Job Code
434
Department Name
IT Development
Reports To
Team Lead, Application Development
FLSA Status
Exempt
Union Code
N/A
Management
No
About Us:
Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds (“the Funds”) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 100,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values: Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues.
The Funds oversees and manages $9 billion of dollars in assets, which are made up of many, varied and complex funds. The dollars come from a number of sources, including the property owners who pay into the funds on behalf of their employees, and as such, requires those who oversee and manage the money to be highly skilled financial management people.
For 2025 and beyond, 32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard-working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as: M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, QlikView, and more.
Please take a moment to watch our video to learn more about our culture and contributions to our members: youtu.be/hYNdMGLn19A
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the Team Lead, Application Development, the Senior Developer is involved in designing, coding, testing, and deploying software applications to meet business requirements. The Senior Developer would leverage technical expertise to configure and maintain software applications.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain new and existing applications, systems, custom reports, and database structure.
- Participate in requirement analysis along with business analysts, and business users.
- Design and develop various modules and work with other developers and other IT staff as required.
- Write well designed, testable, efficient code, that adheres to security standards.
- Develop and design database schema, SQL queries and tuning, and stored procedures.
- Production and End User Support Activities.
- Estimate effort involved in completing various development tasks.
- Plan and prioritize activities.
- Report activities and progress to the management on a regular basis.
- Work on multiple projects at the same time.
- Assist and support other programmers in development procedures, techniques, and coding assignments.
- Create and update System documentation and Design specifications.
- Apply industry software development standards and best practices.
- Research and recommend new and existing technologies to meet business needs, including creating prototypes, design documents, and solution designs.
- Perform tasks as required by management/supervisory staff.
- Provide support after hours, on weekends for emergency issues and production releases as required.
Qualifications (Competencies):
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- 5-10 years of professional experience in designing/developing software applications.
- Experience in full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with knowledge of Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies.
- Good knowledge of Object-Oriented design.
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs (and/or GraphQL is a plus).
- Minimum 5 years working experience in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, Modern frameworks like React / Angular / Vue (at least one)
- Experience with SQL and database design.
- Minimum 5 years of working experience in a high-level programming language such as C#, Java, Python
- Experience in developing/deploying web applications.
- Experience in with cloud services (Azure, AWS, Google).
- Experience with authentication/authorization (OAuth, JWT, SSO concepts).
- Ability to work with business analysts and business users.
- Candidate must have excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Experience working with Microsoft SharePoint and/or Microsoft Dynamics is a plus.
Soft Skills (Interpersonal Skills):
- Detail oriented with excellent organization and analytical skills.
- Ability to plan and take initiatives to accomplish objectives in a timely fashion.
- Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with project team members, supervisors, and employees from other departments.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline.
Language Skills:
Speak, read, write, and understand English.
Reasoning Ability:
High
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
None
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
- Under 1/3 of the time: Standing, Walking, Climbing or Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling
- Over 2/3 of the time: Talking or Hearing
- 100% of the time: Using Hands
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- 1/3 to 2/3 of the time: Work near moving or mechanical parts, exposure to radiation, moderate noise.
Skills Required
- 5-10 years of professional experience designing and developing software applications
- Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle, including Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies
- Knowledge of object-oriented design
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs
- At least 5 years of experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript or TypeScript, and a modern framework such as React, Angular, or Vue
- Experience with SQL and database design
- At least 5 years of experience with a high-level programming language such as C#, Java, or Python
- Experience developing and deploying web applications
- Experience with cloud services such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Experience with authentication and authorization concepts, including OAuth, JWT, and SSO
- Ability to work with business analysts and business users
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
- Experience with Microsoft SharePoint and/or Microsoft Dynamics
- Experience with GraphQL
What We Do
The Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds is the umbrella organization responsible for administering benefits, including Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training and Legal Services benefits to over 100,000 SEIU 32BJ members. SEIU 32BJ is the union representing property service workers, including office cleaners and residential doormen and superintendants, from Connecticut through Florida. Pension The Pension Fund provides retirement security for members and their spouses through a regular monthly pension benefit based on their years of service. Retirement Services The Supplement Retirement Savings Plan (SRSP) strengthens members’ retirement security through self directed retirement accounts funded by both employer contributions and participant savings. Health The Health Fund provides comprehensive, affordable high quality health benefits to members and their families. Training The Training Fund offers more than 100 different courses and seminars, ranging from Green Buildings to English as a Second Language, and everything in-between. Legal The Legal Fund provides legal representation to members, retirees and their dependants in a broad range of matters, including family, immigration, consumer and criminal law. The Benefit Funds’ main office is in New York City, with satellite offices in New Jersey, Connecticut and Washington, DC.
