers when needed.
• Works well in a team setting and individually.
• Self-starter who takes initiative and makes good decisions.
• Ability and willingness to support solutions in level 3 role.
• Strong communication and customer service skills. Must be capable of translating technical jargon to non-technical individuals.
• Faces challenges in a positive, collaborative and objective manner.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.  

Benefits

Our benefit package supports the well-being of our employees and their families.  Our comprehensive benefit package includes, medical, dental, 401K match, paid time off (including volunteer time as well as parental leave) and so much more!  To learn more about our great benefit offerings, Click Here.

Work Environment

Most positions located out of our global headquarters in Bloomington, MN will work a hybrid work schedule where you will work 3 collaboration days a week.  Additional in office time may be required to support team/project needs.  

Inclusion & Belonging

We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging for all who touch DQ. We believe in and commit to fostering a community where employees bring their authentic selves to work, and where we recruit, engage, and retain employees, franchise owners, and suppliers based on qualifications and merit. We strive to maintain an environment where everyone feels welcome.

IDQ is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new team members. You must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.