Junior Software Developer
Seattle, WA

Job Description

Organizational Overview

The SEIU 775 Benefits Group is a family of employee benefit plans negotiated and sponsored by SEIU 775, the labor union for long-term care workers in Washington State & Montana. We are leading the transformation of home care into a thriving career and helping to prevent the coming care crisis. With 10,000 people turning 65 every day in the U.S., there are not enough qualified, trained workers to care for the exponential rise in older adults needing care. Through groundbreaking initiatives, the SEIU 775 Benefits Group, together with its union and employer partners, are ensuring that Washington state home care workers have access to the skills and support they need to stay and grow in the field.

Position Summary

This person will be part of a small product development team and actively participate in all phases of implementation, including requirements gathering, functional and technical design, systems design and development, testing and roll-out, and support. Our technology stack combines open-source software, customizable SaaS products, and homegrown solutions. There is considerable opportunity in this position to make a real and lasting contribution to the success of the organization.

You will:

* Have strong ability to design, modify, develop, test, and implement software
* Be fluent in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
* Objectively communicate project status, concerns, and risks to team, leadership, and stakeholders
* Be highly self-motivated and directed
* Have experience working with an Agile methodology

You have:

* 3+ years of working development experience
* Strong experience developing solutions using Object Oriented Programming languages (Java, C#, Ruby, etc.)
* Very strong experience with front-end web technologies such as web services, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON.
* Experience with web development runtimes, frameworks, and libraries - including one or more of the following: jQuery, Node, React, Angular, Prototype, Backbone
* Experience with or understanding of database technologies
* Demonstrated experience with Responsive Web Design
* Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices, Cloud Native computing frameworks

The SEIU 775 Benefits Group is an equal opportunity employer and offers an exceptional compensation and benefits package.