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Software Developer Job Description Examples:

Example 1

Position Title: Software Developer – C++ – Full-Time

Electrify Services is one of the fastest growing engineering services start-ups and is looking for a Software development leader to play a key role in helping our client improve their product and take their business to the next level. This is an individual contributor role with a direct impact on company growth. We would like to see this position grow as the company evolves.

If you are looking for a high-impact and challenging role, this job is a perfect destination for you!

Major Job Duties

Involvement in the full software lifecycle: requirements, design, development, test, release, and maintenance.

Ø Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable C++ & C# code

Ø Programming experience using C# with .NET Core / .NET Framework

Ø Experience within scrum teams and familiarity with Agile methodologies

Ø Relational database experience with data modeling, reporting, query optimization, indexing a SQL Datastore

Ø Hands-on experience in development and testing phases of the development life cycle

Ø Understanding basics of cloud-based architecture (AWS preferred, but Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud experience is good too)

Ø Thoroughly review users' requirements and assist with integration

Ø Device optimizations and solutions for performance bottlenecks and bugs.

Ø Help maintain code quality, revision control, and organization.

Ø Analyze customer issues and identify and implement solutions.

Ø Participating in and implementing in analysis and development of test plans.

Ø Custom API development and its integration.

Ø Develop and debug source code which includes:

o Write Multi-threaded applications

o Interfaces with various peripheral devices.

o Requirements collection from internal, and external clients and documentation

o Design, development, optimize, and performance tuning of custom applications

o Unit testing and debugging of applications in various stages of the development life cycle

o Work collaboratively with peers in all the stages of the development life cycle

o Estimate and scope development work

o Produce documentation of code functionality and features consistently throughout the development cycle.

o Participate proactively in requirements analysis and design reviews

o Perform peer code reviews to discover issues and recommend changes that improve software quality

o VFD application programming and support

o Keeping a positive attitude and contributing to team effort

o Perform additional software development duties as required

Ø Produce quality software documentation:

o Design

o Unit test plans

o Release notes

Ø Assist in testing the developed software and provide support for field problems

Ø Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members.

These responsibilities are just the start! At Electrify, we encourage you to contribute wherever your interests take you — and shape your role accordingly. And this isn't just a philosophical bent: we give you 4 hours a week (10% of the work week) to pursue passion projects outside of your role responsibilities.

We are Looking for People Who Have

Ø Highly Skilled in C++ ( MFC ) and C# is a MUST

Ø 1+ years of technical experience in software architecture and development.

Ø Experience leading development efforts through all phases of SDLC.

Ø Strong communication skills: able to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Ø Strong problem-solving capabilities

Ø Experienced in an agile software development environment

Ø Capabilities to understand and troubleshoot C# code

Ø Strong Software Engineering skills including design, programming (C, C++, script), and debugging

Ø Highly motivated and self-directed

Ø Excellent debugging skills

Ø Thrive in a collaborative environment and can communicate while confidently driving multiple projects across many teams.

Ø Obsessively passionate and inquisitive and seeks to solve everyday problems in innovative ways.

Ø Laser-focused on the smallest details that are meaningful to our customers.

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance
Part-time hours: 15 per week

Salary: ₹300.00 - ₹1,000.00 per hour

Benefits:
  • Flexible schedule

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    • Example 2

    Greetings from Technosys Services Pvt. Ltd.

    Kind reference is made to our telephonic conversation the recruitment of MCA ,[website] (CS/IT) Java students

    Technosys Services Pvt Ltdis a growing concern promoted by IITians (IIT Kanpur and IIT Roorkee). where it has a state of the art Tier III Data center as well. The organization is engaged in sophisticated and comprehensive IT Technologies which include Neural Networks, Translation Engines, Geographical Information Systems, Biometric and Face Detection, Animation Algorithms, Analytics Engines, Video and Audio Capture and processing etc. The solutions being developed by the organization are primarily based on cloud computing and delivered through browsers on PCs and mobiles.

    Designation:Junior Programmer trainee, Android Developer, SQL Developer

    Eligibility: MCA, [website] (CS & IT)

    We welcome talent so Students of other streams, who are self motivated and having good understanding of fundamentals of programming may also apply

    Location:Lucknow

    Job Profile:Software Development (Java)

    Job Description:

    · Working on software development projects that the organization assigns

    · Database development, training of trainees, developing relations with clients.

    · Constantly ensure to provide contribution in growth and development of business organization.

    Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

    · Working on development of and maintenance of technologies and projects of the organization

    · Coding and Developing software

    · Interacting with clients (Presentations, Demonstrations, User Requirement Studies, Project Implementation, Capacity Building and Training, Hand holding etc.)

    · Training of candidates under them

    · Other works as assigned by the organization

    Basic areas of knowledge and skills:

    · Basic knowledge of .Net and Java, Java script and HTML. Basic grounding in C++ would be advantageous.

    · In-Depth knowledge of at least one or more areas like [website], JAVA, PHP, Java

    · Ability to work in a team as well as a team leader

    · Most important, candidates should be hard working, should have a pleasant personality and ability to handle stress.

    Bond/Contract Period: 36 Months

    Package: 2.0 lakh - 8.0 lakh

    Joining:immediate

    Kindly share the details of eligible candidates on [website]

    Thanks & Regards.

    Job Type: Full-time

    Salary: ₹25,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

    Schedule:
  • Day shift



    Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

    Education:
  • Bachelor's (Preferred)

    Experience:
  • Business development: 1 year (Preferred)
  • total work: 1 year (Preferred)

    Language:
  • Hindi (Preferred)


    Work Location: In person

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    +91 Deadline: 15/09/2023

    • Example 3

    Requirements

     Good working experience with the following:

    o .Net Framework 4.6 or higher using C#, [website] MVC, Razor Views, [website], LINQ and

    Web APIs

    o SQL Server, SQL Queries, Stored Procedures and Triggers. Ability to optimize SQL Queries and Stored Procedures

     Understanding of concepts associated with HTML5, CSS and JSON.

     Understanding of TypeScript, JavaScript and JavaScript Frameworks like JQuery etc.

     Thorough understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts, N-Tier Applications and Data Structures.

     Should have good analytical skills and logical reasoning.

    Job Responsibilities

     Collaborating with front-end / back-end developers.

     Write clean, scalable and efficient code.

     Follow all the company standards to create top-quality applications.

     Resolve the issues in the existing modules.

     Enhance the functionalities of existing modules.

     Carry out the unit testing of the projects / modules.

     Revise, update, refactor and debug the code.

     Develop documentation throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

     Ensure the timely completion of all the assigned development tasks.

     Reporting of User Stories / Tasks in the Project Management Software used by the company.

     Carry out the Compilation of all the required Projects.

    Job Types: Full-time, Regular / Permanent

    Salary: ₹30,000.00 - ₹70,000.00 per month

    Benefits:
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Internet reimbursement
  • Life insurance
  • Paid sick time
  • Paid time off
  • Provident Fund
  • Work from home
    Schedule:
  • Day shift
    Supplemental pay allowance

    • Example 4

    Qualification : BCA, MCA or [website]

    Work Experience: 2-4 Yr'sin Software Development

    Job Profile:

    1. Hands-on experience in design using object-oriented programming principles.

    2. Strong understanding of object-oriented programming

    3. Familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server

    4. Experience with popular web application frameworks

    5. Understanding of fundamental design principles for building a scalable application.

    6. Strong understanding of Power Point Presentation.

    Key Skills:

    1. Experience in established development tools, best practices and conventions including ReactJS, JavaScript & Python.

    2. System analysis and debugging experience for enterprise scale development

    3. Ability to carry out prototyping and technical investigation and evaluation as needed

    4. Self-motivated, hard worker, passionate and empathetic

    5. A team player eager to help and learn

    6. A sharp critical thinker

    Job Location : Alambagh, Lucknow

    Salary: ₹ 35,000/- - ₹ 45,000/-per month (negotiable)

    Contact: - Ranjeet K. Rawat (+91) [phone number], [phone number]

    Job Types: Full-time, Regular / Permanent, Fresher

    Salary: ₹35,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month

    Benefits:
  • Provident Fund
    Schedule:
  • Day shift
  • Fixed shift
    Supplemental pay types:
  • Performance bonus
  • Quarterly bonus
  • Yearly bonus

    Education:
  • Bachelor's (Required)

    Experience:
  • Software development: 2 years (Required)
  • javascript: 1 year (Required)
  • python: 1 year Deadline: 25/11/2022

    • Example 5

    Job description

    We have an urgent opening for Freshers Software Developers (Prefer: [website])

    Experience: Freshers to 01 yrs.

    Location: Navi Mumbai (Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

    Required Skill Set: Designing and developing UI using [website]. Proficiency in Java. Exposure to Database. Good to have - Angular JS.

    Qualifications: [website], [website], [website], [website], BCA, BE, ME (COMP and IT graduates only) and MCA.

    Passing year: 2020, 2021, 2022

    Immediate joiner or Maximum notice period 15 days.

  • Problem solving mindset
  • Good communication skills
  • Quick learner and good team player
  • Certification or Internship Experience on ReactJS skill.

    Job Types: Full-time, Regular / Permanent

    Benefits:
  • Health insurance
  • Internet reimbursement
  • Paid sick time
  • Provident Fund
  • Work from home
    Schedule:
  • Day shift

    Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Millennium Business Park , Navi Mumbai - 400710, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

    Education:
  • Bachelor's (Preferred)

    Experience:
  • .NET: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Java: 1 year (Preferred)
  • [website]: 1 year Deadline: 01/07/2022

    • Example 6

    Job Summary

    Urgently Required PHP Developers Senior and Junior @ Spero Healthcare innovations Pvt. Ltd.

    Technical Skills

    1 year - 3 years of working experience on Codeigniter/Laravel

    Hands on Experience in web applications PHP(Codeigniter,Laravel), [website], Angular Js/React Js

    Knowledge with front-end technologies such as Javascript, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS, jQuery,CSS3

    Knowledge of working with GitHub.

    Experience working on Apache HTTP or any other server.

    Experience using MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mongodb

    Knowledge of Web Services - Rest API

    Solid experience in design, coding, unit testing and debugging.

    Experience working in Agile development environment.

    Requirements

    Strong knowledge in PHP with Codeigniter/Laravel

    Knowledge of Full lifecycle application development

    Design, code and debug software

    Integrate new software solutions with existing systems

    Extract and reverse engineer existing code

    SQL, MySQL DB Management

    Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications (Immediate Joiners will get advantage)

    1 to 6 years development in Codeingitor/Laravel

    Minimum Post Graduate in MCA/MCS/BE Computers

    Languages - PHP, Javascript, Jquery, MySQL

    Clear Understanding of OOPs Concepts

    Contact Details

    HR Manager - [phone number]

    Spero Healthcare Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

    Job Types: Full-time, Regular / Permanent

    Salary: ₹10,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

    Benefits:
  • Flexible schedule
  • Work from home
    Schedule:
  • Day shift

    Education:
  • Bachelor's (Preferred)

    Experience:
  • total work: 1 year (Preferred)

    Willingness to travel:
  • 50% (Preferred)

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    • Software Developer job summary

    A good job description starts with an attention-grabbing summary of the position and its role within your company. Your summary should provide an overview of your company and expectations for the position. Outline the types of activities and responsibilities required for the job so job seekers can determine if they are qualified, or if the job is suitable for them.

    Example of a Software Developer job summary

    Our company creates some of the world’s most cutting-edge software products, and we want you to be a part of our team. We are currently in search of an experienced Software Developer to create and maintain software, in-house hardware and network systems. The successful candidate will also help to develop critical products for our clients, and offer excellent technical support. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage in a positive and creative work environment that offers excellent benefits and flexible schedules.

    Software Developer responsibilities and duties

    The responsibilities and duties section is the most important part of the job description. Here you should outline the functions this position will perform on a regular basis, how the job functions within the organization and the title of the manager the person will report to.

    • Develop and implement new software programs
    • Maintain and improve the performance of existing software
    • Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues
    • Design and update software database
    • Test and maintain software products to ensure strong functionality and optimization
    • Recommend improvements to existing software programs as necessary

    Software Developer qualifications and skills

    Next, outline the required and preferred skills for your position. This may include education, previous job experience, certifications and technical skills. You may also include soft skills and personality traits that you expect from a successful candidate. While it may be tempting to include a long list of skills and requirements, including too many could dissuade qualified candidates from applying. Keep your list of qualifications concise, but provide enough detail with relevant keywords and terms.

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science required
    • 2+ years’ experience in web and software development
    • Demonstrated knowledge of web technologies, such as HTML, CSS and Javascript
    • Ability to work independently and multi-task effectively
    • Demonstrated understanding of projects from the perspective of both client and business
    • Flexible and willing to accept a change in priorities as necessary
    • Strong attention to detail
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