IT Manager, App Dev - Crash Champions

At Crash Champions, We Believe the Difference is Trust. Crash Champions is the one of the fastest growing and most exciting brands in the collision repair industry. The company is the largest founder-led multi-shop operator (MSO) of high-quality collision repair service in the U.S., serving customers and business partners at more than 600 state-of-the-art repair centers in 36 states across the U.S. Crash Champions was founded in 1999 as a single Chicago repair center by industry veteran and 2022 MSO Executive of the Year, Matt Ebert. For more information, and to locate a local repair center, visit www.crashchampions.com.

• Serves in a team leadership capacity with large-scale Application Development projects / programs
• Leads the build-out or expansion of coding standards initiatives
• Reports application progress and outcomes
• Provides coaching and career development planning to junior Application Developer
• Create Software Solutions. Work on a software team with other developers to create new modules and feature-functionality for the company’s management system.
• Support Existing Software. Code, test, and prepare releases to existing software solutions following established design, coding and implementation methods and standards for specifications, development, testing and delivery.
• This role involves working on a variety of systems and applications with challenges in mostly proprietary-built applications on the front-end web (React), back-end API (.Net Core), mobile, and Windows.
• Quality Assurance. Carry out unit and system test plans.
• Holds teams accountable to meet functional, quality, and timeline objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

• 5+ years application development experience with the Microsoft .NET platform
• Strong .NET Core (C#) experience with Web Services/API's, HTML/CSS (Bootstrap)
• Demonstrated proficiency with SQL, stored procedures, and database design
• Thorough understanding of object-oriented development (OOD), Domain – driven design, including an in-depth knowledge of implementing RESTful, micro services design patterns and architectures
• Strong experience in end-to-end data ingestion process from receiving, manipulating and publishing data via services.
• Full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) experience including gathering requirements, design, development, testing, documentation, etc.
• Experience with DevOps (CI/CD, Agile, Observability)
• Experience with Azure Function Apps.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and excellent presentation skills
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, working in a team environment
• Flexible to adapt to new technology updates.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE PREFERRED

• 2+ Years of managing or leading technical teams.
• Experience with React /Single Page Applications.
• Development experience using cloud-based resource (Azure preferred)

• Competitive pay
• Weekly Paychecks
• 401K with company match
• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance
• Additional elective benefits