Develop new and support existing applications used by Bright Horizons internal users as well Bright Horizons external clients and client employees. Through a variety of means, the Software Developer will translate business and technical requirements into business systems.
Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company that helps employees thrive at work and at home by partnering with employers to offer high-quality child care, elder care, and educational support. Our workplace reflects this commitment-with collaborative environments, meaningful benefits, and a culture that supports both career growth and personal well-being. Whether you're caring for children or powering the systems and partnerships that make it all possible, at Bright Horizons, you're the difference .
This is a hybrid role and requires onsite work 3 days a week in our Newton, MA office.
What you will be doing:
- Design system enhancements and business process changes geared to drive best practices that improve efficiency of staff, accuracy of results, and usefulness of data.
- Critically evaluate business requirements, providing alternative solutions where applicable.
- Work in conjunction with outside vendors in a shared development environment
- Work with Application Support, QA, and development to support application issues, changes and modifications
- Proactively identify ways in which system and process changes can improve efficiency of key users, customer service, accuracy of results, and/or completeness of data.
- Act as a change agent to help ensure that the newly implemented system/process enhance the success of the project and increase the project's chance of meeting the business needs
- Provide updates and feedback to manager on progress of development.
- Provide details to project manager and project team regarding updates, schedules and issues
- Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized presentations that are effectively tailored to the intended audience.
- Resolve and/or escape issues in a timely fashion.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. 3+ additional years of experience would be considered in lieu of the applicable degree.
- 3+ years of related work experience in .net web application development and/or Microsoft dynamics development using Plugins, Power automate, JavaScript, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong communication skills are essential. Individual must be comfortable working with a variety of user groups at all levels within the organization
- Strong analytical skills and critical thinking to analyze problems, document needs and communicate these needs to a variety of audiences.
- The individual must have a proven ability to understand business requirements in a variety of functional areas and the flexibility to adapt to new and changing information.
- Ability to prioritize and manage many competing priorities and thrive in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to work in a virtual collaborative environment
- Experience developing in D365 using configuration, customizations, Javascript, Plugins, PowerAutomate is required.
- ASP.Net MVC framework experience is preferred.
- Well versed in writing clean HTML, CSS, JavaScript. jQuery experience is a plus.
- Skilled in using Microsoft SQL Server. Writing optimized SQL and following best practices for relational databases.
- Entity framework experience is a plus.
- Experience with maintaining and improving to an existing codebase, focusing on improving performance, scalability and user experience.
- Experience supporting Dynamics based applications in L2/L3 support capacity preferred.
- Familiar with Scrum / Agile methodologies.
- The individual must have a strong customer service philosophy and skills; thrive in a team environment as well as in an individual setting; demonstrate impeccable organization, attention to detail and follow-up skills; have a willingness to take on new projects; be a self-starter, highly motivated, results-driven and goal-oriented, comfortable setting aggressive goals and exceeding them.
At this time, Bright Horizons will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization/visa for this position.
Be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We're changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you're the difference .
The annual salary for this position is between $113,000 - $141,000. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.
Benefits:
Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical, dental, and vision in