Jr. Full Stack Developer

Lensa • Full-time • Buffalo, NY, US • $54k - $72k / year • 2d ago

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Description

Jr. Full Stack Developer

Hybrid Work Schedule

Buffalo, New York

Merchants Insurance Group is a leading Property and Casualty Insurer in the Northeast and is looking for a Jr. Full Stack Developer for our Information Technology team located in Buffalo, NY.

The Jr. Full Stack Developer will become part of a dedicated Information Technology team focusing on developing and maintaining software applications on both front-end and back-end components within the Microsoft technology stack. The role requires a foundational understanding of software development principles, enthusiasm for learning, and the ability to contribute to team-based projects.

Merchants Insurance Group, rated A- (Excellent) with a stable outlook by the A.M. Best Company, is proud to be one of Buffalo Business First’s Best Places to Work in Western New York (2023-2025), a Fast Track company (2019-2024), and a Top Private Company (2019-2024). Merchants has been granted Ward’s 50 designation as a top-performing property-casualty insurance company for four consecutive years. In October 2024, Newsweek and Statista included Merchants Insurance Group on their first-ever America’s Most Reliable Companies list, which highlights organizations that other companies can feel confident doing business with in 2025. Of 1,500 B2B companies evaluated, Merchants was one of only 300 companies to make the list.

Merchants offers its colleagues a Hybrid work schedule. The Hybrid work schedule requires 8 full days per month in the office, with the option to work the remaining days at home or in the office. This exciting Hybrid Work benefit offers colleagues a flexible work schedule with the ability to remain connected with their Merchants team and colleagues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Learning and navigating the existing codebase to build foundational coding skills.
Performing assigned programming tasks with adherence to IT standards, including proper documentation, naming conventions, and meeting project timelines.
Assisting in debugging and resolving basic code-related issues or defects under supervision.
Develops and maintains an understanding of project-specific business and technical requirements to support appropriate solution design.

Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or similar field of study or equivalent work experience.
0-1 year of exposure to SQL Server, .Net, and C#.
Exposure to front-end frameworks such as Angular or React is a plus.
0 to 1-year practical IT experience.
Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SQL/RDBMS.
Familiarity with an object-oriented programming language (e.g., C#) and scripting languages (e.g., Python) is preferred.
Strong desire to learn, with the ability to follow online guides and tutorials to implement solutions.

Merchants Insurance Group Pay Information

Merchants Insurance Group offers a competitive pay scale. The actual compensation will be determined based upon experience and other factors permitted by law. The initial pay range for this position is $54,000 – 72,000.

Merchants Insurance Group Benefits

Welcoming and positive work environment.
Colleague Appreciation events.
Flexible work arrangements, including flex scheduling and summer hours.
Hybrid work schedule. The Hybrid work schedule will require 8 full days per month in the office, with the option to work the remaining days per month at home or in the office.
Competitive pay scale.
Generous paid time off package.
Full Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 401(k) employer match amount is 100% up to 6% of your annual contributions. You are immediately 100% vested in the employer match dollars.
Outstanding company bonus program.
Tuition Reimbursement.

And many more exciting company benefits!! EOE

Qualifications

Experience

Preferred

1 year: 0 to 1-year practical IT experience.
1 year: 0-1 year of exposure to SQL Server, .Net, and C#.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

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