.Net Developer - Hybrid work schedule

.Net Developer

Buffalo, NY

Merchants Insurance Group is a leading Property and Casualty Insurer in the Northeast and is looking for an experienced .Net Developer for our Information Technology team to join our Corporate Headquarters located in Buffalo, New York.  Merchants Insurance Group is proud to be named a “Fast Track” company and Top Private Company for the 3^rd year in a row by Buffalo’s Business First, a Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurer by the Insurance Journal and has recently been named as one of Ward's top performing insurance companies in the United States.  Ward's is the provider of benchmarking and best practices for the insurance industry.  They analyze staff levels, compensation, business practices and expenses for all areas of company operations.

The safety of our colleagues, both current and future, is Merchants Insurance Group’s highest priority. At this time, our colleagues are working a Hybrid work schedule. The Hybrid work schedule requires 8 full days per month in the office, with the option to work the remaining days per month at home or in the office. This exciting new Hybrid Work benefit will offer colleagues a flexible work schedule with the ability to remain connected with your Merchants team and colleagues.

The .Net Developer will become part of a dedicated Information Technology team focusing on .Net development on the Microsoft platform and will ensure the security, confidentiality and integrity of data.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Analyzes business requirements and recommend a thorough and practical approach to delivering and implementing the appropriate technology solution on the Microsoft platform.
• Responsible for completing technical documentation for all assigned development initiatives, reviews approach for compliance with technical architecture standards, and ensures the appropriate level of approval is obtained prior to application construction.
• Participate in .Net Developer in code reviews and participates in ongoing education and collaborative discussions regarding proper coding, development approaches, and development of technical solutions.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Qualified candidates will have a 4 year degree or equivalent work related experience.
• 7 or more year’s practical .Net development experience.
• In depth knowledge of .Net Framework, ASP.Net, C#, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XSLT, XML, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), .Net WebAPI, OData, REST, Entity Framework. Familiarity with NHibernate, Angular 2 or Angular 4 and bootstrap a plus. Practical experience with Object Oriented Analysis & Design (OOA/OOD), Unified Modeling Language (UML). Knowledge of application development principles and best practices, object oriented analysis and design, and one/or more architectural design patterns like MVC, MVVM, or MVP.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Merchants Insurance Group Benefits:

• Welcoming and positive work environment
• Flexible work arrangements, including flex scheduling and summer hours
• Competitive pay scale
• Generous paid time off package
• Full Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 401(k) employer match amount is 100% up to 6% of your annual contributions. You are immediately 100% vested in the employer match dollars
• Outstanding company bonus program
• Tuition Reimbursement

And many more exciting company benefits!! EOE