Backend Developer/Software Engineer

Ohashi Landscape Services , a boutique landscape company for over 40 years is looking for a Software Engineer to help us merge low tech with high tech.

This position is responsible for building and maintaining server-side application logic. Deal with behind the scenes logic and infrastructure that powers the application. Constructing server-side logic, managing databases and ensuring that the application remains secure, scalable and efficient. May also design and develop the user interface part of website or application that users interact with and collaborating with front end developers to ensure seamless integration of user-facing elements and optimize performance. Responsible for translating the team's vision into code, applications and databases that allows a website and app to communicate with the server and work on a user device.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Write clean, well-structured, reuseable, testable, efficient, scalable and maintainable code that effectively handles complex business logic, robust data processing and seamless API interactions for back end and front-end components

• Implement features and functionalities according to detailed project specifications and precise user requirements, ensuring alignment with project expectations and ultimate user satisfaction

• Optimize applications performance for speed, performance and scalability ensuring a smooth user experience

• Work closely with project managers and other stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into technical specifications and ensure the final product meets expectations

• Design and develop user interfaces that are not only intuitive and engaging but also fully responsive across a variety of devices, ensuring an optimal user experience.

• Collaborate closely with front end developers to seamlessly integrate front end components with server-side logic and API's ensuring A cohesive and functional user experience

• Participate actively in code reviews providing feedback and suggestions to improve code quality and maintainability troubleshoot and debug issues that arise in the development or production environment

• Monitor application performance, identify bottlenecks and optimize code to improve speed and efficiency proactively keep abreast of the latest technologies and frameworks integrating cutting edge solutions into the development process to significantly enhance the office applications functionality and performance

• Conduct thorough testing of the application including unit testing integration testing and end to end testing to identify and fix bugs and errors

• Write and maintain test strips to automate testing processes

Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Bachelor's degree in IT, computer science, or related field

• 4+ Years experience in a full stack developer role with emphasis on server development and deployment. Demonstrated experience building & deploying full stack web applications.

• Back End /Front End Languages - Proficiency in JavaScript and Python/JavaScript/Typescript

• Databases - Experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL, PostSQL) and familiarity with NoSQL databases

• Development frameworks- experience with both front end framework (such as Angular, React or Vue.js) and back-end frameworks (such as Django, Flask or Express.js)

• Strong preference for React/SQL/Node.js experience

• Experience with cloud-based services such Azure or AWS: deployment hosting, and microservice integration

• Experience or familiarity with AI services and agents

• Deep understanding of both front end and back-end processes

• Strong communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical individuals; Strong trouble shooting & problem solving skills; ability to work independently and with a team; excellent organizational and time management skills

While position is mostly remote, must be able to attend in person meetings as needed. Must reside in Washington state., * Bachelor's (Required)

Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance, * 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• This position requires you to attend in person meetings as needed; will you be able to do this?
• Do you reside in Washington state?
• What are your salary requirements?