Jr Software Engineer

Job Title: Jr Software Engineer                                  

Department: Business Technology                                      

Reports to: Software Engineering Manager

Job Qualifications:

1. Demonstrate a strong sense of customer service, work ethic, and positivity, and contribute to the company mission and vision in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
2. Professional written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
3. Foundational experience in at least one of the following, with genuine interest in learning the other: Python, C#/.NET, or Next.js/TypeScript.
4. Working knowledge of relational databases (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar) and basic SQL query writing.
5. Familiarity with a modern version control system (Git) and collaborative development workflows.
6. Basic understanding of Agile principles and terminology (e.g., sprints, backlog, user stories, stand-ups).
7. Basic understanding of how web applications communicate with APIs, web services, or integrations (REST, GraphQL, etc.).
8. Coursework, internship, or project experience with object-oriented programming, relational databases, and web fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
9. Eagerness to learn our enterprise resource planning (ERP) and e-commerce systems and how they connect via a C#/.NET and/or Python integration layer to a Next.js ecommerce site.

Advanced Qualifications:

1. Exposure to Microsoft Azure or another cloud platform.
2. Exposure to React or Next.js.
3. Familiarity with deployment pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar) through Coursework or personal projects.
4. Basic understanding of application security fundamentals (secure coding practices, authentication, dependency management).
5. Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot).
6. Familiarity with package managers such as Composer, NuGet, or npm.
7. Experience with project management or issue-tracking tools such as Jira.

Educational and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience (internships, bootcamp, self-directed projects). Prior professional experience is not required.

Job Summary:

The Junior Software Engineer supports development, testing, and maintenance across Yakima Chief Hops' (YCH) enterprise integration and e-commerce systems, primarily the integration layer (.NET) and the Next.js commerce site. This person will bring foundational experience in either .NET/C# or JavaScript/TypeScript, with a strong interest in learning the other, and will grow into supporting both platforms under the guidance of senior engineers. Over time, this role has opportunities to customize and integrate with enterprise systems such as ERP, WMS, and CRM.

Job Duties (Operation Management):

1. Implement well-defined features, bug fixes, and enhancements across the integration layer and/or the commerce site, under the guidance of senior engineers.
2. Write and maintain unit and integration tests for the code you contribute.
3. Participate in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback.
4. Create and update technical documentation for the features and integrations you work on.
5. Help troubleshoot and resolve reported bugs and production issues, escalating appropriately.
6. Learn the connections between our ERP, the integration layers, and the commerce site.
7. Collaborate with other developers, product owners, and stakeholders across the team.
8. Continually build working knowledge of relevant tools, languages, and systems.
9. Maintain sanitary and safe work environment and follow safety requirements.
10. May actively participate on company’s Safety Committee.
11. Ensure that company safety policies as well as federal, state and local safety and environmental regulations are observed.
12. Must have a complete understanding of company’s policies, Employee Handbook, SOPs, QPs, EPs, HACCP and cGMP that pertain to their department to ensure quality, safety, efficiency and sustainability.
13. Must adhere to all company policies.
14. Examine documents, materials, and products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy and conformance to standards and specifications.
15. Follow all SOPs in a given area.
16. Perform all other duties as assigned by Manager and/or designee.

Benefits:

1. 100% Vested 401k Safe Harbor Match at 6%
2. Performance Incentive Bonus opportunities
3. 10 Recognized Holidays
4. 50 hours of personal/sick time pro-rated based upon hire date
5. 110 hours accrued Vacation
6. Competitive Wages
7. Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance
8. Health Savings Account (HSA)
9. Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
10. Company Paid Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life And AD&D Insurance
11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Lifeworks
12. Calm for Work
13. Education Tuition Assistance Program
14. Wellness Benefit
15. Employee Giveback Program
16. Individual Development Programs
17. Youth Donation Program
18. Continuing Education Programs
19. Bring your Pet to Work Program (applies to admin positions only)
20. Pet Insurance
21. And much more…