Associate Developer

Apt; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apt is seeking an Associate Developer to help build and maintain applications, websites, and databases. You will code, test, and document across multi‑system environments, and contribute to ongoing maintenance and issue resolution.

You will work with REST APIs, JSON, and gain familiarity with GraphQL, Git workflows, and secure coding practices while collaborating with analysts, QA, and vendors.

Qualifications

• Requires university degree or equivalent experience.
• 0-2 years of prior relevant experience is typical.

Responsibilities

• Develop, code, test, debug, and document applications, programs, websites, databases, and systems.
• Provide ongoing maintenance of applications, systems, databases, or websites.
• Provide third level application support including on-call for priority issues.
• Troubleshoot production issues and follow through until resolved or escalated.
• Assist with systems analysis and preparation of design specifications.
• Participate in process improvement within teams.
• Follow secure coding standards and address security scan alerts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sitecore XM Cloud

REST APIs

GraphQL

Git/GitHub

Unit tests

Playwright

Azure DevOps

Security coding

Tools

Jira

Job description

The Associate Developer is responsible for developing, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting applications, programs, websites, databases, and systems. Has a working knowledge of fundamental development concepts, practices, and procedures.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Conducts a range of programming tasks including development, debugging, estimating, unit testing, and documentation for a variety of applications, systems, databases, or websites.
• Provides ongoing maintenance of applications, systems, databases, or websites.
• Provides third level application support including on‑call (after hours, weekends, holidays) for priority issues.
• Troubleshoots production issues. Evaluates and follows through on issues and problems until resolved or escalated.
• Assists with systems analysis and preparation of detailed systems design specifications.
• Participates in process improvement efforts within teams.
• Follows secure coding standards and addresses security scan alerts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Organizational Impact:

• Works to achieve day‑to‑day objectives with limited impact beyond the level area.
• Work is of limited scope, typically on smaller, less complex projects or task‑related activities.
• Work is closely supervised.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Requires theoretical knowledge typically obtained through specific education and training.
• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and 0-2 year of prior relevant experience.

Required Skills:

• Technology skillset varies by team
• Interest in and aptitude for learning Sitecore XM Cloud and headless CMS concepts such as content modeling and reusable components
• Working knowledge of REST APIs and JSON; GraphQL familiarity a plus
• Comfortable with Git, GitHub pull‑request workflows and a work‑tracking tool such as Azure DevOps or Jira
• Writes unit tests and is willing to learn end‑to‑end test automation with a framework such as Playwright
• Uses logs and monitoring tools to debug issues, applies secure coding practices, and communicates clearly with analysts, QA and vendor partners