Software Developer I

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a creative, highly talented Desktop Application Software Developer based out of our Raleigh, NC office, with the option to be remote. The successful candidate will utilize their design and development skills to deliver products that are high quality, on time and within budget. The developer will participate in the design, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and deployment of new database and spatial software and will maintain and improve legacy spatial software. The candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing efficient algorithms for several applications that will leverage spatial and non-spatial data querying and processing. The candidate will work closely with technical and business staff to develop solutions. The ability of the candidate to learn topics in water resources engineering and flood mitigation will be needed. Due to the varying nature of our projects, our technology staff grow their skills rapidly since each solution requires new approaches and technology components.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an accomplished team and work on a variety of exciting and innovative projects for our various clients. We take pride in helping our clients deliver critical resources and services, improving the places where people live and work, and sustaining a world in which we can all flourish.

The typical responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Support current applications and take the lead in new application initiatives.

Translate detailed specifications into production-ready code, delivering leading edge geospatial solutions to our clients through desktop applications

Actively participate in the review of business / system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of needs to deliver accurate solutions

Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems using new technology / approaches

Perform unit and functional testing as needed

Produce technical documentation that accurately and thoroughly depicts the software design and code base, to support QA testing, deployment, and production support activities