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Senior Software Developer - Overland Park, KS

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Keep the world's supply chain moving. That's what the Watco team does every day at our short line railroads, switching sites, terminals, ports, and logistics hubs. Whether you're at one of these locations or in a support-services role, there's one thread that ties everyone together. We're all or the same team. One Watco.

Here's what you can expect from Watco:

Outstanding culture recognized by Forbes and Newsweek
Competitive compensation and benefits
Leadership and development programs offered through Watco University
Career advancement opportunities

Job Summary

As a Senior Software Developer, you will play a key role in a collaborative and dynamic development team, contributing to the design, build, and delivery of impactful applications for our customers. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment while expanding your technical expertise and professional skills. Candidates with an established foundation of professional development experience are strongly preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Building web applications and services utilizing primarily on the .Net platform
Collaborate and communicate with team members on development progress, tasks, upgrades/maintenance and other coordinated tasks
Design, code, test, and troubleshoot complex applications
Ability to work in a highly collaborative team
Provide high-level technical options that may span multiple systems
Work closely with IT and operating unit’s team members to ensure requirements are understood and met
Collaborate with (often remote) technical and non-technical team members
Apply Agile methodologies (Kanban or Scrum) to manage and deliver projects
Utilize Azure DevOps for planning, tracking, and code management
Develop, deploy, and maintain applications in Azure cloud environments
Manage source code and version control using Git
Work with schemaless databases such as Azure Table Storage or MongoDB
Design and build applications using a microservices architecture
Implement and manage messaging solutions, such as Azure Service Bus
Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you should have strong customer service and communication skills, along with a passion for coding and learning. You work well with a team but can also handle projects on your own from start to finish. You are a problem solver who thinks logically and creates efficient solutions in a fast-paced environment