APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER

Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly, collaborative team spread across the globe. To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualified Applications Developer. This position will be located in Seville, Spain.The Fall Creek Applications Developer is responsible for developing, implementing, upgrading, and modifying application software.What you'll do at Fall Creek:Develops application software using approved programming languages.Modifies acquired application software using tables, profiles and other vendor supplied customization tools to reflect approved changes specified by the users.Implements approved changes to application software to maintain currency standards, corrects problems, modifies or enhances applications function.Participates with the Development Team and Process and Standards Manager in the design and selection of application software to develop skills and knowledge.Works with Development Team, Process and Standards Manager and users to identify opportunities to improve operating effectiveness and efficiency of applications and business processes.Participates in the definition of functional and technical requirements for application software to develop skills and knowledge.Cooperation with the Development Team, Process and Standards Manager, Change Management, technical support operations staff, prepares application software procedures and documentation for usage, operation, backup & recovery, problem resolution, shutdown and initialization.Prepares audit and internal control procedures.Cooperation with the end user; tests application software to assure accuracy, integrity, interoperability and completeness to achieve desired results.Analyzes reasons for failure and revises assigned programs and procedures as necessary. Performs root cause analysis based on standard ITIL practices & revises assigned programs and/or procedures as necessary.What you bring to Fall Creek:Typically requires a Bachelors’ degree in computer science or equivalent education.Requires 5+ years’ experience in a position performing software development.Ability to analyze information and diagnose situations and configurations to maximize the functionality of hardware and software systems.Requires strong analytical skills.Requires the ability to be able to translate programming requests and write them into technical specifications.Ability to develop clear action plans and drive processes with many interdependencies.Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines with strict attention to detail and prioritization.Ability to collaborate with other team members, develop strong relationships, and maintain a positive attitude. Must be able to exercise good judgment in recognizing scope of authority.Willingness to adapt to changing business needs and deadlines. A high degree of flexibility is essential.Cultural sensitivity and the ability to work well with people from different countries and with varying English language skills.Bioinformatics experience a plusExperience working within an SDLC framework, particularly focused on customer engagement and CI/CD. Experience with Power BI or related dashboard reporting tools and ERP applications and framework.Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL), HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and RESTful APIs. This position will work with GIT version control.Who is Fall Creek? We’re a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world’s premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, and Spain. Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more. We’re a deeply-planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, Asia, and Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence. To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we’re helping to build A World with Better Blueberries™.