IT Application Developer II (Remote)

cafairplan; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

cafairplan is seeking an Application Developer II to design, develop, test, and maintain software applications supporting business needs. You will own feature delivery from design through implementation, ensuring alignment with architecture and requirements.

You will evaluate solutions, resolve challenges, and contribute to code quality and performance across platforms while mentoring junior developers and participating in CI/CD activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 4+ years of application development experience in software engineering roles
• 2+ years hands-on experience with Duck Creek Policy and/or Billing platforms
• Strong hands-on experience in designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications
• Experience working in Agile teams and end-to-end feature delivery
• Hands-on experience with Duck Creek configuration (rules, forms, workflows, product model) and/or integrations (APIs, services, batch processing)
• Strong written, verbal, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent planning and organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver application features, enhancements, and defect fixes including development within the Duck Creek platform
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code aligned with coding standards
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve moderately complex defects and performance issues
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to solution design
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Analysts, QA, DevOps, and product teams for successful delivery
• Conduct peer code reviews and uphold coding standards
• Support deployments, release activities, and environment troubleshooting
• Work within CI/CD pipelines and improve build, deployment, and release processes
• Identify opportunities for code optimization and performance improvements
• Analyze system workflows and integrations for alignment with requirements
• Own assigned features from development through testing and deployment
• Guide and support junior developers and share knowledge
• Follow and improve development processes and engineering best practices

Skills

Duck Creek

Agile

Code reviews

Mentoring juniors

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Duck Creek Platform

CI/CD

APIs

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Application Developer II is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications that support business needs. This role operates with a high level of independence, owning the delivery of application features and enhancements from design through implementation.

The Application Developer II evaluates technical solutions, making design decisions, and resolving development challenges, while ensuring alignment with system architecture and business requirements.

This position plays a critical role in application delivery, contributing to system performance, code quality, and integration across platforms, while supporting continuous improvement of development practices and mentoring junior developers when needed.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, and deliver application features, enhancements, and defect fixes including development and configuration within the Duck Creek platform.


• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code aligned with established coding standards and best practices.


• Perform root cause analysis and resolve moderately complex defects, system issues, and performance challenges.


• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to solution design and implementation approaches.


• Collaborate cross-functionally with Business Analysts, QA, DevOps, and product teams to ensure successful delivery.


• Conduct peer code reviews and uphold coding standards, quality, and consistency across the codebase.


• Support application deployments, release activities, and environment troubleshooting.


• Work within CI/CD pipelines and contribute to improving build, deployment, and release processes.


• Identify opportunities for code optimization, performance improvements, and system enhancements.


• Analyze system workflows and integrations to ensure alignment with business and technical requirements.


• Own assigned features from development through testing and deployment support.


• Guide and support junior developers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.


• Follow and continuously improve development processes, standards, and engineering best practices

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)


• 4+ years of application development experience in software engineering roles.


• 2+ years of hands‑on experience with Duck Creek Policy and/or Billing platforms.


• Strong hands‑on experience in designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications.


• Experience working in Agile teams and contributing to end-to-end feature delivery


• Hands‑on experience with Duck Creek Policy and/or Billing platforms is strongly preferred.


• Experience with Duck Creek configuration (rules, forms, workflows, product model) and/or integrations (APIs, services, batch processing)


• Strong written, verbal, analytical and problem‑solving abilities.


• Excellent planning and organizational skills