Junior IT Developer (MFC)
WITRON Logistik + Informatik GmbH2 months ago
Arlington Heights, IL, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$72k - $78k/yr
Responsibilities
- Create technical solutions for the existing WWMS application in collaboration with team and project leads.
- Configure routing for new warehouses, analyze traffic, code and improve action-point handling, and investigate routing issues.
- Develop and expand interfaces supporting new features and hardware components.
- Develop, test, and deploy change requests, projects, and assignments in collaborative or independent work settings.
- Support and improve existing and new applications and functionalities.
- Create technical documentation and specifications to support software maintainability.
- Collaborate with analyst teams during project ramp-up, development, testing, and post-acceptance activities.
- Participate in on-site project commissioning and ramp-up, with limited customer communication and independent decision-making appropriate to the employee’s knowledge level.
- Support North American projects and travel locally and internationally up to 60%.
Requirements
- Proficiency in C and good working knowledge of C++ are preferred.
- Demonstrated practical experience developing software in C/C++ environments, including project design, coding, testing, delivery, and technical documentation.
- Understanding of software development fundamentals, coding practices, and problem-solving techniques.
- Exposure to background processes, multithreading, and system-level programming concepts.
- Basic knowledge of PL/SQL.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience combined with some educational experience.
- Experience through GitHub projects, personal coding examples, class projects, previous professional assignments, self-study, online courses, or hands-on projects is considered.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English with local and international colleagues and customers across technical and non-technical contexts.
- Ability to work collaboratively, support teammates under pressure, take responsibility, and solve complex problems.
- Familiarity with Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server/Azure DevOps source control, debugging, and development workflows is helpful but not required.
- Exposure to logistics terminology and large codebases is helpful but not required.
- Ability to travel locally and internationally up to 60%.
Benefits
- Three bonus opportunities and comprehensive health benefits are offered.
- Company-paid Basic Life, Dependent Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance are provided.
- Benefits include a 401(k) match, dental, vision, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
- The position is primarily in-office when not traveling, with occasional remote work available after six months depending on work style, performance, and knowledge.
- Travel needs are communicated ahead of time and personal planning is considered where possible.
- The role offers career development and advancement opportunities in automated material handling and logistics.
About WITRON Logistik + Informatik GmbH
WITRON Logistik + Informatik GmbH builds automated warehouse and order-picking systems for retailers, e‑commerce, and manufacturers, delivering design, software, controls, mechanics, and lifecycle services, and acting as general contractor. The privately held company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Parkstein, Germany, with projects across Europe and North America. In addition to turnkey implementations, WITRON offers service and operator models to run customer distribution centers.