Junior Application Developer
The Junior Application Developer at Confidential Client supports the development, enhancement, and maintenance of critical enterprise applications across multiple business functions including manufacturing, supply chain, and finance. This role involves working closely with technical and business teams to design solutions, develop integrations, and provide application support while gaining expertise in chemical manufacturing processes and technologies such as SAP, Salesforce, Power BI, and SQL Server.
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Role overview
The Confidential Client (via Careertakes) is hiring a Junior Application Developer to support business-critical applications for manufacturing, supply chain, finance, sales, customer service, and corporate operations. This hands-on role helps design, enhance, integrate, and maintain solutions across platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Power BI, Monument Plus, and SQL Server — a strong fit for early-career developers who want to grow technical skills while learning manufacturing business processes.
Estimated annual pay: $51,852 (estimated)
Employment type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Indianapolis, IN
What you’ll do
- Assist in the design, development, testing, and implementation of enterprise application solutions.
- Develop and maintain applications, reports, interfaces, and integrations that support business operations.
- Work with business users and Application Managers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Contribute to SAP business processes and Salesforce applications and integrations.
- Deliver enhancements for Monument Plus and maintain SQL Server databases and stored procedures.
- Build Power BI reporting and analytics solutions.
- Implement and support APIs and other data integration services.
- Break down development efforts into sprint-sized tasks and support Agile ceremonies.
- Create and maintain technical documentation and test cases.
- Provide day-to-day application support, troubleshoot issues, and participate in after-hours support rotations as needed.
- Participate in data quality initiatives, imports/exports, and validation processes.
- Monitor system performance and support production incident resolution.
Education & experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent work experience.
- 0–3 years of software development or application support experience.
- Internship, co-op, or professional experience supporting enterprise business systems preferred.
Required technical skills
- Experience with one or more programming languages such as C#, .NET, JavaScript, or Python.
- Basic SQL knowledge and familiarity with relational database concepts.
- Experience with source control systems (Git, Azure DevOps, or similar).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to learn new technologies and business processes quickly.
Preferred / nice-to-have
- Exposure to SAP ERP systems.
- Exposure to Salesforce administration or development.
- Experience with Power BI, SSRS, or other reporting platforms.
- Experience with APIs, web services, or data integration platforms.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
- Manufacturing or supply chain industry experience.
Skills & behaviors
- Technical curiosity and learning agility.
- Problem solving and troubleshooting.
- Attention to detail and accountability.
- Customer service orientation and collaboration.
- Continuous improvement mindset and ability to produce maintainable solutions.
- Willingness to participate in training and mentoring.
Working conditions & physical demands
- Typical office and occasional plant-floor activities: walking, sitting, climbing stairs or ladders occasionally.
- Periodic lifting, pushing, or pulling up to 25 pounds as needed.
- May require up to 12 hours of standing or sitting depending on business needs.
- Participation in after-hours support rotations may be required.
Additional information
- This position provides strong exposure to enterprise systems used in chemical manufacturing and related operations.
- The Confidential Client is committed to reasonable accommodations during the hiring process. If you need an accommodation, please indicate this during the process.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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