Iowa Student Loan is looking for a software developer to develop software, code applications and fully participate in an agile, extreme programming environment.
We are all about success — students looking for funding, borrowers needing assistance repaying loans and consumers navigating the student loan landscape. That success starts with you.
As an employee at Iowa Student Loan:
- You will receive in-house training, mentoring and opportunities for advancement.
- You will be empowered to share your ideas and creativity.
- You will earn a competitive wage with excellent workplace benefits.
- You will enjoy a casual workplace with opportunities for fun and team-building.
Job Responsibilities
The qualified candidate will:
- Work in a team setting, developing Java-based software following the Agile methodology: test-driven environment, continuous integration, focus on feedback and more.
- Code high business value applications in a collocated team environment, collaborating with business analysts and quality assurance testers.
- Participate in an extreme programming environment utilizing industry standard tools including an IDE (IntelliJ IDEA), source control (Git), automated building tools (Maven) and continuous integration (TeamCity).
- Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle including problem analysis and project estimation as well as designing systems and coding to department standards.
- Ensure that documentation is current and accurate, utilizing a wiki and other appropriate media.
- Stay current with technology, self-training and company training to include but not limited to Java, web development, program paradigms and methodologies.
Qualifications
The qualified candidate must have:
- Two or more years programming experience beyond formal education with heavy concentration in languages on the Java Virtual Machine, such as Java, Groovy or Scala.
- A college degree (four-year degree preferred).
- Excellent soft skills with the ability to work and communicate with fellow team members.
- Working knowledge of database structures and concepts.
- Understanding of object oriented development.
- Knowledge of Spring, Hibernate, Java Message Service and Tomcat preferred.
- Knowledge of SQL, HTML, CSS, XML and JavaScript preferred.
- Experience with frameworks like JUnit and Fitnesse and mocking libraries such as mockito, jmock or gmock is preferred.
Physical Activities/Working Conditions
The position requires the employee to:
- Sit frequently.
- Use office equipment including personal computer, keyboard and mouse.
- Interact frequently with others in person, over the phone, and via email and other devices.
- Occasionally work variable hours as required.
To apply for this position, please complete the employment application (PDF) and send it with a cover letter and resume to itrecruitment@studentloan.org
Iowa Student Loan is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or veteran status.
