ABOUT DROP TANK

Drop Tank, LLC specializes in loyalty technology for fuel and c-store partners. The Drop Tank IT Team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions that are brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics and digital solutions. This role participates as technical expert in design, development, coding, testing, and/or debugging of major new software and/or significant enhancements to existing software, which may include applications over multiple platforms. Guides and advises junior staff. Manages complex projects independently and assists in estimating and planning for future development work. Performs complex system integration tasks.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

Development

• Provides technical leadership on projects.
• Acts as subject matter expert (SME) in appropriate technologies and business domain.
• Designs, codes, tests, debugs and documents all phases of applications development.
• Codes software applications adhering to designs supporting internal business requirements or external user.
• Troubleshoots complex, difficult issues.
• Designs databases and data structures.
• Provides recommendations on how to enhance system to meet full business requirements.
• Creates and maintains code documentation.
• Evaluates feature/upgrade/change requests and recommends action.

Supervises

• Provides work direction to team members.
• Coaches and mentors staff.
• Manages projects ensuring timelines and deliverables are met and meet expectations.
• Provides input to staff assignments.
• Provides input to performance evaluations for junior team members.

Minimum Experience & Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as computer science, information technology, or related
• 4+ years' relevant experience.
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Team Player: ability to build effective collaboration and trust in a team environment.
• Multi-tasking: ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Attention to detail: must be able to manage a complex project and maintain accuracy while working on complex tasks.
• Experience in the Agile Scrum Methodology

Preferred Qualifications/Competencies:

• Strong analytical, critical thinking skills, ability to use sound judgment.
• Programming Languages and Frameworks: experience with J2SE, J2EE, Netty Framework, jQuery, PL/SQL.
• Infrastructure: experience with Code Repositories (Git), Collaboration and Tracking tools (Confluence/JIRA)
• Deep technical skills in: OracleCloud IaaS, PaaS, Data Warehouse, BI/Analytics, Oracle SOA suite, MySQL
• Experience in recommending infrastructural design and sizing for SOA based solutions
• Some experience with data modeling, database design/data structure, code documentation.

CAREERS AT DROP TANK

Working at Drop Tank provides you the opportunity to work with a forward-thinking team that works on a nationwide platform. You’ll be joining an organization with a mission that encourages and inspires all employees to work together to shape the future of Drop Tank. We speak loyalty in everything that we do – including our internal culture.

Benefits and Perks:

• An opportunity to be a part of a culture anchored in diversity and teamwork. 
• Health Insurance and generous PTO.
• Promotion from within and opportunities to learn, innovate and expand your skills.
• Positive work environment that promotes terrific work-life balance within a company with a bright future.
• Office locations in Burr Ridge & Ottawa, IL.

Equal Opportunity Employer